Miles Davis - Live-Evil
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Artist: Miles DavisBrand: DAVIS,MILES
Edition: Music CD
Format: Enhanced, Limited Edition, Live, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1997-07-29
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Sivad
- Little Church
- Medley: Gemini/Double Image
- What I Say
- Nem Um Talvez
- Selim
- Funky Tonk
- Inamorata and Narration by Conrad Roberts
Free Music Notes for Live-Evil
Free Music Review: Jazz from another dimension
Hit: 4 Stars
Recorded at various venues in 1970, along with one studio track, this 1971 release features the electric incarnation of the Miles Davis group in all of its glory; warts and all.
The (large) lineup features some of the finest musicians in the business including Ron Carter and Dave Holland (bass); Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul and Keith Jarrett (keyboards); Jack DeJohnette and Billy Cobham (drums); John McLaughlin (electric guitar); and Airto Moreira (percussion). McLaughlin is wild and his heavily distorted "Hendrixian" flourishes on the electric guitar really push the tunes into another dimension. The sax players (Gary Bartz and Steve Grossman) are great and really rip. The playing of Miles is inspired throughout, although I wish there was more of him. Of the musicians, I do have slight problems with third bassist Mike Henderson, who plays on a bulk of the album. He just can't seem to keep up with the other guys. Fortunately, he does lay down a solid groove, which is very important - somebody needs to ground this crazy stuff.
In terms of the tunes, they range from quiet and eerie tracks such as Little Church, Nem Um Talvez, and the lone studio track Selim to lengthy improvisational jams in the 15-30 minute range. The jams are pretty cool and bring together aspects of jazz, (a lot of) loud rock, funk, and even a tiny smidge of the avant-garde. The ensemble work on these lengthy workouts is what I like to call "organized chaos" - the band members are all over the place but it works. One last thing - the jams have been edited down and the editing work is crude at best.
It has been a long time since I owned this on LP (and the memories have faded somewhat), but found that the CD package was pretty good. It includes the original gatefold spread that showed images of Miles speaking, along with the lineup listing and insightful liner notes by sax player Gary Bartz. The sound quality is as good as I remember it being.
All in all, this is a fine album of highly electric and funky jazz rock by Miles. Recommended along with the searing Live at the Fillmore East (March 7, 1970) 2 CD set, which was released in 2001. The March 1970 set is actually superior to this album (as cool as it is).
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Media Type: CD
Artist: DAVIS,MILES
Title: LIVE-EVIL
Street Release Date: 07/29/1997
Genre: JAZZ
This is where Miles Davis turned funk into jazz, rock into soul, and chaos into Beauty. With a rotating cast of bands featuring keyboardists Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea, guitarist John McLaughlin, percussionist Airto Moreira, saxophonists Gary Bartz and Wayne Shorter, and myriad other explorers, Davis kept up with the times...and surpassed them. He rocked harder than Sly, got funkier than J.B., and turned jazz inside out, slicing the music open till blood spilled on to the floor. More focused than Bitches Brew, which is all the more surprising since it's actually a piecemeal recording from various dates and venues--some in the studio, some on stage, but all very much l-i-v-e. --Robert Wilonsky
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