Produced with loving care by Claude Nobs, founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival, with no edits or overdubs, this document of Miles Davis's Montreux performances shows through never-before-released material how Miles and company transformed his music live, with their fire, invention, and interplay. The list of sidemen on these dates is a who's who of today's superstars, including saxophonist Dave Liebman, guitarists John Scofield and Robben Ford, keyboardists Adam Holzman and Kei Akagi, bassist Michael Henderson, and percussionist Mtume. Most of the music on these discs features versions of Davis's fusion "hits." The funky and R&B-ish ditty "Ife" and the bouncy "Calypso Frelimo" are rendered with more gusto than their studio versions, as are the in-the-pocket, mid-'80s tunes "Star People" and "New Blues." A package this big has more than a few surprises, however. Chaka Khan lends her powerful pipes to Davis's unique cover of the Michael Jackson sleeper, "Human Nature," and "Al Jarreau" is an upbeat (though too short) tribute to the great vocalise master.
A fiery guitarist and talented songwriter who plays a unique blend of Memphis R&B, southwest blues, and urban funk. Collection includes: Hell Or High Water (2002); The Hard Way (2004); Moment Of Truth (2007); Speak No Evil (2009); Red Clay Soul (2016); Winning Hand (2018).
Paris-based singer/composer F.R. David (born Elli Robert Fitoussi on January 1, 1947 in Menzel Bourguiba, Tunisia) is often regarded as a one-hit wonder since he failed to repeat the success of his 1982 monster hit "Words" that topped the charts in a dozen European countries and even peaked at number two in Great Britain. He began his career in the early '70s as a guitarist for Vangelis and later, he was the lead vocalist in the French rock band Les Variations…
Miles Davis was a towering a figure in the world of Jazz music throughout his long recording and performing career, playing the trumpet like no one else could. His significance can never be understated and his artistry is as crucial to the development of Jazz as was the great Louis Armstrong. Davis laid the foundation for musical innovation to expand beyond it's perceived boundaries through his sheer genius and attention to every detail of a performance. These two discs document his final concert performance before his tragic passing. 'The Man With The Horn' was clearly not ready to go as he valiantly fought against the HIV disease that robbed him of life. To the end, his artistry ever evolving and not to be missed.
At times overly smooth and straying a bit too close to mindless acid jazz, Braddell's solo debut nonetheless carries promising weight, with detailed ambient and dub textures filling out opium-inspired slow-breaks and begging deep, reclined (and, as the title implies, singular) listening. The domestic Shadow reissue adds a second CD of remixes and bonus tracks.