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As sort of a split on the 'current listening thread', I thought it might be cool to look at the Box Sets people have gotten.
Some rules (as always)
- It can be 'good, bad or ugly' - you can love it or hate it!
- Describe what it is, and what you like about it.
- Post a link to something useful - could be Amazon, Wikipedia, whatever.
That's it!
I'll Start:
Box Set - Miles Davis: Complete Bitches Brew Sessions
Type - Music, remastered recording with 'extras'.
Genre - Jazz
Assessment - LOVE IT
Links - Amazon and Wikipedia and Discography Listing.
Description - Miles Davis changed music history more times than anyone else in the entire history of music, and is arguably the most influential force in music of the last century. Many of those changes were embraced, others were controversial. This was the most controversial of all - and some say it was the end of Jazz as we knew it. The fusion of jazz and rock didn't start here, it crystallized! Music was never the same afterwards, and I for one think that it was a great change - and this music is not just changing, it is pure greatness in and of itself.
Miles had a very free way of handling band members, to the point where Dave Holland said he felt that they were recording 'the process' rather than songs when making Bitches Brew. Regardless, there are 4 CD's chock full of amazing stuff here, close to 4.5 hours of music that is all part of the session - only two 'alternate takes' are present, accounting for less than 15 minutes. And those show how different the views of a song could be - particularly the different line-up interpreting Joe Zawinal's Double Image.
Bitches Brew is a fundamental piece of music history, like the Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's 9th, Gershwin's Porgy & Bess, and others. For those used to more structured music (e.g. most rock and pop sub-genres) it can be a challenging listen - there are usually two pianists, bassists and drummers playing - but it is somewhat like reading James Joyce in that regard.
Some rules (as always)
- It can be 'good, bad or ugly' - you can love it or hate it!
- Describe what it is, and what you like about it.
- Post a link to something useful - could be Amazon, Wikipedia, whatever.
That's it!
I'll Start:
Box Set - Miles Davis: Complete Bitches Brew Sessions
Type - Music, remastered recording with 'extras'.
Genre - Jazz
Assessment - LOVE IT
Links - Amazon and Wikipedia and Discography Listing.
Description - Miles Davis changed music history more times than anyone else in the entire history of music, and is arguably the most influential force in music of the last century. Many of those changes were embraced, others were controversial. This was the most controversial of all - and some say it was the end of Jazz as we knew it. The fusion of jazz and rock didn't start here, it crystallized! Music was never the same afterwards, and I for one think that it was a great change - and this music is not just changing, it is pure greatness in and of itself.
Miles had a very free way of handling band members, to the point where Dave Holland said he felt that they were recording 'the process' rather than songs when making Bitches Brew. Regardless, there are 4 CD's chock full of amazing stuff here, close to 4.5 hours of music that is all part of the session - only two 'alternate takes' are present, accounting for less than 15 minutes. And those show how different the views of a song could be - particularly the different line-up interpreting Joe Zawinal's Double Image.
Bitches Brew is a fundamental piece of music history, like the Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's 9th, Gershwin's Porgy & Bess, and others. For those used to more structured music (e.g. most rock and pop sub-genres) it can be a challenging listen - there are usually two pianists, bassists and drummers playing - but it is somewhat like reading James Joyce in that regard.
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