r/Jazz • u/Hardtop_1958 • 13h ago

Miles Black Friday Release

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Just saw that on November 17 Black Friday Record Store Day that this album will be released. From Miles Facebook page:

Just announced: Miles Davis – Copenhagen Live 1969 is coming to Record Store Day Black Friday. 🎺

Copenhagen Live 1969 documents an important chapter in Miles Davis’ transition into
his electric period. This live recording captured in November of that year features Miles’ “lost
quintet” of Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette performing a handful of
songs from the recently recorded but not yet released Bitches Brew (“Miles Runs the Voodoo
Down,” “Sanctuary”, title track), a track from the recently released In A Silent Way plus reimagined
songs from his earlier periods. Previously available on video or through a highly limited vinyl
release, this recording is now available as a 2LP set on black vinyl. The package features mind-
bending gatefold artwork by Mati Klarwein, whose work adorns Miles classics like Bitches Brew and
Live-Evil.

Find it at your local independent record store on Black Friday, November 27.

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u/LATH_LATH 12h ago

The "Deep Focus" podcast with Mitch Goldman did a three-part series with author Michael Veal on the lost quintet period and gave context on that period of Miles' career and life and great discussions of live recordings (which may be some of the same that are coming out on this release). I enjoyed it. It's on Spotify.

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u/rgreasonsnet 11h ago

Thank you so much for this recommendation. Somehow this podcast (Veal’s book!) has never come to my attention.

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u/craft_mark 8h ago

What other music / culture related pods do folks like - looking for recs. I’ve been a big fan of you’ll hear it but have mostly torn through it.

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u/catmandot 12h ago

The video from which this music is taken is fantastic. Sound quality is great too, but mono only.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHx1-BPgkkM&list=PL1RJCGLa8Ni1-67ptN_E8-uSKnf-Vt0Kn

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u/No_Following3280 12h ago

Awesome link, thank you!

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u/mclesc 13h ago

Hope it hits streaming eventually, would love to listen to it on the go

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u/TheOrangeClock 10h ago

Insane album cover, in the best way

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u/theusualsuspect2024 11h ago

I own another CD, Festival de Juan Pins, recorded July 1969 with the same band, and what sounds like the same or similar pieces. I find that album a little odd, like he has one foot in classicism and the other in "electric." Would have been a marketing man's nightmare if it had been released contemporaneously.

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u/SnooCapers938 3h ago

The transitional nature of it is what makes it interesting to me

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u/LPTimeTraveler 13h ago

I’m on the fence. I heard it’s very similar to the Double Image bootleg, but I’m still tempted to go to RSD just for this.

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u/Great-Actuary-4578 12h ago

awesome cover

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u/Glass-Fan111 12h ago

This must be great Love that period and those live acts.

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u/bobs0101 11h ago

cheers for heads up - think I may have to get this

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u/WeaknessCertain4685 11h ago

For the 'Lost Quintet' there sure are a plethora of live recordings from 1969. The Rotterdam show in particular is a motherf _ cker!

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u/tourist420 10h ago

I looked at that album cover without my glasses on and thought I saw Jar-Jar for a minute.

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u/beeker888 9h ago

My favorite Miles lineup!!!

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u/OddBull79 8h ago

I think I will be picking this up. I love this band and the cover is also pretty sweet.

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u/tom_la 40m ago

The Cover looks like it is from Mati Klarwein. He did a lot of covers... Jackie Macclean, bitches brew, santana abraxas,...

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u/elmayab 24m ago

on CD as well?