Miles Davis - The Lost Concert (2021/FLAC)

 

The stunning double album ‘The Lost Concert’ from Miles Davis is released for the first time on 28 September 2021, the thirtieth anniversary of his death, on 2CD and digital through Sleepy Night Records. This completes the trilogy from company that brought you the Number One jazz album ‘The Lost Quintet’ followed by ‘The Lost Septet’. This stunning show was captured at La Grande Halle, La Villette, Paris, France on 10 July 1991.

Miles Davis was renowned for never revisiting the past, even though many fans, critics and concert promoters always hoped that he would. Then, in July 1991, Miles Davis did return to the past, not once, but twice. The first was two days earlier, when he had played the classic arrangements of Gil Evans from the 1950s and 1960 at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Then, Miles arrived at Paris to play this special gig. It was simply advertised as “Miles and Friends” and neither the audience, nor Miles’ band, had any idea on what they were about to witness.

Playing with Miles was an amazing roll-call of past musical associates from the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s: Chick Corea, Bill Evans, Al Foster, Steve Grossman, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, Darryl Jones, John McLaughlin, Jackie McLean, John Scofield and Joe Zawinul. Miles’ band members were Kenny Garrett, Foley, Deron Johnson, Richard Patterson and Ricky Wellman.

David Liebman, Randy Brecker, Richie Beirach, Frank Tusa & Al Foster - Mosaic Select 32: Pendulum - Live At The Village Vanguard (3 CD, 2008/FLAC)

 David Liebman's transitional album Pendulum, his first live-performance recorded effort on the Ornette Coleman-directed, John Snyder-produced Artists House label, was logically an extension of the Open Sky trio and Lookout Farm recordings he did in the earlier part of the 1970s. This three-CD set is a departure for the Mosaic Select series, in that they include the complete 1979 issued Pendulum recording, and add two further full-length, previously unissued offerings done at the Village Vanguard. The original complement of Liebman, pianist Richie Beirach, and bassist Frank Tusa had been expanded to include trumpeter Randy Brecker, and drummer Al Foster replacing Bob Moses. While mainly a blowing session on standards and removed from the improvisationally inclined smaller combos, the recording reflects Liebman's still devout lineage derived from the tenor sax of John Coltrane, while also exploring possibilities on the soprano sax that he took up, abandoned for a time, and brought back to his heart in a more enduring manner. 

• David Liebman - saxophone
• Randy Brecker - trumpet
• Richie Beirach - piano
• Frank Tusa - bass
• Al Foster - drums

1-1 Pendulum
1-2 Picadilly Lilly
1-3 Footprints

2-1 There Is No Greater Love
2-2 Solar
2-3 Picadilly Lilly
2-4 Night And Day

3-1 Blue Bossa
3-2 Well You Needn't
3-3 Bonnie's Blue
3-4 Impressions 

Miles Davis - Olympia Concerts Live (1960, 1973) [5 CD, 1999]

 

This remarkable concert at the Paris Olympia in March 1960 features the same group(less Cannonball Adderley) that recorded 'Freddie Freeloader' on Miles Davis's classic album 'Kind of Blue' a year or so earlier but they sound very different here. John Coltrane was reluctant to be part of this European tour and was anxious to leave Miles and start his own band. Despite this he's in absolutely blistering form although some members of the audience are clearly perturbed by the intensity of his playing. The recording quality is excellent and it's a mystery why this concert hasn't received more attention. ”