Wolfgang's Vault, the online archive of concert recordings and memorabilia, now available on iPhone app announces today the posting of a rare Miles Davis Quintet show from 1970. The summary of the concert available right now for free streaming at wolfgangsvault.com.
Performers
Miles Davis - trumpet
Wayne Shorter - tenor and soprano saxophones
Chick Corea - electric piano
Dave Holland - bass
Jack DeJohnette - drums
Airto Moreira - percussion
Miles Davis, opening a bill that also featured the Steve Miller Band and headliners Neil Young and Crazy Horse, exemplifies the musical diversity that Bill Graham often embraced at the Fillmores. This historic stint of shows began a major crossroads in Miles Davis' career. This night and the next were the first time Miles played before a rock audience after years of performing in smoky, dark club settings. From all accounts, this was an eye opening experience for the audience, as well as for Miles himself.
This show finds Miles, an artist never content to stand still, firmly entrenched in a new musical direction that would blur the lines between rock and jazz forever. A jazz musician embracing instruments both electric and amplified was relatively unheard of in 1970. Due to the extraordinary musicianship of Miles' band at this time and its tendency to play continuously for an entire set, it can be difficult for the casual listener to take it all in. Rather than announce a song to the audience, or to his band for that matter, Miles would play a coded phrase to signal the musicians to transition into another direction.
This era of Miles' music would have a profound influence on younger jazz musicians, the progressive rock movement in Europe, as well as rock musicians like the Grateful Dead and Jimi Hendrix. This was the beginning of a five year stretch where Miles would take his music to an intensity level that few have ever matched.
Performers
Miles Davis - trumpet
Wayne Shorter - tenor and soprano saxophones
Chick Corea - electric piano
Dave Holland - bass
Jack DeJohnette - drums
Airto Moreira - percussion
Miles Davis, opening a bill that also featured the Steve Miller Band and headliners Neil Young and Crazy Horse, exemplifies the musical diversity that Bill Graham often embraced at the Fillmores. This historic stint of shows began a major crossroads in Miles Davis' career. This night and the next were the first time Miles played before a rock audience after years of performing in smoky, dark club settings. From all accounts, this was an eye opening experience for the audience, as well as for Miles himself.
This show finds Miles, an artist never content to stand still, firmly entrenched in a new musical direction that would blur the lines between rock and jazz forever. A jazz musician embracing instruments both electric and amplified was relatively unheard of in 1970. Due to the extraordinary musicianship of Miles' band at this time and its tendency to play continuously for an entire set, it can be difficult for the casual listener to take it all in. Rather than announce a song to the audience, or to his band for that matter, Miles would play a coded phrase to signal the musicians to transition into another direction.
This era of Miles' music would have a profound influence on younger jazz musicians, the progressive rock movement in Europe, as well as rock musicians like the Grateful Dead and Jimi Hendrix. This was the beginning of a five year stretch where Miles would take his music to an intensity level that few have ever matched.
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