Miles Electric: A Different Kind Of Blue jazz article by Mark Sabbatini, published on December 14, 2004 at All About Jazz. Find more DVD/Film Reviews articles. Miles Davis Miles Electric: a Different Kind of Blue Read the Miles Davis: Miles Electric - A Different Kind of Blue movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. When he released Bitches Brew in 1970, Miles Davis opened up a new angle to jazz which stirred up emotions like no other record before. Doc - Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue Great look at when Miles Davis turned the jazz world on its ear by taking an entirely new direction with his music and. Miles Davis: Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue . Davis’ septet (Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Dave Holland, Jack De. Johnette, Gary Bartz, and Airto Moreira)—sandwiched between frivolity (Tiny Tim) and brilliance (Joni Mitchell)—would take this golden opportunity to boost jazz’s public profile in a mere 3. Some argue that this engorged profile came at the steep price of jazz’s integrity, for Davis was playing the strange fusion that he had unveiled four months earlier with Bitches Brew. Bitches Brew, a record that took the repetitive haze of In a Silent Way and turned it into a seminal nightmare, is undoubtedly the most fiercely debated jazz release in modern history. Its unholy marriage of There’s a Riot Goin’ On sludge- funk, rock’s bombastic backbeats, and jazz’s reeling improvisation bitterly split the jazz community down the middle. The majority of jeers came from journalists like Ralph Gleason and Martin Williams, past defenders of Davis’ music. They found Davis’ new “directions in music” offensive to the jazz idiom, a banal sorcery conjured by a turncoat. Gleason even accused Davis and his producer Teo Macero of killing jazz music. Title: Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue (2004) 8 /10. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue is a 2004 DVD presenting footage of Miles Davis' performance at the British Isle of Wight Festival on August 29, 1970. Miles Electric A Different Kind Of Blue Eagle Vision. Contains his entire Isle of Wight performance from 1970 as well as a. Miles Davis Miles Electric A Different Kind of Blue torrent. Information about the torrent Miles Davis Miles Electric A Different Kind of Blue. A torrent file stores. 4pcs LM8SUU 8mm Linear Ball Bearing Bush Bushing 8*15*17mm for DIA. 8mm linear shaft rod DIY CNC review -454924. Bitches Brew was the bloody murder weapon. The evidence: enforcements of single chord vamps; dense, jumbled movement of multiple instruments at once; effect- laden instruments; and—most infuriatingly to critics—the heavy edits (Macero spliced and diced the double album from almost nine hours of tapes). Even members of Davis’ groups, including Corea, Jarrett, and Herbie Hancock, were initially taken aback by Davis’ insistence that they play electric pianos and synthesizers instead of acoustic instruments. That Bitches Brew was so successful (it sold over 5. It was Davis’ most difficult, inaccessible release to date, one that turned off as many people as it turned on. It’s easy to see why the psychedelic rock camp embraced it as one of its own, for the swirling, spaced- out jams had little in common with traditional jazz. But did Davis sell out? If you define a sell- out as one who compromises all artistic integrity to create something he doesn’t believe in for monetary gain, then no. Davis himself admitted that he had had it with jazz’s status quo, could play standards in his sleep, and was actively looking for a challenge. Bitches Brew is about as subjective as music appreciation gets, but its greatest asset is that it sounds like nothing else. The perpetual controversy surrounding Bitches Brew is the initial focus of Murray Lerner’s documentary Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue, now available on DVD. While Davis’ 3. 8- minute Isle of Wight performance claims the heart of the film’s two hours, it is buttressed by interviews and insight from a number of Davis’ collaborators and critics. Carlos Santana readily defends Davis’ electric period (using silly phrases like “spiritual orgasm”) while critic Stanley Crouch describes how he “altered . Guitarist Pete Cosey (who joined Davis’ band in 1. Dark Magus) clumsily argues the semantics of the word “jazz” to support Bitches Brew, but it’s people like Joni Mitchell who offer more clear indications of the record’s impact by comparing it to Bob Dylan’s much- ballyhooed electric transformation. Despite the proliferation of old concert clips and hit- and- miss discussions of Bitches Brew. Previously available in heavily edited form on Isle of Wight compilations, the 3. Over a thick, driving rock groove, keyboards emit B- movie exclamations and electronic seizures; Jarrett (the band’s true force of nature) is often caught indescribably in mid- transcendence, flailing over the white keys. Davis, wearing a bright red leather jacket and blue sequined pants, disappears and reappears, seemingly taking in all the bustling sonic crosswinds, absorbing his environment and adding pieces to the top. As the band is left to its own devices, things get nonlinear and out of hand; Davis returns to add some clarity to the proceedings with an effortless note or two. As Corea and Jarrett are intertwined in a subtle duel, Davis’ trumpet pulls them back on track, without a word or glance, and soon everyone is locked in the trance of a cascading rhythm. In the DVD’s extra interviews, Jarrett describes Davis as “the best listener who also led a band”, which perfectly encapsulates the onstage persona we’re shown. One minor complaint: occasionally, the sound falls out of sync with the picture, which is annoying but ultimately excusable. As a film, Miles Electric doesn’t engage in a satisfying flow; it begins with the interviews, touching on Davis’ rock influences, fashion, and boxing fetish, settles into the Isle of Wight set, and concludes with the interviewees performing instrumental “tributes” to Davis’ memory. Lerner sets out investigating the polarizing effect of Davis’ electric period, but lazily loses the thread to settle for reminiscences. It’s not a schizophrenic work; it’s simply not consistent from beginning to end. But for fans of Davis’ 1. Isle of Wight set alone is worth the price of admission. Love them or hate them, the events documented in Miles Electric cast giant waves upon the jazz world that would be weathered for decades to come. Zeth Lundy has been writing for Pop. Matters since 2. 00. He is the author of Songs in the Key of Life (Continuum, 2. Boston Phoenix, Metro Boston, and The Oxford American. Miles Davis: Miles Electric - A Different Kind of Blue (2. Miles Davis's performance before 6. Isle of Wight Festival was the culmination of a remarkable journey. A giant of jazz, Davis by the late '6. Jimi Hendrix's music - - he began to add electric pianos and guitars to his ensembles, incorporating rock and funk rhythms with jazz improvisations. This fusion resulted in masterworks such as 'In a Silent Way' and 'Bitches Brew.' It also resulted in controversy every bit as fierce as Dylan going electric, as musicians, critics and fans argued over the future of jazz. Murray Lerner was there, and he has brilliantly captured this amazing transitional moment in American music, adding contemporary reminiscences by musicians who were at Davis's side (Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Dave Holland, Gary Bartz, etc.) as well as others profoundly affected by his innovations (Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, Joni Mitchell). Rating: NRGenre: Documentary, Musical & Performing Arts. Directed By: In Theaters: Oct 9, 2. On DVD: Nov 1. 6, 2. Runtime. 8. 7 minutes.
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