Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (40th anniversary edition)

Trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and one of the most important figures in jazz music history, and music history in general. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a five-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic developments in jazz. Winner of eight Grammy awards. Born: 26 May 1926 in Alton, Illinois, USA. Died: 28 September 1991 in Santa Monica, California, USA (aged 65). Best known for his seminal modern jazz album "[m=5460]" (1959), the highest selling jazz album of all time with six million copies sold. Miles went to NYC to study at the academic school for musicians, where he met [a=Charlie Parker]. They started playing together from 1945. In 1948 Miles Davis started to make his own ensembles, at that time he met [a=Gil Evans], The Miles Davis Nonet was born. From the few recordings they made in 1949 to 1950 came the album "[m=62308]" (1957), with Davis and Evans going on to work more together in the future. Miles Davis was one of the musicians who introduced the 'Hard Bop' in the mid 1950s. In the late 1960s he started to experiment with electronic instruments and rock and funk rhythms. In the mid 1970s he stopped playing because of health problems, though in 1980 he made an 'electronical' comeback. Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 (Performer). Winner of Eight Grammy Awards. He married dancer/actress [a=Frances Taylor Davis] on December 12, 1959; they divorced in 1968. He then married singer [a=Betty Mabry] in September 1968; they divorced in 1970. He then married actress [a=Cicely Tyson] on November 26, 1981; they divorced in 1989. Father of [a=Cheryl Davis] & [a=Erin Davis]. Uncle of [a=Vince Wilburn, Jr.]

Released: 2010

Label: Legacy

Country: US

Tracklist

A1	Pharaoh's Dance	20:05
B1	Bitches Brew	26:58
C1	Spanish Key	17:32
C2	John McLaughlin	4:22
D1	Miles Runs The Voodoo Down	14:01
D2	Sanctuary	10:57
CD1-1	Pharaoh's Dance	20:04
CD1-2	Bitches Brew	26:58
CD1-3	Spanish Key	17:31
CD1-4	John McLaughlin	4:22
CD2-1	Miles Runs The Voodoo Down	14:02
CD2-2	Sanctuary	10:57
CD2-3	Spanish Key (Alternate Take)	10:20
CD2-4	John McLaughlin (Alternate Take)	6:39
CD2-5	Miles Runs The Voodoo Down (Single Edit)	2:49
CD2-6	Spanish Key (Single Edit)	2:49
CD2-7	Great Expectations (Single Edit)	2:41
CD2-8	Little Blue Frog (Single Edit)	2:36
	Tanglewood Live 1970
CD3-1	Bill Graham Intro	0:12
CD3-2	Directions	9:31
CD3-3	Bitches Brew	9:15
CD3-4	The Mask	3:55
CD3-5	It's About That Time	7:30
CD3-6	Sanctuary	1:35
CD3-7	Spanish Key/The Theme	6:32
CD3-8	Miles Runs The Voodoo Down	4:39
CD3-9	Bill Graham Outro	0:22
	Copenhagen Live 1969
DVD-1	Directions	7:14
DVD-2	Miles Runs The Voodoo Down	9:40
DVD-3	Bitches Brew	15:35
DVD-4	Agitation	10:28
DVD-5	I Fall In Love Too Easily	3:39
DVD-6	Sanctuary	3:29
DVD-7	It's About That Time/The Theme	19:52