Received tonight the DVD of Miles' performance at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival, shot by the same crew that did Jethro Tull and, well, all of the festival. Miles plays one continuous 38-minute set drawn from parts and pieces of Bitches Brew, which was released nine months earlier.
The DVD is filled out with contemporary (2003) interviews with almost all members of the band, and they all speak with reverence of their time with Miles. There's over two hours of material on the disc, all of it very informative and entertaining. There are even more interviews with Miles himself, given at various stages of his career, than I thought existed.
Sound quality is stunningly good. Hard to believe it's 1970. The bass in particular is deep and powerful but with enough high end to pick up finger noise. Absolutely top notch sound.
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