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Bitches Brew [Remaster]

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Bitches Brew [Remaster]

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Well, it's nice to hear the music again. When/if I can, that is. THIS CD SEEMS TO HAVE SOME KIND OF COPY PROTECTION THAT PREVENTS MY COMPUTER FROM READING IT HALF THE TIME. I am not amused by these shenanigans. I have two very good quality CD drives, by the way, it's not a hardware problem. Buyer beware.

Actually, I am thinking about requesting an RMA. It is not marked in the description anywhere that this CD contains copy protection. When I told the computer to autoplay the disk, it even tried to install some software on my machine. Thanks I don't need a rootkit virus.

The music's great though, if you like this kind of jazz. I just managed to get it to play for the second time.

1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Description

Among the most controversial recordings in the history of jazz, BITCHES BREW was Miles Davis' shot across the bow of jazz insularity, a bold statement about jazz's ability to draw upon elements of popular culture, without mitigating its spirit of spontaneous invention. Much as Ornette Coleman's THE SHAPE OF JAZZ TO COME set a new standard for harmonic and melodic freedom a decade before, BITCHES BREW signaled a sea change in jazz.

Davis became a lightning rod for jazz's transformation, by mixing the best elements of '60s free jazz with dancing funk rhythms, electric rock textures, blues phrasing and his own breakthroughs in harmony and modality. Davis employed the Electric Flag's Harvey Brooks to double up with upright bassist Dave Holland on the Fender bass, and he is the modal heartbeat of every tune, freeing up the multiple drummers and keyboardists to weave a complex polytonal/polyrhythmic web of volatile chords and colliding rhythms.

Joe Zawinul's "Pharaoh's Dance" and Davis' "Bitches Brew" treat their multiple themes in a ritualistic manner, as several strata of voices engage the lead melody in exciting exchanges. "Spanish Key" offers a thrilling sense of tension and release, as the trumpeter navigates a "Sex Machine"-styled vamp with a terse, brilliantly constructed solo, revelling in his new guitar-like phrasing. "John McLaughlin" is Davis' tribute to the innovative guitarist; "Miles Runs The Voodoo Down" is a spooky, visceral melange of funk, blues and third world sources; and Shorter's "Sanctuary" is a moody ballad that builds to a fever pitch. The savage emotional power of BITCHES BREW and Davis' subsequent recordings cries out for a fresh critical reassessment.

What the critics say...

Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.118) - Ranked #94 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "...The word 'fusion' was never big enough to describe the visceral thrill of these explosive studio explorations and the pioneering tape-edit wizardry of producer Ted Macero..."
Rolling Stone (5/28/70, p.50) - "...Miles' music continues to grow in its beauty, subtlety and sheer magnificence...these chaps have discovered a new way to cook..."
Q (4/99, p.128) - Included in Q's "Best Jazz Albums of All Time."

Track Listing:

Disc 1:
  1. Pharaoh's Dance
  2. Bitches Brew
Disc 2:
  1. Spanish Key
  2. John McLaughlin
  3. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
  4. Sanctuary
  5. Feio - (bonus track)
Release date Australia
June 8th, 1999
Artist
Label
Legacy Recordings
Number of Discs
2
Original Release Year
1969
Box Dimensions (mm)
125x140x30
UPC
5099746060220
Product ID
1526995

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