Miles Davis, “Bitches Brew”. Considered one of the greatest Jazz albums of all time... but it actually released to mixed reviews. Davis eschewed traditional jazz rhythms in favor of a rock and improvisational style. This record became Miles first gold record. The original double LP had only six cuts and up to twelve musicians could be featured at any given time. All the musicians were given almost no notice to come in and record. They were a mixture of famous and soon to be famous. During a three day recording period the musicians were deliberately provided very little information and only given simple instructions. Maybe a hint of a melody, a tempo, a few chords. There are quiet moments on this album where you can actually faintly hear Miles giving these purposefully vague instructions. Miles liked doing this, he felt it kept everyone on their toes and forces musicians to pay attention to themselves and each other. So this dropped in 1970... remember there had recently at the time been Beatles Sgt Pepper, Hendrix... well in the same vein the studio became a musical instrument. Studio effects, using the studio in radical ways, and crazy edits... edits done with a razor blade.. Pharaoh’s Dance alone has 19 edits. No Pro Tools here... just razor blades. Enjoy!
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