Miles Davis-Jack Johnson Sessions D3~5-2003 [EAC - FLAC](oan)

Miles Davis - Complete Jack Johnson Sessions D3~5-2003 [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 Three: April-May 1970 Disc Three contains the April 7th session that produced most of the A Tribute To Jack Johnson album. The original liner notes mistakenly listed two sessions, one as November 11, 1970. As with "Go Ahead John," it is a pleasure to hear the unedited takes. Other than sax player Steve Grossman, Miles used musicians who weren't part of his touring band. Billy Cobham, later to team with McLaughlin in the Mahavishnu Orchestra, again sits in the drummer's seat. Michael Henderson, then playing bass with Stevie Wonder, would later become a member of Miles' band. Herbie Hancock makes an extended cameo appearance at the session, playing organ. John McLaughlin was still a member of the Tony Williams Lifetime (and not yet a disciple of Sri Chinmoy). Given the number of sessions he did with Miles and how guitar-dominant the music on the box set is, it's interesting to note that McLaughlin was never officially a member of any of Miles' bands. Miles wanted the music to reflect the movements, footwork, jabs, and punches of a boxer. The Cobham/Henderson rhythm section lays down a solid foundation with a steady groove that is still agile enough to swing. The distorted guitar comping of McLaughlin combines the power of rock with jazz chord voicings that lay the harmonic foundation for Miles and Grossman to improvise over. The first of the two tracks on the original Jack Johnson is "Right Off." The title comes from Miles taking a jab at the Lifetime song "Right On," from their Turn It Over album. The session was loosely structured and very spontaneous: the main body of the piece starts out with a bored McLaughlin messing around in the studio and the others joining in. And at one point, Herbie Hancock unexpectedly drops in and is enlisted to play organ. The highlight of the piece is Miles' upper register playing, which fans regard as some of his finest. The takes for this track also show that Teo edited out much of Herbie's playing. The second track is "Yesternow," named by James Finney, Miles' hairdresser. A third of "Yesternow" comes from "new take 4," based on a slowed-down version of the bass line from James Brown's "Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud." The remainder comes from other sessions edited together by Teo. Disc Three also includes two takes of the song "Honky Tonk," which have Keith Jarrett making his studio debut with Miles. Although the structure of the tune is very repetitive, the solos on the second take, especially Miles', make this one worth sitting through. It ends with a satisfied Miles saying, "Teo, play some of that one." 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. (11:10) - Right Off (take 10) 2. (04:35) - Right Off (take 10 A) 3. (06:00) - Right Off (take 11) 4. (08:50) - Right Off (take 12) 5. (09:51) - Yesternow (take 16) 6. (15:49) - Yesternow (new take 4) 7. (10:06) - Honky Tonk (take 2) 8. (11:29) - Honky Tonk (take 5) Playing Time.........: 01:17:50 Total Size...........: 461.46 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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