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Columbia's continuing summation of the career of Miles Davis through lavish box-set reissues resumed in 1998 with The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions, a four-disc set including all the music from the original 1970 double-album Bitches Brew plus over two additional hours of music from the six-month period during which the album was recorded. (Some of those tracks were previously released on compilations like Big Fun and Circle in the Round, but almost one-third of the material lay unissued until this release.) The music is simply fabulous -- the simultaneous birth and peak of jazz-rock/fusion, with a host of major players (John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jack DeJohnette) and many innovations. There is a bit more evidence of tape hiss than in Columbia's last American remastering of the album, but the revelations of depth and timbre more than make up for it. Though the unreleased selections are distinctly inferior to those released on Bitches Brew, "Yaphet," "Corrado," and "Trevere" are intriguing jam sessions that reveal much about the creative process between Davis and producer Teo Macero during recording. Unlike Columbia's previous sets in the series (one treating Miles' period of collaboration with Gil Evans and one featuring the music of his second classic quintet), the Bitches Brew sessions lend themselves well to a box set of this type -- presenting the music in chronological order does no harm to original LP configurations as it did on previous sets, and the music here is another glowing testament to Miles' importance to the development of jazz in 1969, as in 1949.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Dave Holland, Bass - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Jack DeJohnette, Drums - Chick Corea, Piano - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Mark Wilder, Re-Mixer - Harvey Brooks, Acoustic Bass - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Bob Beldon, Re-Issue Producer - LARRY YOUNG, Piano - Michael Cuscuna, Executive Producer - Joe Zawinul, Composer - Joe Zawinul, Lyricist - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Don Alias, Congas - Stan Tonkel, Recording Engineer - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Teo Macero, Producer - Lenny White, Drums - Jumma Santos (Jim Riley), Shaker - Frank Laico, Recording Engineer -
Originally Released 1970 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Dave Holland, Bass - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Jack DeJohnette, Drums - Chick Corea, Piano - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Mark Wilder, Re-Mixer - Harvey Brooks, Acoustic Bass - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Bob Beldon, Re-Issue Producer - Michael Cuscuna, Executive Producer - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Don Alias, Congas - Stan Tonkel, Recording Engineer - Miles Davis, Composer - Miles Davis, Lyricist - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Teo Macero, Producer - Lenny White, Drums - Jumma Santos (Jim Riley), Shaker - Frank Laico, Recording Engineer -
Originally Released 1970 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Dave Holland, Bass - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Jack DeJohnette, Drums - Chick Corea, Piano - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Mark Wilder, Re-Mixer - Harvey Brooks, Acoustic Bass - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Bob Beldon, Re-Issue Producer - LARRY YOUNG, Piano - Michael Cuscuna, Executive Producer - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Don Alias, Congas - Stan Tonkel, Recording Engineer - Miles Davis, Composer - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Teo Macero, Producer - Lenny White, Drums - Jumma Santos (Jim Riley), Shaker - Frank Laico, Recording Engineer -
Originally Released 1970 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Harvey Brooks, Acoustic Bass - Don Alias, Congas - Lenny White, Drums - Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Dave Holland, Bass - Teo Macero, Producer - Chick Corea, Piano - Bob Beldon, Re-Issue Producer - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Jack DeJohnette, Drums - M. Davis, Lyricist - M. Davis, Composer - Jumma Santos (Jim Riley), Shaker - Michael Cuscuna, Executive Producer - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - John McLaughlin, Guitar -
Originally Released 1970. All rights reserved by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
DISC 2
Harvey Brooks, Acoustic Bass - Don Alias, Drums - Lenny White, Percussion - Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Dave Holland, Acoustic Bass - Chick Corea, Piano - Teo Macero, Producer - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Jack DeJohnette, Drums - Jumma Santos (Jim Riley), Congas - M. Davis, Lyricist - M. Davis, Composer - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - John McLaughlin, Guitar -
1970 Originally Recorded 1969. All rights reserved by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Don Alias, Congas - Dave Holland, Bass - Teo Macero, Producer - Chick Corea, Piano - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Wayne Shorter, Composer - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Jack DeJohnette, Drums - Jumma Santos (Jim Riley), Shaker - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet -
Originally Released 1970 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Billy Cobham, Drums - Billy Cobham, Triangle - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Airto Moreira, Percussion - Rob Schwartz, Mixing Engineer - Rob Schwartz, Mastering Engineer - Steve Grossman, Soprano Saxophone - Chick Corea, Piano - Mark Wilder, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Herbie Hancock, Piano - Harvey Brooks, Acoustic Bass - Bob Beldon, Re-Issue Producer - Bihari Sharma, Percussion - Michael Cuscuna, Executive Producer - Joe Zawinul, Composer - Joe Zawinul, Lyricist - Miles Davis, Composer - Miles Davis, Lyricist - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Teo Macero, Producer - Ron Carter, Bass - Khalil Balakrishna, Sitar - Franck Laico, Engineer -
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Dave Holland, Bass - Jack DeJohnette, Drums - Chick Corea, Piano - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Mark Wilder, Re-Mixer - Harvey Brooks, Acoustic Bass - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Bob Beldon, Re-Issue Producer - Michael Cuscuna, Executive Producer - Joe Zawinul, Composer - Joe Zawinul, Lyricist - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Don Alias, Congas - Stan Tonkel, Recording Engineer - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Teo Macero, Producer - Lenny White, Drums - Jumma Santos (Jim Riley), Shaker - Frank Laico, Recording Engineer -
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Billy Cobham, Drums - Billy Cobham, Triangle - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Airto Moreira, Percussion - Rob Schwartz, Mixing Engineer - Rob Schwartz, Mastering Engineer - Steve Grossman, Soprano Saxophone - Chick Corea, Piano - Mark Wilder, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Herbie Hancock, Piano - Harvey Brooks, Acoustic Bass - Bob Beldon, Re-Issue Producer - Bihari Sharma, Percussion - Michael Cuscuna, Executive Producer - Miles Davis, Composer - Miles Davis, Lyricist - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Teo Macero, Producer - Ron Carter, Bass - Khalil Balakrishna, Sitar - Franck Laico, Engineer -
Originally Recorded 1969 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Billy Cobham, Drums - Billy Cobham, Triangle - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Airto Moreira, Percussion - Rob Schwartz, Mixing Engineer - Rob Schwartz, Mastering Engineer - Steve Grossman, Soprano Saxophone - Chick Corea, Piano - Mark Wilder, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Herbie Hancock, Piano - Harvey Brooks, Acoustic Bass - Bob Beldon, Re-Issue Producer - Bihari Sharma, Percussion - Michael Cuscuna, Executive Producer - Miles Davis, Composer - Miles Davis, Lyricist - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Teo Macero, Producer - Ron Carter, Bass - Khalil Balakrishna, Sitar - Franck Laico, Engineer -
Originally Recorded 1969 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
DISC 3
Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Larry Young, Organ - Larry Young, Celesta - Billy Cobham, Drums - Dave Holland, Bass - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Jack DeJohnette, Drums - Steve Grossman, Soprano Saxophone - Chick Corea, Piano - Harvey Brooks, Bass - Seth Foster, Re-Mastering Engineer - Bob Beldon, Re-Issue Producer - Bihari Sharma, Tambura - Michael Cuscuna, Executive Producer - Russ Payne, Mixing Engineer - Stan Tonkel, Engineer - Miles Davis, Composer - Miles Davis, Lyricist - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Teo Macero, Producer - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Stan Weiss, Mixing Engineer - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Khalil Balakrishna, Sitar - John Guerriere, Mixing Engineer - Frank Laico, Engineer -
Originally Recorded 1969 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Larry Young, Organ - Larry Young, Celesta - Billy Cobham, Drums - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Dave Holland, Bass - Jack DeJohnette, Drums - Steve Grossman, Soprano Saxophone - Chick Corea, Piano - Harvey Brooks, Bass - Seth Foster, Re-Mastering Engineer - Bob Beldon, Re-Issue Producer - Bihari Sharma, Tambura - Michael Cuscuna, Executive Producer - Russ Payne, Mixing Engineer - Stan Tonkel, Engineer - Miles Davis, Composer - Miles Davis, Lyricist - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Teo Macero, Producer - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Stan Weiss, Mixing Engineer - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Khalil Balakrishna, Sitar - John Guerriere, Mixing Engineer - Frank Laico, Engineer -
Originally Recorded 1969 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Larry Young, Organ - Larry Young, Celesta - Billy Cobham, Drums - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Dave Holland, Bass - Jack DeJohnette, Drums - Steve Grossman, Soprano Saxophone - Chick Corea, Piano - Harvey Brooks, Bass - Seth Foster, Re-Mastering Engineer - Bob Beldon, Re-Issue Producer - Bihari Sharma, Tambura - Michael Cuscuna, Executive Producer - Russ Payne, Mixing Engineer - Stan Tonkel, Engineer - Miles Davis, Composer - Miles Davis, Lyricist - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Teo Macero, Producer - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Stan Weiss, Mixing Engineer - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Khalil Balakrishna, Sitar - John Guerriere, Mixing Engineer - Frank Laico, Engineer -
Originally Recorded 1969 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Larry Young, Organ - Larry Young, Celesta - Billy Cobham, Drums - Dave Holland, Bass - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Jack DeJohnette, Drums - Steve Grossman, Soprano Saxophone - Chick Corea, Piano - Harvey Brooks, Bass - Seth Foster, Re-Mastering Engineer - Bob Beldon, Re-Issue Producer - Bihari Sharma, Tambura - Michael Cuscuna, Executive Producer - Russ Payne, Mixing Engineer - Stan Tonkel, Engineer - Miles Davis, Composer - Miles Davis, Lyricist - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Teo Macero, Producer - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Stan Weiss, Mixing Engineer - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Khalil Balakrishna, Sitar - John Guerriere, Mixing Engineer - Frank Laico, Engineer -
Originally Released 1970 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Billy Cobham, Drums - Billy Cobham, Triangle - Franck Laico, Engineer - Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Mark Wilder, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Dave Holland, Bass - Chick Corea, Piano - Airto Moreira, Percussion - Teo Macero, Producer - Steve Grossman, Soprano Saxophone - Bob Beldon, Re-Issue Producer - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Khalil Balakrishna, Sitar - Michael Cuscuna, Executive Producer - Rob Schwartz, Mixing Engineer - Rob Schwartz, Mastering Engineer - Miles Davis, Composer - Miles Davis, Lyricist - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - John McLaughlin, Guitar -
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Billy Cobham, Drums - Billy Cobham, Triangle - Franck Laico, Engineer - Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Mark Wilder, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Dave Holland, Bass - Chick Corea, Piano - Airto Moreira, Percussion - Teo Macero, Producer - David Crosby, Composer - David Crosby, Lyricist - Steve Grossman, Soprano Saxophone - Bob Beldon, Re-Issue Producer - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Khalil Balakrishna, Sitar - Michael Cuscuna, Executive Producer - Rob Schwartz, Mixing Engineer - Rob Schwartz, Mastering Engineer - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - John McLaughlin, Guitar -
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
DISC 4
Billy Cobham, Drums - Stan Tonkel, Recording Engineer - Frank Laico, Recording Engineer - Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Dave Holland, Acoustic Bass - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Mark Wilder, Re-Mixer - Chick Corea, Piano - Airto Moreira, Percussion - Teo Macero, Producer - Bob Beldon, Re-Issue Producer - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Wayne Shorter, Composer - Wayne Shorter, Lyricist - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Jack DeJohnette, Drums - Michael Cuscuna, Executive Producer - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - John McLaughlin, Guitar -
Originally Recorded 1970 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Billy Cobham, Drums - Stan Tonkel, Recording Engineer - Frank Laico, Recording Engineer - Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Mark Wilder, Re-Mixer - Dave Holland, Acoustic Bass - Chick Corea, Piano - Airto Moreira, Percussion - Teo Macero, Producer - Bob Beldon, Re-Issue Producer - Joe Zawinul, Composer - Joe Zawinul, Lyricist - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Jack DeJohnette, Drums - Michael Cuscuna, Executive Producer - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - John McLaughlin, Guitar -
Originally Recorded 1970 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Josef Zawinul, Composer - Josef Zawinul, Lyricist - Billy Cobham, Triangle - Dave Holland, Acoustic Bass - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Airto Moreira, Percussion - Jack DeJohnette, Drums - Chick Corea, Piano - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Seth Foster, Re-Mastering Engineer - Bob Beldon, Re-Issue Producer - Michael Cuscuna, Executive Producer - Russ Payne, Mixing Engineer - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Stan Tonkel, Engineer - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Teo Macero, Producer - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Stan Weiss, Mixing Engineer - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - John Guerriere, Mixing Engineer - Frank Laico, Engineer -
Orig. Rec. 1970, Orig. Rel. 1998 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Billy Cobham, Triangle - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Airto Moreira, Percussion - Dave Holland, Acoustic Bass - Jack DeJohnette, Drums - Chick Corea, Piano - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Seth Foster, Re-Mastering Engineer - Bob Beldon, Re-Issue Producer - Michael Cuscuna, Executive Producer - Russ Payne, Mixing Engineer - Joe Zawinul, Composer - Joe Zawinul, Lyricist - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Stan Tonkel, Engineer - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Teo Macero, Producer - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Stan Weiss, Mixing Engineer - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - John Guerriere, Mixing Engineer - Frank Laico, Engineer -
Originally Recorded 1970 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Billy Cobham, Triangle - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Airto Moreira, Percussion - Dave Holland, Acoustic Bass - Jack DeJohnette, Drums - Chick Corea, Piano - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Seth Foster, Re-Mastering Engineer - Bob Beldon, Re-Issue Producer - Michael Cuscuna, Executive Producer - Russ Payne, Mixing Engineer - Joe Zawinul, Composer - Joe Zawinul, Lyricist - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Stan Tonkel, Engineer - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Teo Macero, Producer - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Stan Weiss, Mixing Engineer - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - John Guerriere, Mixing Engineer - Frank Laico, Engineer -
Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Columbia's continuing summation of the career of Miles Davis through lavish box-set reissues resumed in 1998 with The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions, a four-disc set including all the music from the original 1970 double-album Bitches Brew plus over two additional hours of music from the six-month period during which the album was recorded. (Some of those tracks were previously released on compilations like Big Fun and Circle in the Round, but almost one-third of the material lay unissued until this release.) The music is simply fabulous -- the simultaneous birth and peak of jazz-rock/fusion, with a host of major players (John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jack DeJohnette) and many innovations. There is a bit more evidence of tape hiss than in Columbia's last American remastering of the album, but the revelations of depth and timbre more than make up for it. Though the unreleased selections are distinctly inferior to those released on Bitches Brew, "Yaphet," "Corrado," and "Trevere" are intriguing jam sessions that reveal much about the creative process between Davis and producer Teo Macero during recording. Unlike Columbia's previous sets in the series (one treating Miles' period of collaboration with Gil Evans and one featuring the music of his second classic quintet), the Bitches Brew sessions lend themselves well to a box set of this type -- presenting the music in chronological order does no harm to original LP configurations as it did on previous sets, and the music here is another glowing testament to Miles' importance to the development of jazz in 1969, as in 1949.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 4 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 04:24:29
- Main artists: Miles Davis
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Jazz
Originally Recorded 1969, 1970, Originally Released 1970, 1971, (P) 1974, 1979, 1998 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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