whilst i'm no fan of almost blind allegiance either in politics, religion or culture - when its comes to Miles Davis and his superlative group presented here ie Wayne Shorter,Tony Williams,Ron Carter+ Herbie Hancock its almost impossible not to award 5 stars reviews for one of the all time great jazz groups..so i wont, but almost did..
and so it is here with a 1987 orignal CBS cd release of selected tracks from the now almost legendary Live at the Plugged Nickel club dates from two nights recording in december 1965.
fearlessly exploratory,and exciting post-bop from all concerned with Tony Williams "lighting the fire underneath" everyone one (as Miles once described his incendiary drumming) as the selected four tracks here touch on the standards only briefly with barely a theme "tune" before the band vault off into abstract,searching improvisations that make many contemporary jazz group today seem SO safe + mundane. i could name names here but won't..
1) If I Were a Bell - gorgeous Miles mute trumpet lines open this setlist
2) Stella by Starlight - ballad explorations with wonderous Herbie Hancock piano here
3) Walkin' - fast,fearsome workout of long time Miles live standard. abtraction..
4) Miles - further furiously paced yet superlative "final" track
the full 6 cd issue of Live at the Plugged Nickel now commands heady prices so grab this CBS single cd while you can. this highlights singly cd is an important live document of Miles + crew stretching the bop abstractions ever further far beyond "Kind of Blue" era. decent booklet notes inform rather than illuminate the music + context, and only a over bright sound here robs this release a full five stars for me.
also - strongly recommended as a comparative live document from Miles' mid-1960's is "Four + More" and "my Funny Valentine" (live at Lincoln Centre- also released on the italian Giants of Jazz label: seem my review also) which for me is even better for its wider range of uptempo + ballad tracks. now onto Live at the Village Vanguard-era Coltrane people..
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Simon Mack - uk creative
oh YES - Miles+ co: live at Plugged Nickel
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Insuficiente... a estas alturas
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