- Audio CD (1 Jan 2005)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: JazzDoor
- ASIN: B0000281QR
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 165,538 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
- if you've never heard this track off Get Up With It, buy the re-mastered 2CD immediately - listen to the rest of too: Miles was getting a slating in the jazz press in the UK 'unlistenable'...as usual, he leads the way, others follow or copy. Both these concerts from Belgrade are excellent quality [mono?] recorded by Yugoslav radio in 1971 & 1973 - not really 'Bitches Brew' period(!) at all, but what a feast. Keith Jarrett , Don Alias & Ndugu Chancler feature on the 71 set - Pete Cosey & Reggie Lucas on guitars in the 73 concert - its bizarre that Sony don't release more live Miles, so this is all there is until they do....listen & wonder ..
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Both concerts are great, in terms of both sound and performance. The first concert from 71 is especially interesting, forming a kinda bridge between the 'rock' sound of BB and JJ and the funk mesh of On the Corner and beyond. The version of Directions, which opens the show, is stunning. As far as I know, this is the only available recording of this particular band. The second concert is from the Dark Magus period. My only quibble is its length. If you like 70s Miles, you will love this.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was fully prepared, before listening to this collection, to be disappointed, because there has to have been one night in Miles's career when things didn't go right. But there was no need. Once more Miles delivers the goods from beyond the grave, helped by remarkably high sound quality and a group of sidemen whose skills make your eyes pop.
For the 1971 disc the cover gives no titles, but a media player shows the extended medley to comprise Directions, Honky Tonk, Sivad, What I Say, Sanctuary, Funky Tonk and Yesternow. There's plenty of Miles on wah wah, a little interlude early on where the musicians just seem to be taking pot shots at each other with their instruments, some dazzling sax breaks, and at the end a funky piano passage (think in terms of the Cellar Door sessions) underpinned by thundering percussion. My only doubt at the end was as to the certainty it is the end, given there's no applause to be heard, whereas earlier there's plenty in evidence.
The 7 November 1973 disc showcases a shorter set than that on 3 November of the same year in Vienna, also available on CD. For this piece no titles are given either on the cover or on the media player, but there are recognisable snippets as ever, including a long riff on the Calypso Frelimo theme by Miles's horn. The big difference in line up is the presence of two guitars, the one on constant wah wah, opening as the background to Miles, who then gives way to the second guitar in lead mode, with the same backing. The set finishes with the wah wah guitar fading away to a full stop provided by one almighty slap on a conga. The applause at this point confirms the end.
The double set is well-packaged, and features liner notes by Miles biographer Ian Carr. Together they provide a nice juxtaposition, demonstrating Miles's musical trajectory over the two intervening years, but for anyone with other Miles live material from the relevant two years, such as the Vienna recording mentioned previously, they show what a difference even four days can make.
For the 1971 disc the cover gives no titles, but a media player shows the extended medley to comprise Directions, Honky Tonk, Sivad, What I Say, Sanctuary, Funky Tonk and Yesternow. There's plenty of Miles on wah wah, a little interlude early on where the musicians just seem to be taking pot shots at each other with their instruments, some dazzling sax breaks, and at the end a funky piano passage (think in terms of the Cellar Door sessions) underpinned by thundering percussion. My only doubt at the end was as to the certainty it is the end, given there's no applause to be heard, whereas earlier there's plenty in evidence.
The 7 November 1973 disc showcases a shorter set than that on 3 November of the same year in Vienna, also available on CD. For this piece no titles are given either on the cover or on the media player, but there are recognisable snippets as ever, including a long riff on the Calypso Frelimo theme by Miles's horn. The big difference in line up is the presence of two guitars, the one on constant wah wah, opening as the background to Miles, who then gives way to the second guitar in lead mode, with the same backing. The set finishes with the wah wah guitar fading away to a full stop provided by one almighty slap on a conga. The applause at this point confirms the end.
The double set is well-packaged, and features liner notes by Miles biographer Ian Carr. Together they provide a nice juxtaposition, demonstrating Miles's musical trajectory over the two intervening years, but for anyone with other Miles live material from the relevant two years, such as the Vienna recording mentioned previously, they show what a difference even four days can make.
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