Miles Davis The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (6-CD Box Set)
Rolling Stone: 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "His bursts of not-jazz galvanize a rhythm team that respects the backbeat yet delights in trampling convention."
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CD Details
- Number of Discs: 6
- Released: December 20, 2005
- Originally Released: 2005
- Label: Sony
Description by OLDIES.com:
Here is the Miles Davis collection that his legions of American fans have most eagerly awaited. Previously available as a fraction of the music herein and only initially issued domestically (in edited form on the two-LP set Live Evil, The Cellar Door Sessions was recorded December 16-19, 1970 at a club in Washington, DC, where the great trumpeter-bandleader Davis was at the helm of one of his most stimulating groups.
Entertainment Reviews:
Rolling Stone - p.63
4.5 stars out of 5 -- "His bursts of not-jazz galvanize a rhythm team that respects the backbeat yet delights in trampling convention."Entertainment Weekly - p.81
"The lengthy circular grooves, freaky wah-wah horn riffs, and ear-singeing guitar runs make this a kind of Rosetta stone for the entire jam band universe..."Uncut - p.108
4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t finds Miles' wah-wah-drenched trumpet relentlessly prodding his bandmates....Each is a unique representation of a band kicking aside the barriers."The Wire - p.54
"Davis's music gushes out of this group as though they've just struck oil....Tempestuous sounds for turbulent times, and plenty for sated Miles fans to chew on afresh."Mojo (Publisher) - p.122
4 stars out of 5 - "Jarrett is feverish throughout and John McLaughlin brings a further element of terror to the final two sets..."Tracks on Disc 1:
- 1.Directions
- 2.Yesternow
- 3.What I Say
- 4.Improvisation #1
- 5.Inamorata
Tracks on Disc 2:
- 1.What I Say
- 2.Honky Tonk
- 3.It's About That Time
- 4.Improvisation #2
- 5.Inamorata
- 6.Sanctuary
Tracks on Disc 3:
- 1.Directions
- 2.Honky Tonk
- 3.What I Say
Tracks on Disc 4:
- 1.Directions
- 2.Honky Tonk
- 3.What I Say
- 4.Sanctuary
- 5.Improvisation #3
- 6.Inamorata
Tracks on Disc 5:
- 1.Directions
- 2.Honky Tonk
- 3.What I Say
Tracks on Disc 6:
- 1.Directions
- 2.Improvisation #4
- 3.Inamorata
- 4.Sanctuary
- 5.It's About That Time
Product Info
- UPC: 827969361429
- Shipping Weight: 0.88/lbs (approx)
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