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The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions [Box set]

~ Miles Davis
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Product details

  • Audio CD (13 Dec 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 4
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Columbia
  • ASIN: B000620N2M
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 20,937 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Disc: 1
1. Pharaoh's Dance
2. Bitches Brew
3. Spanish Key
4. John McLaughlin
Disc: 2
1. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
2. Sanctuary
3. Great Expectations
4. Orange Lady
5. Yaphet
See all 6 tracks on this disc
Disc: 3
1. Trevere
2. The Big Green Serpent (Previously Unissued)
3. The Little Blue Frog (Alternate Take)
4. The Little Blue Frog
5. Lonely Fire
See all 6 tracks on this disc
Disc: 4
1. Feio
2. Double Image (Previously Unissued)
3. Recollections
4. Take It Or Leave It (Previously Unissued)
5. Double Image

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Among the most controversial recordings in the history of jazz, BITCHES BREW was Miles Davis' shot across the bow of jazz insularity, a bold statement about jazz's ability to drawupon elements of popular culture, without mitigating its spirit of spontaneous invention. Much as Ornette Coleman's THESHAPE OF JAZZ TO COME set a new standard for harmonic and melodic freedom a decade before, BITCHES BREW signaled a sea change in jazz. Davis became a lightning rod for jazz's transformation, by mixing the best elements of '60s free jazz with dancing funk rhythms, electric rock textures, blues phrasing and his own breakthroughs in harmony and modality. Davisemployed the Electric Flag's Harvey Brooks to double up with upright bassist Dave Holland on the Fender bass, and he isthe modal heartbeat of every tune, freeing up the multiple drummers and keyboardists to weave a complex polytonal/polyrhythmic web of volatile chords and colliding rhythms. Joe Zawinul's "Pharaoh's Dance" and Davis' "Bitches Brew" treat their multiple themes in a ritualistic manner, as several strata of voices engage the lead melody in exciting exchanges. "Spanish Key" offers a thrilling sense of tension and release, as the trumpeter navigates a "Sex Machine"-styled vamp with a terse, brilliantly constructed solo, revelling in his new guitar-like phrasing. "John McLaughlin" is Davis' tribute to the innovative guitarist; "Miles Runs The Voodoo Down" isa spooky, visceral melange of funk, blues and third world sources; and Shorter's "Sanctuary" is a moody ballad that builds to a fever pitch. The savage emotional power of BITCHES BREW and Davis' subsequent recordings cries out for a fresh critical reassessment.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Creative and innovative., 18 Mar 2009
By G. Massimiliano (Italy) - See all my reviews
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This box contain the compleate sessions of one of the most controversial Miles Davis work.
The packaging is quite good and full of notes, photo and session's details.
If you compare this box to the original album the full scenario tends to reduce the arstic impact of the first release. But this is my point of view, I like to know what's happened behind the curtain but sometimes it is better to ignore it.
However the music is remarkable with a band of talents serving the ideas of the leader.
The sound is good but all the overdubbings and the work of the producer does not create a perfect sound, sometimes noisy and not recognizeable.
A box for the jazz lover and for the "expert", if you want to listen the music better the normal two CDs edition.
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