Miles Davis - Complete Jack Johnson Sessions D5~5-2003 EAC - FLAC (oan)

Miles Davis - Complete Jack Johnson Sessions D5~5-2003 [EAC - FLAC] (oan) By Rod Sibley The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions, Columbia's latest addition to the Miles Davis reissue series, documents the period from January 27, 1970 to June 4, 1970 and contains unedited takes from the sessions plus previously unreleased material. A bit of background: Jack Johnson was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1908-1915. Miles felt an affinity toward Johnson; not only because Miles himself boxed, but because of the racial issues of being a Black man in America both men faced. Director William Clayton made a documentary movie about Johnson's life. A Tribute To Jack Johnson is the soundtrack to the film. The album was released in the summer of 1971. A Tribute To Jack Johnson was a continuation of Miles' musical direction away from more traditional jazz forms. The densely layered music of Bitches Brew, recorded in August of 1969, was stripped down and became funkier and more groove oriented. The music also incorporated more elements of rock with the guitar work of John McLaughlin. For listeners whose only Miles Davis recording is Kind Of Blue and want to hear some "electric Miles," The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions may be the starting point to work your way backward, as well as forward, through the Miles Davis catalog Disc Five: June 1970 and original release Chick Corea and Dave Holland had been playing some free music onstage in Miles' band. They left Miles at the end of August to form the free music group Circle with drummer Barry Altschul. The two versions of "The Mask" which start off Disc Five serve as a sample of their influence. The first version sounds like free music on steroids. There is some ferocious playing happening on this track, everyone seemingly soloing at the same time. You wish that there were more takes of this piece, although it did become part of the band's live set. This is The Shit!! The second version of "The Mask" is entirely different. Holland walks a bass line to an insistent mid-tempo DeJohnette rimshot/ high hat pattern throughout the piece. The other musicians create a layer of sonic effects from the combinations of wahwah, echoplexes, organ, etc. Miles and Grossman take solos over the sounds, the others follow in turn. Although the vamp is repetitive (and a bit long), it is never boring. The last two tracks are the final versions of "Right Off" and "Yesternow" from A Tribute To Jack Johnson. The box set's remastering sounds great. Hiss is at a minimum. The sound is more alive and open. The recording has more detail and the disc playback is louder than the Sony Legacy reissue. Teo's editing of these tracks almost shares co-billing with the music itself. For "Right Off," there is a section of an unaccompanied Miles solo recorded in November '69 that is used once on this track and twice in "Yesternow." "Yesternow" also includes edits of various "Willie Nelson" takes from the first disc, together with an excerpt of "Shhh/Peaceful" (from In A Silent Way ). Not only did Teo edit together different takes of music, he edited together entirely different band personnel. The box set comes with documentation that lists session dates and personnel, session takes that were edited together, and the timing where those edits occur. The last section of "Yesternow" is an edit of an orchestral piece called "The Man Nobody Saw" and features a narration by actor Brock Peters playing Jack Johnson: "...I'm Black. They never let me forget it. I'm Black alright. I'll never let them forget it." And neither did Miles. PERSONNEL Miles Davis - Trumpet; John McLaughlin, Sonny Sharrock - Guitar; Michael Henderson, Dave Holland, Ron Carter, Gene Perla - Bass; Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette - Drums; Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock - Keyboards; Steve Grossman, Wayne Shorter - Saxophone; Bennie Maupin - Bass Clarinet; Airto- Percussion; Hermeto Pascoal - Vocals 1. (07:49) - The Mask (Part One) 2. (15:48) - The Mask (Part Two) 3. (26:54) - Right Off 4. (25:35) - Yesternow Playing Time.........: 01:16:05 Total Size...........: 474.70 MB All tracks accurately ripped No errors occurred End of status report http://www.discogs.com/Miles-Davis-The-Complete-Jack-Johnson-Sessions/release/490807

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