"I got everybody in the band but the devil on tambourine."
THE COMPLETE ON THE CORNER SESSIONS
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View extensive video profile of Miles' then working band including live concert footage PLUS newly-recorded interviews with players Michael Henderson, Dave Liebman and Pete Cosey, filmed on location at Miles' former residence in New York City.
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TRACK LISTING
CD 1
1. On The Corner (unedited master) 19:25
2. On The Corner (take 4) 5:15
3. One And One (unedited master) 17:55
4. Helen Butte/Mr. Freedom X (unedited master) 23:19
*5. Jabali 11:04
CD 2
1. Ife 21:33
*2. Chieftain 14:37
3. Rated X 6:50
*4. Turnaround 17:16
*5. U-Turnaround 8:27
CD 3
1. Billy Preston 12:33
*2. The Hen 12:55
*3. Big Fun/Holly-wuud (take 2) 6:32
4. Big Fun/Holly-wuud (take 3) 7:07
*5. Peace 7:01
*6. Mr. Foster 15:14
CD 4
1. Calypso Frelimo 32:04
2. He Loved Him Madly 32:13
CD 5
1. Maiysha 14:51
2. Mtume 15:08
*3. Mtume (take 11) 6:51
*4. Hip-Skip 18:59
*5. What They Do 11:44
*6. Minnie 3:53
CD 6
†1. Red China Blues 4:06
2. On The Corner/New York Girl/Thinkin' Of One Thing And Doin' Another/Vote For Miles 19:54
3. Black Satin 5:15
4. One And One 6:09
5. Helen Butte/Mr. Freedom X 23:14
6. Big Fun 2:32
7. Holly-wuud 2:54
*PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED
Original recordings produced by Teo Macero and †Billy Jackson
Box set produced by Bob Belden and Michael Cuscuna
Executive producer: Vince Wilburn Jr.
OVERVIEW
In June of 1972, Miles Davis entered Columbia's 52nd St. Studios to record music that was eventually released as On The Corner and part of Big Fun - stuff that was so far out and future perfect, it was its own genre. The world finally caught up. Now fans can experience The Complete On The Corner Sessions, a collection of over 6 1/2 hours of music covering Miles' studio recordings from '72 to '75, whose reputation precedes it and retains the signature spirit of an artist ever-changing.
Featuring musicians including Miles' then working rhythm section of Michael Henderson, Al Foster and Mtume, saxophonists Dave Liebman, Sonny Fortune and Carlos Garnett, keyboardists Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea, guitarists John McLaughlin, Reggie Lucas and Pete Cosey, drummers Jack DeJohnette and Billy Hart, percussionists Badal Roy and Don Alias, and more - this is freestyle, improvisational funk over a jazz backdrop for a feel so solid, so radical and electrifying, that at the time it sent shock waves through the jazz establishment. Meanwhile, Miles and his band in its various incarnations were selling out stadiums worldwide!
FIND OUT WHY. The Complete On The Corner Sessions includes over 2 hours of previously unreleased material, plus 5 tracks available for the first time in unedited form. As a bandleader, bringing in influences as diverse as funk, R&B, jazz, world, rock and 20th century classical music - a place where Afro and Indo and Stockhausen and Sly Stone and Hendrix and James Brown were one nation under a groove - Miles was breaking down boundaries and creating a music whose elements could be extracted for any musical genre, and in turn influenced a whole new generation of artists. This innovation of style, in concert with producer Teo Macero's creative editing technique, laid the foundation and informed whole new genres... drum & bass, hip hop, electronica.
Inside, read extensive liner notes from arranger/composer Paul Buckmaster, music journalist Tom Terrell, and multi-Grammy® winner Bob Belden, plus dozens of rare photos of the musicians. This last set in the "metal spine" series documenting Miles' career, chronologically, as bandleader - agent provocateur - is the ultimate in electric funk-rock jazz taken to a whole other level.
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In June of 1972, Miles Davis entered Columbia's 52nd St. Studios to record music that was eventually released as On The Corner and part of Big Fun - stuff that was so far out and future perfect, it was its own genre. The world finally caught up. Now fans can experience The Complete On The Corner Sessions, a collection of over 6 1/2 hours of music covering Miles' studio recordings from '72 to '75, whose reputation precedes it and retains the signature spirit of an artist ever-changing.
Featuring musicians including Miles' then working rhythm section of Michael Henderson, Al Foster and Mtume, saxophonists Dave Liebman, Sonny Fortune and Carlos Garnett, keyboardists Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea, guitarists John McLaughlin, Reggie Lucas and Pete Cosey, drummers Jack DeJohnette and Billy Hart, percussionists Badal Roy and Don Alias, and more - this is freestyle, improvisational funk over a jazz backdrop for a feel so solid, so radical and electrifying, that at the time it sent shock waves through the jazz establishment. Meanwhile, Miles and his band in its various incarnations were selling out stadiums worldwide!
FIND OUT WHY. The Complete On The Corner Sessions includes over 2 hours of previously unreleased material, plus 5 tracks available for the first time in unedited form. As a bandleader, bringing in influences as diverse as funk, R&B, jazz, world, rock and 20th century classical music - a place where Afro and Indo and Stockhausen and Sly Stone and Hendrix and James Brown were one nation under a groove - Miles was breaking down boundaries and creating a music whose elements could be extracted for any musical genre, and in turn influenced a whole new generation of artists. This innovation of style, in concert with producer Teo Macero's creative editing technique, laid the foundation and informed whole new genres... drum & bass, hip hop, electronica.
Inside, read extensive liner notes from arranger/composer Paul Buckmaster, music journalist Tom Terrell, and multi-Grammy® winner Bob Belden, plus dozens of rare photos of the musicians. This last set in the "metal spine" series documenting Miles' career, chronologically, as bandleader - agent provocateur - is the ultimate in electric funk-rock jazz taken to a whole other level.
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HIGHLIGHTS
- A 6-CD collection of over 6 1/2 hours of music covering Miles' studio recordings from '72 to '75 - including 12 previously unreleased tracks!
- Features Michael Henderson, Al Foster, Mtume, Dave Liebman, Sonny Fortune, Carlos Garnett, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Reggie Lucas, Pete Cosey, Jack DeJohnette, Billy Hart, Badal Roy, Don Alias, Bennie Maupin, Lonnie Liston Smith, Cedric Lawson AND MORE
- This is Miles taking it beyond the outer limits of jazz - capturing a time in history when he and his band were selling out stadiums worldwide!
- 120-page full-color booklet with brand new essays by arranger/composer Paul Buckmaster and music journalist Tom Terrell
- Includes dozens of rare photos, PLUS new illustrations from original illustrator Corky McCoy
- Produced by multi-Grammy® winners Bob Belden and Michael Cuscuna
- Amazing sound! 24-BIT DIGITALLY MASTERED BY MARK WILDER
- The Miles Davis Deluxe Box Set series has garnered 8 Grammy® awards to date!
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