Miles Davis - Human Nature (from "Definite Montreux" 10 DVD Box-set)
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On 15 November 2010, Eagle Rock Entertainment release "The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux DVD Collection 1973-1991" from Miles Davis. This historically important 10 DVD set captures all of Miles Davis' performances at the renowned Montreux Jazz Festival between 1973 and 1991, the last being less than three months before his death. Boasting over 18 hours of stunning footage, this is an unparalleled archive of live Miles Davis performances and is now being released on a visual format for the first time ever. This set contains many truly unique Davis performances and the concerts are strikingly individual with extensive improvisation and frequent rearrangements.
The final concert from 1991 sees Miles Davis paying tribute to his collaborator and close find Gil Evans who had died in 1988. With Miles' philosophy of "never look back" it was extraordinary that he would agree to perform such a show and it was a truly unique occasion captured here for posterity. Miles Davis is undeniably one of the most important and successful jazz figures of the 20th century. This unrivalled DVD box set of his live performances at Montreux is a release to be truly cherished.
As well as the incredible music, the set also offers full interviews with Claude Nobs, Carlos Santana and Herbie Hancock plus shorter interviews about Miles Davis with Monty Alexander, Helen Merrill, Betty Carter, Charlie Haden, Gil Goldstein, Stanley Clarke, Jean Luc Ponty and Al Di Meola and Michel Petrucciani.
Coming in simply superb packaging including a 48 page book that comes with a foreword by Claude Nobs, founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival, an introduction by Jon Newey, editor of Jazzwise magazine and sleevenotes on each performance by George Cole, author of "The Last Miles -- The Music Of Miles Davis 1980-1991"this box set will delight Davis fans.
THE DEFINITIVE MILES DAVIS AT MONTREUX DVD COLLECTION 1973-1991
- DISC CONTENTS
Disc One -- July 8, 1973 -- 142 mins
Tracklisting:
1) Ife
Disc Two -- July 8, 1984 Afternoon -- 98 mins
Tracklisting:
1) Speak; That's What Happened 2) Star People 3) What It Is 4) It Gets Better 5) Something's On Your Mind 6) Time After Time 7) Hopscotch; Star On Cicely 8) Bass Solo 9) Jean-Pierre 10) Lake Geneva 11) Something's On Your Mind (reprise)
Disc Three -- July 8, 1984 Evening -- 109 mins
Tracklisting:
1) Speak; That's What Happened 2) Star People 3) What It Is 4) It Gets Better 5) Something's On Your Mind 6) Time After Time 7) Hopscotch; Star On Cicely 8) Bass Solo 9) Jean-Pierre 10) Lake Geneva 11) Something's On Your Mind (reprise)
Disc Four -- July 14, 1985 Afternoon -- 120 mins
Tracklisting:
1) Theme From Jack Johnson; One Phone Call / Street Scenes; That's What Happened 2) Star People 3) Maze 4) Human Nature 5) MD 1; Something's On Your Mind; MD 2 6) Time After Time 7) Ms Morrisine 8) Code MD 9) Pacific Express 10) Hopscotch 11) You're Under Arrest 12) Jean-Pierre; You're Under Arrest; Then There Were None 13) Decoy
Disc Five -- July 14, 1985 Evening -- 121 mins
Tracklisting:
1) Theme From Jack Johnson; One Phone Call / Street Scenes; That's What Happened 2) Star People 3) Maze 4) MD 1; Something's On Your Mind; MD 2 5) Time After Time 6) Ms Morrisine 7) Code MD 8) Pacific Express 9) Hopscotch 10) You're Under Arrest 11) Jean-Pierre; You're Under Arrest; Then There Were None 12) Decoy
Disc Six -- July 17, 1986 -- 106 mins
Tracklisting:
1) Theme From Jack Johnson; One Phone Call / Street Scenes; That's What Happened 2) New Blues 3) Maze 4) Human Nature 5) Wrinkle 6) Tutu 7) Splatch 8) Time After Time 9) Al Jarreau 10) Carnival Time 11) Burn 12) Portia 13) Jean-Pierre
Disc Seven -- July 7, 1988 -- 130 mins
Tracklisting:
1) In A Silent Way 2) Intruder 3) New Blues 4) Perfect Way 5) The Senate; Me & U 6) Human Nature 7) Wrinkle 8) Tutu 9) Time After Time 10) Movie Star 11) Splatch 12) Heavy Metal Prelude 13) Heavy Metal 14) Carnival Time 15) Jean-Pierre 16) Tomaas
Disc Eight -- July 21, 1989 -- 113 mins
Tracklisting:
1) Intruder 2) New Blues 3) Perfect Way 4) Hannibal 5) Human Nature 6) Mr Pastorius 7) Tutu 8) Jilli 9) Time After Time 10) Jo Jo 11) The Senate; Me & U 12) Wrinkle 13) Portia
Disc Nine -- July 20, 1990 -- 93 mins
Tracklisting:
1) Hannibal 2) The Senate; Me & U 3) In The Night 4) Human Nature 5) Time After Time 6) Wrinkle 7) Tutu 8) Don't Stop Me Now 9) Carnival Time
Disc Ten -- July 8, 1991 -- 60 mins
Tracklisting:
Introduction by Claude Nobs & Quincy Jones
1) Boplicity 2) Maids Of Cadiz 3) The Duke 4) My Ship 5) Miles Ahead 6) Blues For Pablo 7) Orgone 8) Gone, Gone, Gone 9) Summertime 10) Here Come De Honey Man 11) The Pan Piper 12) Solea
