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  3. Miles Davis: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3

    in New Releases

    Posted · Edited by GregK

    15 hours ago, BFrank said:

    The SF Chronicle has a weekly piece called "Chronicle Classic" where they re-print a column from the past. This one, in last Sunday's paper, is particularly appropriate for this topic!
    Trumpet sorcery by Miles Davis, Ralph J. Gleason, 1970

    These two paragraphs from the end are especially interesting:
    In the dressing room, I asked, “You gonna play another set?” He looked at me. “After THAT?” he said. Bill Graham said, “That one set was better than all four at the Fillmore East.” Miles smiled. “I know it,” he said.

    The Prince of Darkness had taken the Fillmore in his silent way on his own trip to his own special land. It was a remarkable achievement and it was remarkable music. “Columbia should have taped it,” Miles said. “I taped it,” Bill Graham said. “I tape everything.” So maybe it won’t be lost.

     

    how did Graham tape everything? did he have equipment at the soundboard, or did he mean a personal recorder?

  5. King Crimson

    in Live Shows & Festivals

    Posted

    I'm not that excited by this nostalgia version of Crimson. After years of consistently pushing forward, it seems like they are stalled in the past now. It was exciting 3 years ago when they first did this, but now, it's more of the same with nothing new. And I find the saxophone really doesn't fit well in most of the songs they are doing. VROOOM and Level Five sound a little too "yakety-sax" for me

  15. ***King Crimson Corner***

    in Artists

    Posted

    On 4/27/2016 at 7:30 AM, 7/4 said:

    I've been digging the new Live in Toronto lately, what a great album, with the three drummers and Mel Collins. I like his bari on the newer tunes.

    Also checking out Gavin Harrison albums Drop and Circles. Canterbury vocals (some may think not) by the mysterious 05Ric. I like it.


     

    I don't think I like Mel's saxophone on the newer material, like Level 5 and especially VROOOM. Really has a yakety-sax feel to it. Just completely out of place on those songs. Not the biggest fan of Jakko's voice, either.

    Glad they're back, though.

  17. Washington, DC folks, what's the best way to get to the Naval Academy in Annapolis?

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted

    Yeah, the MARC train would only take you to Bowie, I think, and that's probably the closest you'll get using public transportation. The area is served well if you need to get to the immediate DC suburbs, or between DC and Baltimore. Anything west or east of that immediate corridor and you're on your own.

    I was just in Baltimore a few weeks ago, and used the Light Rail and MARC train to get from my hotel in Baltimore to my next hotel in DC. I had never realized (or maybe just never checked) just how close they are. Took about 45 min or so to go from Baltimore to DC. 

    No idea about record stores in DC, although I did see a FYE in Union Station!

  23. Miles Davis: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4

    in New Releases

    Posted

    I am glad I'm not a record producer etc.--you can hardly please anyone at all these days, so much negativity.

    You know, no one was complaining in this thread about the other material not being present. It was more a question out of curiosity. I asked were other Newport sets also recorded. Go back and read the post. Not sure where you're perceiving all the "negativity".

  24. Miles Davis: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4

    in New Releases

    Posted

    Re the "On The Corner" box set, I haven't downloaded it because I want the booklet.  I like the chronological narratives, and need the shifting cast of musicians.

    if you're expecting anything useful out of the booklet besides the listing of musicians, you will be disappointed. 

     

    I haven't made it past disc 3 of the Newport set yet, but I'm glad it's all in one place despite the presence of previously released material. Were other Newport appearances by Miles recorded too? Is this set all there is?

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