The album "MILES DAVIS IN CONCERT" sounds very much like Miles Davis had
"od'ed" on Sly Stones "THERE'S A RIOT GOING ON". It was recorded live at
NYC's Philharmonic Hall in 1972.
This album so soooo damned FUNKY that it will make you cut off your nose. A
few years ago when I interviewed Freddie Stone (of Sly and the Family Stone)
he told me that Miles Davis used to come to the band's rehearsals and lay on
the floor taking notes. I guess that the album "MILES DAVIS IN CONCERT" is
the result of all that "note taking".
The inside gatefold cover is quite revealing as to just what the intentions
of Miles Davis for this album was. On the left side of the gatefold is a
cartoon drawing of an integrated "rock band" called "FOOT FOOLER". On the
right hand side of the gatefold is a cartoon drawing of a "temptations like"
male vocal group called "SLICKAPHONICS". The implication is that when you
put the two concepts together you end up with "MILES DAVIS IN CONCERT"
(which is really an even FUNKIER instrumental version of Sly and the Family
Stone).
So if "JACK JOHNSON" was Miles "ode to Hendrix", then the album "MILES DAVIS
IN CONCERT" is really Miles "ode to Sly Stone".
If you were a fan of "THERE'S A RIOT GOING ON" by Sly and the Family Stone
then you will LOVE the album "MILES DAVIS IN CONCERT". The first time I
heard it I was blown away. If you are the type of person who wants your...
FUNK
SMASHED
RIGHT UP
AGAINST
YOUR FACE
(like I am)
Then this is the Miles Davis album you should buy :)
I'm certain that "MILES DAVIS IN CONCERT" must have influenced George
Clinton, Sun Ra, Santana, Frank Zappa, Shuggie Otis and others because I can
hear elements of it in all of their later music.
Significantly there is a huge change in the players in the Miles Davis Band
at this point....
Nobody is left from Miles 1960's band and now we have Carlos Garnett, Cedric
Lawson, Reggie Lucas, Khalil Balaskrishna, Michael Henderson, Al Foster,
Badal Roy and James Mtume.
So Miles at this point has completely expunged all traces of a traditional
"jazz band" and now has put together what is in my opinion probably the
greatest collection of funk musicians ever. In other words, MILES DAVIS IS
AS SERIOUS AS A HEART ATTACK!!
And Miles needs the skills that these players bring to the table, because he
is about to practically create a brand new genre of music...that I simply
call:
"FUNK +"
NEXT UP:
ON THE CORNER
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Bob Davis
earthjuice_at_prodigy.net
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Received on 2006-03-05 08:08:24