Live-Evil [Enhanced, Limited Edition, Live, Original recording remastered]

Miles Davis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 29, 1997)
• Original Release Date: 1970
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Enhanced, Limited Edition, Live, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002AH1
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,069 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #8 in Music > R&B > Funk > Jazz Funk
  • #65 in Music > Jazz > Jazz Fusion

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DAVIS MILES LIVE-EVIL (2 CDS)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dark Sounds, December 7, 2000

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Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live-Evil (Audio CD)

Live-Evil is one of the deepest and darkest albums Miles Davis (or anyone else) has recorded. Recorded either live in the studio or on stage at the Cellar Door in Washington, D.C., Mr. Davis and his band are in a wicked state of mind. The title is a palindrome and the song titles "Selim" and "Savid" are Miles Davis backwards. That is appropriate as Mr. Davis turns his fusion work inside out. Mr. Davis gets underneath the grooves and turns them inside out, exposing their underbelly. "What I Say" is a great example of him mining for sounds undreneath the surface. A truly complex and ambitious piece of work that you will find yourself putting on and on again.

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real Fusion of Rock and Jazz, October 23, 2000

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Scott McFarland (Manassas, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live-Evil (Audio CD)

There was a certain style of extended riffing that became known as "fusion" ... other artists such as the original Soft Machine were able to fuse rock and jazz in entirely different ways ... Miles and his band did it in an entirely different way from anyone else on this release.

The bulk of this album (85 minutes or so) was recorded at the Cellar Door in D.C., in late 1970. The band is tight. Jack deJohnette is kicking up dust in all directions, Keith Jarrett is at his most pointed and soulful, and guest star John McLaughlin is playing the type of brilliant solos that Miles was presumably hoping for.

"Sivad" is a killer groove piece, but "What I Say" is even more impressive. It's 20+ minutes of rolling groove placed on top of a highly aggressive beat. It's timeless energy music and Miles does some of his best soloing on top of it. Sides 3 and 4 are more deliberately formless, they're big rolling jams that don't go anywhere in particular. But Side 1 and 2 make this must-have.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars no words do this music justice, April 19, 2000

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dj (az) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live-Evil (Audio CD)

OH MY GOD! The first time I heard this album, I was speechless. It still has the same impact on me every time I hear it. It is jazz, it is funk, it is soul, it is r&b, it is avant-garde, it is blues, it is hip-hop. But "Live-Evil" extends far beyond any feeble attempts at categorization...IT IS MILES! Every musician should aspire to create music so enduringly fresh.