FEATURED CD - Miles Davis : Bitches Brew

[GuitarGeek]

All i know about this matter is what's printed in the booklet in the Bootleg Series Fillmore East release.There is(apparently),some distortion on the earlier concert tapes from "It's About That Time",but i don't recall any comment about the unreleased tapes being unusable(if there are words to that effect written elsewhere i haven't seen them).

"It's About That Time" sounds fine to me, LOUD but fine.

Well, I guess I'm misinterpreting the "some distortion" comment, then. (shrug)

[chavo6]

BB was the 2nd Miles album I heard ( after 'Decoy'). To me, BB is everything that has been written about it: quiet and explosive, far-out and funky ... A desert island disk for me.

[jcarr73729]

I was too young to be part of the IASW and BB releases. I only got caught up in the MD off-shoots like MO, RTF, WR and other acolytes when I was a teenager in the mid 1970's. It was some years later before I took in Miles' 'electric' recordings, and I've been a big fan ever since. I rarely listen to his pre-IASW recordings any more, and for me BB is a fantastic album in its own right, but even better when the 'complete' boxed set is unleashed.

[Blah_Blah_Woof_Woof]

BB is a fantastic album in its own right, but even better when the 'complete' boxed set is unleashed.

Please expand on this. I am genuinely interested.

[MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER]

though I generally do not like studio recorded Jazz, I actually enjoy the sprawl that is on the BBBox

there's a lot of peaceful stuff on there that relaxes me

[chalkpie]

2014 eh? Wow.

Been hitting this again ('99 CD remaster/remix?) Sony Legacy. Some REAL tripped out keyboard shit on Pharaoh's Dance and Bitches Brew! A kaleidoscope of colors running around your ears. Miles also does the lick of his lifetime in Miles Runs the Voodoo Down, about 2+ min in....totally unreal. This is pretty deep shit for me and I totally love it.

[Progatron]

2014 eh? Wow.

Been hitting this again ('99 CD remaster/remix?) Sony Legacy. Some REAL tripped out keyboard shit on Pharaoh's Dance and Bitches Brew! A kaleidoscope of colors running around your ears. Miles also does the lick of his lifetime in Miles Runs the Voodoo Down, about 2+ min in....totally unreal. This is pretty deep shit for me and I totally love it.

I hear that. It's a wondrous journey, this album. I love getting lost in it. I still don't have the complete box discussed earlier in this thread (8 years ago!) but in that time I have picked up the complete In A Silent Way box (excellent), and the complete On The Corner sessions in the embossed metal box (outstanding).

[chalkpie]

I hear that. It's a wondrous journey, this album. I love getting lost in it. I still don't have the complete box discussed earlier in this thread (8 years ago!) but in that time I have picked up the complete In A Silent Way box (excellent), and the complete On The Corner sessions in the embossed metal box (outstanding).

I think its becoming my fav Miles album, and I love a chunk of his works, especially the 50's and then the 2nd Great Quintet, plus the crazy 70s. But Bitches hits the essence of Miles exploring but also reaching a brilliant destination. I know Teo Macero deserves accolades too as he was a major creative force. I'm toying with a vinyl pressing but I need to get the right one, and it gets pricey quickly.

[the winter tree]

I'm not a huge jazz fan, but I have loved this album since I was a teen.

[aith01]

I think its becoming my fav Miles album, and I love a chunk of his works, especially the 50's and then the 2nd Great Quintet, plus the crazy 70s. But Bitches hits the essence of Miles exploring but also reaching a brilliant destination. I know Teo Macero deserves accolades too as he was a major creative force. I'm toying with a vinyl pressing but I need to get the right one, and it gets pricey quickly.

I've bought Bitches Brew -- twice actually, in different deluxe editions -- and have listened to it a few times. But I still don't feel like I know it very well. I want to get better acquainted with it. It is a real trip though. I think I may queue this one up tonight.

Recently got the Live-Evil turquoise LP set (RSD release) and have listened to that one too. What an incredible creative period that was.

[chalkpie]

I've bought Bitches Brew -- twice actually, in different deluxe editions -- and have listened to it a few times. But I still don't feel like I know it very well. I want to get better acquainted with it. It is a real trip though. I think I may queue this one up tonight.

Recently got the Live-Evil turquoise LP set (RSD release) and have listened to that one too. What an incredible creative period that was.

Wow, you have the goods over there! It's a wild ride for sure, I suggest going in with maybe a tune per day or just maybe not the whole enchilada in one sitting. I love it more virtually every time I play it!

[pb2015]

I'm toying with a vinyl pressing but I need to get the right one, and it gets pricey quickly.

I got an early 70's pressing around 25 years ago, when you could still get that sort of LP for a fairly low price. That may be my answer to the proverbial "what record would you grab if your house was on fire?" question.

[chalkpie]

I got an early 70's pressing around 25 years ago, when you could still get that sort of LP for a fairly low price. That may be my answer to the proverbial "what record would you grab if your house was on fire?" question.

Awesome. And jealous.

[Zappathustra]

A top 10 album of all time for me.

[IMWeasel]

Awesome album! I definitely need to get this on vinyl at some point.

[nosebone]

I just put the BB box set on my phone for the car.

Totally authentic and inspired music

[chalkpie]

OK, besides some FZ lps, I found a Canadian pressing of BB yesterday. It's a 1978 reissue in gorgeous condition (VG+ bordering on NM) for $30. I figured a new digital copy costs even more, and an original is well over $100 at least, but this is fully analog. So I'll report back....

[Progatron]

OK, besides some FZ lps, I found a Canadian pressing of BB yesterday. It's a 1978 reissue in gorgeous condition (VG+ bordering on NM) for $30. I figured a new digital copy costs even more, and an original is well over $100 at least, but this is fully analog. So I'll report back....

Nice! Only one copy of that edition on Discogs right now, for $69 (Cdn) before shipping. So provided it plays clean, you got yourself a deal.

[Dan Marsh]

My first jazz album!