cheaphotelbloodymary: Miles Davis "Live at the Fillmore East, March 7th, 1970"

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Miles Davis "Live at the Fillmore East, March 7th, 1970"


I have been listening this alot lately in the morning with my coffee. It is so out there, the line up includes Chick Corea on keyboards, and Jack De Johnette on drums. The opening track on the 1st disc,"Directions" has got a nice vibe. Its almost punk rock in the way the band just explodes into music. It is aggressive, complex, heavy, and strangely organic sounding. This is what creativity sounds like.
Wayne Shorter's sax solos jump out of the speakers, and Miles coaxes some dope tones out of his trumpet. Like most shit from his electric period, Kind of Blue, this isn't. The first version of "Spanish Key" is far superior to whats found on Bitches Brew. That album was to come out in a few months, so nobody had experienced Miles's new sound yet. No wah-wah pedal, no guitar, but this rocks in a way that the mid-70s shit doesn't. Key tracks:"Directions"(2nd set), "Spanish Key"(1st set), and "Miles runs the Voodoo Down". Go buy it now.

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