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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Lincoln
Format:Audio CD
I first bought this record over 40 years ago when I was 17. I remember being slightly disappointed on first hearing, it had none of the heavy riffs I was into at the time. I came back to it from time to time and as I developed as a listener (and a person) I began to appreciate the great music that it is. You can read about the argument the band had with Miles before the session, this was a charity concert and they weren't being paid, but listening to the interplay between the musicians perhaps some points were being made. There is a depth here that possibly exceeds most, if not all, other Miles small group recordings. The more I listened the greater my love of this record grew, if I had to choose one Miles record this would be it. I found out many years later reading Miles autobiography that this is his favourite record, I was very happy to be in agreement with him. I will not describe the music as the simple thing to do is to listen and hear it, again and again and again. Each time you play it try focusing on a different member of the group, for example Tony Williams, 18 years old at the time, is doing astounding things on the drums much of which can pass you by on first hearing. Overall, like all great jazz, it is the interplay between the performers that provides the art and this is great art.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By os
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
This is one of the great Miles Davis albums.Few discs are truly essential, but this has to be one.Listen to the moving introduction of 'My Funny Valentine' with Miles on muted trumpet producing some lovely warm tones,or the vibrancy of 'All Blues' and you have a pretty good idea of the treats in store! Recorded live in 1964,'In Concert'is essentially a selection of extended ballad like material that saw the band move from the more conventional(though still outstanding) approach of the Prestige era, such as 'Walkin'' and Steaming' to a more free-form style first conceived in the 'Milestones' and 'Kind of Blue' sessions. The whole idea of the music was to create space and be free to be open to the possibilities of the moment.This often meant listening out for drummer Tony Williams who pushed the band in all sorts of interesting rhythmic directions,sometimes by laying out a little, sometimes by throwing in a little fill or two that the players could respond to as they felt. Either way, it made for exciting music. These notions became the basis for the more experimental work of 'ESP' and 'Miles Smiles'.
'In Concert' is simply a superb album- very well recorded,featuring great playing and material, it must surely rank in the top ten(?) of the Davis canon.
If like 'In Concert' try another Miles cracker from around this time: Miles In Europe
'In Concert' is simply a superb album- very well recorded,featuring great playing and material, it must surely rank in the top ten(?) of the Davis canon.
If like 'In Concert' try another Miles cracker from around this time: Miles In Europe
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