Miles Davis - Olympia 11 Octobre 1960, Part 2 (1999)

• Title: Olympia 11 Octobre 1960, Part 2
  
• Year Of Release: 1999
  
• Label: Trema [710579]
  
• Genre: Jazz
  
• Quality: FLAC (*tracks + .cue, log, scans)
  
• Total Time: 00:58:22
  
• Total Size: 379 mb (+3%rec.)
  
• WebSite: Album Preview
  

So now we know what Miles was talking about. Sonny's musical style–about melodic "formulas" and rhythmic/harmonic "closure"–is clearly "wrong" for Miles, but not necessarily for Sonny. On all of the tunes, including the modal "So What," Sonny "locks" into the time, much like a Coleman Hawkins, and plays within the harmonies of the tune, coming back to the tonic note at every opportunity. Miles if anything overplays, as though he's determined to rub Sonny's nose in the new music until he gets it. Sonny will have none of it. He counter-punches with his very best shots, exhausting the melodic/harmonic vocabulary inherited from Bird and Diz. The result is a dazzling display of disparate pyrotechnics–perhaps the last time Miles would play this aggressively on record. For my money, this quintet is more exciting, perhaps even breath-taking, than the Shorter-Hancock-Carter-Williams unit that would soon succeed it.

A few caveats: there's considerable audio distortion, especially of the trumpet. And of course this is not an album for anyone who is just beginning a Miles collection. But for certain saxophonists I know and perhaps careful listeners who are knowledgeable about styles and traditions, this rare album will be an endlessly fascinating if not essential addition to a vital jazz collection.


Tracks:

01 - Walkin'
02 - If I Were A Bell
03 - Fran Dance
04 - Two Bass Hit
05 - All Of You
06 - So What
07 - The Theme

Personnel:

Miles Davis - trumpet
Sonny Stitt - tenor sax
Wynton Kelly - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Jimmy Cobb - drums

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