Music CD - Miles Davis: The Cellar Door Sessions 1970

	Music CD: The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 Artist: Miles Davis List Price: $109.98 Our Price: $61.70 Your Save: $ 48.28 ( 44% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Sony
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Tracks: 1. Directions 2. Yesternow 3. What I Say 4. Improvisation #1 5. Inamorata
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0827969361429 Format: Box set Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Number Of Discs: 6 Publisher: Sony Release Date: 2005-12-20 Studio: Sony
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Just superb... Comment: Astonishing, life affirming, energetic music of the highest order. From the first few notes, it grabs you. Customer Rating: Summary: Not planned as one of the great 8 Comment: Not part of the planned 8 box sets covering Miles' tenure at Columbia (that took from 1997-2007 to complete)....but a crucial box nonetheless. Hours upon hours of sessions from 1970 that showcase Miles exploring the genre of jazz fusion. Remember , in 1970 fusion was still in it's infancy , and Miles was one of the pioneers of it. You won't be disappointed if you add this box to your collection ! Customer Rating: Summary: mucho miles Comment: The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles. very nice to fill the changer with!!! Customer Rating: Summary: Endless jamming? yep!...worthwhile? you bet ya! Comment: By now i am convinced that most of these boxes by Miles are all worth checking into as they all offer a glimpse into the master's extraordinary development specialy in these late 60's & early 70s years. Take these for example. You would probably find it a bit too much to have 5 days and various sets from the whole stay at the Cellar with mostly the same song list through out. But beleive me when i say there are huge diferences from day to day in the playing of all involved. And also this is a rare ocassion to listen to this small band with Keith Jarrett playing 2 electric keys (!!). Dejohnette is also in his rockiest and funkiest. Miles is excellent mixing minimalist and complex trumpet playing in such an abtrac and beautiful way. Great and recommended to the fans. Customer Rating: Summary: Just how was live-evil chosen? Comment: There is a lot to chew on in this box set. As many other reviewers have said, it is a testament to the prodigy that was miles davis. One thing that intrigues me though, is the weakest material (discs five and six) was used for the live-evil compilation. I really think it must have been a marketing driven decision, as the other four discs really do outshine the live-evil material. And if you're still undecided, 90 bucks for 6 discs of guaranteed vintage miles is a no brainer. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: These mythical, Washington, DC December dates, released for the first in this impressive six-CD compilation, are an extension of Miles Davis's fusion LP, Live-Evil. Davis's piercing, electronically altered trumpet tones fire up of his young Turks; keyboardist Keith Jarrett, drummer Jack DeJohnette, bassist Michael Henderson , percussionist Airto Moreira, saxophonist Gary Bartz, and guitarist John McLaughlin. Davis's acoustic fans hated the adventurous and extended, jazz-rock excursions of selections like "Directions," "What I Say," and "It's About That Time," but there was no denying the complex interplay and improvisations, especially with Jarrett's rare Fender Rhodes electric piano and organ solos. Bartz's snaky, alto and soprano sax lines are equally astounding in this context, as is McLaughlin's "Hendrixsation" of the jazz guitar tradition. Davis bragged that he could "put together the greatest rock n' roll band you ever heard." He came pretty close to doing just that. --Eugene Holley, Jr.