| | |  | Music | Home » » Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (Spkg) | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | These mythical, Washington, DC December dates, released for the first in this impressive six-CD compilation, are an extension of Miles Davis's fusion LP, Live-Evil. Davis’s piercing, electronically altered trumpet tones fire up of his young Turks; keyboardist Keith Jarrett, drummer Jack DeJohnette, bassist Michael Henderson , percussionist Airto Moreira, saxophonist Gary Bartz, and guitarist John McLaughlin. Davis's acoustic fans hated the adventurous and extended, jazz-rock excursions of selections like "Directions," "What I Say," and "It's About That Time," but there was no denying the complex interplay and improvisations, especially with Jarrett's rare Fender Rhodes electric piano and organ solos. Bartz's snaky, alto and soprano sax lines are equally astounding in this context, as is McLaughlin's "Hendrixsation" of the jazz guitar tradition. Davis bragged that he could "put together the greatest rock n' roll band you ever heard." He came pretty close to doing just that. --Eugene Holley, Jr. | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| December 20, 2005 | | Studio:
| Sony | | Number Of Discs:
| 6 | | Format:
| Box set, Original recording remastered | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 37 reviews |
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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 This Might Be Miles' Best Work EverDec 04, 2008
The first four CDs from this Box Set may be, for me, the best work Miles ever did. There is something absolutely sublime about the first few evenings (on CDs 1-4). I had known Miles' music from every period but had never heard this; when I did, I said to myself, "what is this I AM LISTENING TO?" It stunned me out of my socks. Good God, I wish I could have been in that space, at that time. It's right up there with Joe Oliver's Chicago club dates with Louis Armstrong from 1923; ya just wishya coulda been there. (But these are IN A BOX SET. Nuf said.)
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
amazing musicJun 07, 2008
Livevil is one of my favorate albums of all time. These, of course,are the unedited tapes that record was culled from, and they are as glorious as the 1971 album.
The basic idea is that the band streches out over long, repetative, circular grooves, somethimes for almost an hour. The bass player-who I think was a Motown session guy- plays heavy, repetative lines, and plays them hard. The rest of the band spreads out across this.
But what I said is accademic and doesn't begin to describe how powerful this music is. Miles preens around like a lion stalking pray, blowing stinging lines out of his Wha-Wha trumpet. The rest of the band add their solos, or push the person soloing.
A listener can tell that the band was reacting to one another, totally spontainiously. A keybord can interject a potant little run during a sax solo, or vice vica. A number can be funky one minute, and in complete free-noise ecctacy the next. They are master musicains making it up as they go along. This is all highly amplified, and highly electric. It makes Bitches Brew seem tame and watery by compairson. Masterful improvised music.
The box set is as long as it is expensive, but well worth the price. You litterally get over six hours of the best improvisers in jazz playing at the top of their game
Just superb...Feb 08, 2008
Astonishing, life affirming, energetic music of the highest order. From the first few notes, it grabs you.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Not planned as one of the great 8Dec 18, 2007
Not part of the planned 8 box sets covering Miles' tenure at Columbia (that took from 1997-2007 to complete)....but a crucial box nonetheless. Hours upon hours of sessions from 1970 that showcase Miles exploring the genre of jazz fusion. Remember , in 1970 fusion was still in it's infancy , and Miles was one of the pioneers of it. You won't be disappointed if you add this box to your collection !
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Endless jamming? yep!...worthwhile? you bet ya!Aug 28, 2007
By now i am convinced that most of these boxes by Miles are all worth checking into as they all offer a glimpse into the master's extraordinary development specialy in these late 60's & early 70s years. Take these for example. You would probably find it a bit too much to have 5 days and various sets from the whole stay at the Cellar with mostly the same song list through out. But beleive me when i say there are huge diferences from day to day in the playing of all involved. And also this is a rare ocassion to listen to this small band with Keith Jarrett playing 2 electric keys (!!). Dejohnette is also in his rockiest and funkiest. Miles is excellent mixing minimalist and complex trumpet playing in such an abtrac and beautiful way. Great and recommended to the fans.
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