Live - The Music Of Miles Davis

Reviewed: 2018-03-01
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Miles' electric fusion era jazz but with no trumpet. Dave Liebman was on the original recording. This CD rocks from start to finish
If You Like: Weather Report, Headhunters
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ let’s Talk About Miles (spoken word intro)
**2/ In A Silent Way (3:50) - piano starts> slow jam> music arrives in slow waves> fade
*3/ On The Corner (8:41) – sax starts> wild uptempo jam morphs into rocking uptempo jam> sax solo> swings back to wild uptempo jam> melody sift, still wild> crescendo end
4/ Will (For Dave) (9:09) – (applause) drums start> midtempo jam with flute up front with a Middle Eastern vibe builds to a crescendo> raunchy guitar solo> midtempo jam with guitar up front> sax solo> off-kilter midtempo jam> fade
*5/ Bass Interlude (2:21) – bass starts hesitating> midtempo solo quickly swings uptempo> melds into track 6
*6/ Black Satin (11:58) – bass/drums start> midtempo funky jam swings into uptempo rocking jam> sax solo slows to midtempo jam then rebuilds> quick shit to slow tempo> melody shift> midtempo jam builds to uptempo jam> stop> pause> slow synth solo> midtempo jam> fade
7/ Selim (7:02) – electric piano starts slow> slow jam> music comes in slow waves, almost a waltz> clarinet solo> slow jam> slow fade
8/ Guitar Interlude (1:34) – guitar solo starts quiet midtempo with sliding notes> melds into track 9
*9/ IFE (5:54) – sax starts> slow jam> builds in volume & intensity> wild sax solo> wild uptempo jam> crescendo end
10/ Drum Interlude (1:58) – heavy drum solo melds into track 11
11/ Mojo (7:04) – drums start> wild uptempo jam> raunchy guitar solo> fast jam> quick stop
12/ Jean Pierre (6:18) - (spoken band introduction) > funky uptempo jam> synth solo> big crescendo end