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Music CD - Miles Davis: The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions
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Music CD: The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions
Artist: Miles Davis
List Price: $49.98
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Manufacturer: Sony
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1. Mademoiselle Mabry (Miss Mabry) - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles
2. Frelon Brown - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles
3. Two Faced - Miles Davis, Shorter, Wayne
4. Dual Mr. Anthony Tillmon Williams Process - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles
5. Splash: Interlude 1 /Interlude 2 /Interlude 3 [ - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles
6. Splashdown: Interlude 1 (No Horns) /Interlude 2 (No Horns - Miles Davis, Davis, Miles
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0827969092125
Format: Box set
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 3
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: 2004-05-11
Studio: Sony
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Summary: Transition from jazz to something else entirely
Comment: This 3 CD box set covers recordings from September 1968 to February 1969; as such it covers a lot more than the actual In a Silent Way sessions, but nevertheless illustrates how Miles and his cohorts moved from the spontaneous abstraction of the Second Great Quintet to an ethereal sound that merged jazz, rock, and R&B. If you want to hear this transition, pick up the box; if you don't feel the need, all you really need is the eventual remaster of the original album. So it's for hardcore Davis fans only, but those fans will be very pleased.
Disc 1 opens with the first session to include bassist Dave Holland and pianist Chick Corea. The languid, bluesy "Mademoiselle Mabry" and the furious boogaloo "Frelon Brun" are essential tracks from the classic album Filles de Kilimanjaro, and should really be heard in that context rather than just this box. Of the next four tracks, "Two Faced" is a lengthy post-bop exploration while the last 3 tracks are somewhat cheesy boogaloos (especially "Dual Mr. Anthony...") salvaged by genius of the musicians. The last track, "Splashdown", has never been previously released.
Disc 2 is where the music really starts to move to new territory. Joe Zawinul's composition "Ascent" is a beautiful though slightly unfocused tone poem, a clear predecessor of "In a Silent Way" and "Orange Lady". If you like the shimmering keyboard trio sound of In a Silent Way, you'll love this. On the other hand both takes of "Directions" fuse jazz improvisation with a pounding rock backbeat; though live performances of this tune are more intense, this version definitely has its charms.
Disc 2 continues with the actual In a Silent Way sessions and the first appearance of guitar virtuoso John McLaughlin: an amusing though inessential bossa nova version of Zawinul's "In a Silent Way"; the take of "In a Silent Way" that eventually appeared on the album; and Teo's original mixes for "It's About That Time" and "Shhh/Peaceful". The latter is a real surprise and gem -- it was originally a harder-hitting piece and Tony Williams played more than just the hi-hat!
It's disc 3, though, that makes this package worth it: first, two previously unissued tracks with the In a Silent Way lineup plus Joe Chambers on drums. "The Ghetto Walk" is a grooving, bluesy piece not unlike the Bitches Brew material, while "Early Minor" is a gorgeous ballad in the Silent Way mold. And then the original In a Silent Way album. If you haven't heard the delicate beauty of this album, you are really missing one of jazz's masterpieces.
Enough of this material is unavailable on individual discs to justify picking up the box for a Davis fan who enjoys the other music.
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Summary: The 5th of 8 boxes
Comment: A very personal favorite. Miles to lull you into a near r.e.m. state. This is not to say that the music will put you to sleep. On the contrary , it is simply fascinating , gentle music for relaxing to. The 5th released of the 8 boxes covering Miles Columbia recordings. Chronologically 5th as well. But first in my heart.
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Summary: Oooof... Beautiful.
Comment: I am obsessed with this set. I own a number of Miles Davis albums and sets, and this was one of my firsts and I'm still just as in love with it as the first time I heard it. Disc 1 is my favorite and sometimes I'll listen to it for hours on repeat. It was an amazing time of transition for Davis and the results are luscious and moody and so many other things rolled into one wonderful three disc collection. Highly recommended.
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Summary: The soundtrack to a religious experience
Comment: While I would like to provide a balanced review of this box set, I simply can not. I also want to avoid using clichés but "The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions" is one of the world's greatest recordings. It would seem that such a statement must surely be victim to hyperbole. Without overstatement, my case unapologetically stands. Once the listener hears a work of this lofty caliber, words become meaningless. This box set lives somewhere beneath a wave of adjectives like "greatest ever" "amazing" and "un-friggin' believable." This was a unique and all too brief time period for Miles. Before the gauntlet was thrown down with "[...] Brew," this was Miles' light trip music. Psychedelica is omnipresent but never overpowering. This album occupies a special place that is triangulated between rock, jazz and trance music. Either this is music to contemplate at one o'clock in the morning or this is the soundtrack to a profound meditation. The original LP seems like the "In A Silent Way" starter kit compared to this full-blown box set. Indeed, this release makes the original seem painfully short since the vibe and atmosphere is consistent. The inclusion of "Dual Mr. Anthony Tillmon Williams Process" is especially appreciated. The listener must ultimately ask, so how can music be played in a silent way? Miles not only contemplates this zen paradox, he finds the path and takes us along on his vision quest. Get "The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions" and take a trip with Miles Davis on his most spiritual journey.
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Summary: Maybe the greatest Miles ensemble ever . . .
Comment: The initial Miles Davis - John McLaughlin collaboration at the peak of its perfection - with help from Tony Williams - Wayne Shorter -Ron Carter - Dave Holland - Joe Zawinul - Herbie Hancock - Chick Corea and others. The set represents the group at the end of its magical late 60's run of great studio sessions and on the verge of the wild fusion-funk period of larger, louder sound. In A Silent Way retains that particular introspective pathos and the intimacy of a smaller ensemble that helped make Miles' music singularly definitive . . . and here - the bluesy echoes mesh perfectly with Miles' new found discovery of electricity - moments before his music would spin completely off the edge - forever - a classic moment in jazz - captured here in all its precarious balance, delicacy, and depth.
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