Miles From India
Jazz
| May 2008
Reviews
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2008-06-23
Reviewed 2008-06-23
Former members of Miles Davis bands meet musicians from India. Recorded using the Internet from various studios on two continents. "Bitches Brew" goes to India. ALL STAR LINEUP
CD#1
1: 19:45 Instrument & male vocal/wail/drone into @ 5;00 percussion kicks in for a mid to fast trumpet/vocalwail/percussion groove, about half way in vocal wail drops out, flute thing, tabla, e guitar at end
2: 9:21 slow sitar,@ 1:30 Brass All Blues kicks in with sitar. nice piano-bass groove, alto sax
****3: 8:41 Indian violin intro, almost bass/violin call & response, constant bass rhythm, flute thing, cool fast e guitar @ 5:00 minimal Indian scat style vocal at end.
4: 2:33 sitar & drone intro to "In A Silent Way"
****5: 10:01 fast up & running percussion/violin/keyboard/guitar/bass/sax groove, The Hammond B3/bass/e guitar/locked drum set jam is great
****6: 11:37 flute drone thing intro, then bass/drum/e guitar kicks in, cool flute riff, great e guitar, minimal Indian scat style vocal, flute drone thing coda. D Farrell 06/2008
CD#2
***1: 8:09 'dat dat dim dat' scat intro, piano, bass "So What" Indian percussion (ghatam clay pot)
2: 9:03 trumpet and fast constant Indian percussion, locked bass Adam Holzman keyboards, great great guitar groove, battle of the instruments of mass percussion
3: 13:08 slow instrument noodling intro. male vocal/wail @ 6 min sparse e
guitar plucking by Mike Stern,
****4: 8:40 pounding bass, trumpet, fast sitar & bass clarinet all to a locked
pounding rhythm section, lull@ 4:00, kicks back in with fast e guitar
***5: 14:12 wailing tenor sax Indian percussion, very cool guitar/percussion
jam wailing soprano sax, big bass & deep Indian percussion
6: 6:54 male vocal wail, piano, very nice e guitar noodling (John
McLaughlin) D Farrell 06/2008
CD#1
1: 19:45 Instrument & male vocal/wail/drone into @ 5;00 percussion kicks in for a mid to fast trumpet/vocalwail/percussion groove, about half way in vocal wail drops out, flute thing, tabla, e guitar at end
2: 9:21 slow sitar,@ 1:30 Brass All Blues kicks in with sitar. nice piano-bass groove, alto sax
****3: 8:41 Indian violin intro, almost bass/violin call & response, constant bass rhythm, flute thing, cool fast e guitar @ 5:00 minimal Indian scat style vocal at end.
4: 2:33 sitar & drone intro to "In A Silent Way"
****5: 10:01 fast up & running percussion/violin/keyboard/guitar/bass/sax groove, The Hammond B3/bass/e guitar/locked drum set jam is great
****6: 11:37 flute drone thing intro, then bass/drum/e guitar kicks in, cool flute riff, great e guitar, minimal Indian scat style vocal, flute drone thing coda. D Farrell 06/2008
CD#2
***1: 8:09 'dat dat dim dat' scat intro, piano, bass "So What" Indian percussion (ghatam clay pot)
2: 9:03 trumpet and fast constant Indian percussion, locked bass Adam Holzman keyboards, great great guitar groove, battle of the instruments of mass percussion
3: 13:08 slow instrument noodling intro. male vocal/wail @ 6 min sparse e
guitar plucking by Mike Stern,
****4: 8:40 pounding bass, trumpet, fast sitar & bass clarinet all to a locked
pounding rhythm section, lull@ 4:00, kicks back in with fast e guitar
***5: 14:12 wailing tenor sax Indian percussion, very cool guitar/percussion
jam wailing soprano sax, big bass & deep Indian percussion
6: 6:54 male vocal wail, piano, very nice e guitar noodling (John
McLaughlin) D Farrell 06/2008
Recent airplay
Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
Memory Select — Sep 26, 2008
Ife (Fast)
Great Expectations
In A Silent Way
Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
Oatmeal — Aug 08, 2008
Miles From India
Sunshine ... in the Afternoon — Jul 31, 2008
Charting
2008-06-22 — 2008-08-24
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Aug 24 | 2 |
| Aug 17 | 1 |
| Aug 10 | 1 |
| Aug 3 | 2 |
| Jul 27 | 5 |
| Jul 20 | 2 |
| Jul 13 | 2 |
| Jul 6 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Spanish Key | ||
| 2. | All Blues | ||
| 3. | Ife (Fast) | ||
| 4. | In A Silent Way | ||
| 5. | It's About That Time | ||
| 6. | Jean Pierre | ||
| 7. | So What | ||
| 8. | Miles Runs The Voodoo Down | ||
| 9. | Blue In Green | ||
| 10. | Great Expectations | ||
| 11. | Ife (Slow) | ||
| 12. | Miles From India |