The Unassailable Miles Davis, or, To Know Him Is To Love Him

That trumpet case is such a flex--just went through my old CD-Rs a couple nights ago and was v glad to find my burned copies on the Complete On The Corner; going to find some quarantime to put in the work

That’d be Newton Free, GMBB.

Hah, we borrowed the same copy! I made a playlist of my favorite bonus bits from the box, still not sure I need it all, my picks:
One And One (unedited master) - not the same song!
Jabali
The Hen
Peace
Mr. Foster
Hip-Skip
What They Do

It makes a perfect companion to OTC with a similar feel.

Thanks for the revive, this is great news. Would love to get the 65-68 box (and maybe the OTC one too).

Is it all of them? I don’t see Cellar Door in there (which is another I’d consider).

Why the fuck did they wait for a global pandemic/economic meltdown to do this?

no plugged nickle from what i can see

i just got the Bitches Brew box set last year (the long tall one). for some reason i was under the impression that OtC was the only OOP studio box? maybe just because i don't think i ever saw it in an actual physical store

in a silent way box i listen to all the frickin time

The Cellar Door and Plugged Nickel boxes have never been reissued since they came out.

The On The Corner box was the only one of the Complete ... Sessions sets they allowed to go out of print.

Yeah, I think the other ones can be picked up p easily in used CD shops across the country

the 65-68 second great quintet box is fantastic — though it does throw into relief how well sequenced the original albums actually were.

Plugged Nickel comes in 7 and 8 disc versions - the latter has an extra gig?

Listening to Workin' today, and it's beautiful and perfect

Plugged Nickel comes in 7 and 8 disc versions - the latter has an extra gig?

Nope; it was a Japan-only release in 1992 and several tracks were edited by two or three minutes so that the second set would fit on a single CD. In the 8CD box, it's split across two discs.

quality discographical info, thanks

Is the 15% discount applying for anyone ordering one of the Complete Sessions? It's saying it's applied but I'm not seeing it deduct anything and there is a caveat that "Some exclusions may apply including media" ...

Welp, sounds like pre-orders aren't eligible for some reason according to the email. Boo.

Can someone help me out by identifying this woman? This is from near the end of the American Masters documentary. I need her name for something. I'm sure she's identified earlier in the film, but I don't want to rewatch the whole thing right now.

https://phildellio.tripod.com/birth.JPG

(Terribly photographed with a camera, because you can't take screenshots from Netflix.)

Is it Frances Taylor? I feel like she was interviewed quite a bit in that.

She is, but it's not her (she appears directly after that scene and is identified). I think I'll have to watch the film again--my friend, who interviewed Davis in the late '80s, wasn't sure either. They must identify her earlier in the film.

Marguerite Cantu

Yes! Many thanks.

"Bess, You Is My Woman Now," right now on local station: arrangement briefly intros Miles and then disappears, staying out of his way (thanks, Gil). Living breathing solo.

Or I should say the melodic statement is the solo, and vice versa. Wow.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CtHljmUJxKM/

Jack DeJohnette’s Tribute to Miles Davis & More
AUGUST 9, 2023 @ 7:30pm

Performers:
Jack DeJohnette
Will Calhoun
Vernon Reid
Don Byron
George Colligan
Luisito Quintero
Matt Garrison

Plus:
Very Special Guests to be announced August 7, 2023.
Who might they be? Well… there’s a reason we need a 1,500 seat theatre!

Ticket Link

You might want to grab your tickets before August 7th…
Once we announce, those remaining seats will go Light Speed!!

Let’s Goooo!!! 🎉🙌🙏❤️

In terms of Miles's best known collaborators, I'm guessing maybe Dave Holland, who has some shows in NYC a week later. (He, DeJohnette and Jason Moran played an amazing show together last year in Woodstock.) Could even be Ron Carter - I don't think he has anything booked. Maybe Herbie Hancock? He's playing Newport on August 6 so he could definitely make it. John McLaughlin would be amazing - he's supposed to be retired, but I don't think a one-off performance would be out of the question.

Your comment reminded me about a question that entered my head yesterday: What kind of guitar was John McLaughlin using on IASW?

This thread claims it's a Duo-Sonic, citing compelling evidence from Robben Ford. There's also this picture of JM with Tony Williams:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dVPBBf9Ti6M/TRJIDo5T5PI/AAAAAAAAAIU/k7Yh8hr_2Vo/s1600/Lifetime+7.JPG

on the other hand:

You played an acoustic with Lifetime?!

In the beginning, but it was tough because Tony's such a powerful drummer and Larry was pulling these weird sounds out of the organ. It was loud and sometimes would start to feedback, and it's hard to play when the guitar is freaking out. But, for example, [Davis'] In A Silent Way -- that's a Hummingbird, just a pure acoustic with a pickup.

xxp turns out the special guests are Carlos Santana and Cindy Blackman Santana.

“And more surprise guests will be joining Carlos, Cindy and Jack at the show. It’s going to be an amazing night at UPAC!”

To this day I still check the official store hoping for a miracle restock of the On the Corner sessions box. Still haunts me that I missed the brief window they came up for sale again a few years ago.

I stupidly passed on them that time.

I don't need the fancy box or anything, but man I would love a repress.