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Bitches Brew live

Miles Davis
Feb 18, 2011 Updated Apr 1, 2011

A recording of Miles Davis and band perform Bitches Brew material in 1969 - before the album was recorded...

The recordings come from Miles Davis' performances at festivals in 1969 where the material for Bitches Brew was on-show before its release in April of 1970.

Here's the tracklist

1. 'Miles Runs The Voodoo Down'
2. 'Sanctuary'
3. 'It's About That Time/The Theme'
4. 'Directions'
5. 'Bitches Brew'
6. 'It's About That Time'
7. 'Sanctuary'
8. 'Spanish Key'
9. 'The Theme'

Tracks 1-3:

Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette.
Recorded July 5, 1969
Newport Jazz Festival RI, US.

Tracks 4-9:

Miles Davis, Gary Bartz, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira.
Recorded August 29, 1970
Isle of Wight, UK.

Don't miss these recordings.  Broadcast Thursday 24 at 9pm, here on ABC Jazz.

 

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Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and jazz fusion.

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Comments

On Feb 21, 2011. 8:39am
Christopher Lynch said

Tune in? You bet I will! Thanks ABC Jazz. I'd never miss any broadcast to do with my number one teenage hero.
(Heck, who would have cared about The Beatles in the 60s when you had Miles.)

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