MILES DAVIS - Miles Davis In Berlin

MILES DAVIS - Miles Davis In Berlin ( SPC62976 )

Speakers Corner - LP AUDIOPHILE PRESSING 180g

"Miles In Berlin" - Miles Davis (tp); Wayne Shorter (ts); Herbie Hancock (p); Ron Carter (b); Tony Williams (dr)

It's 1964, and the first Berlin Jazz Festival is about to reach its absolute pinnacle: Miles Davis's final concert on the evening of Friday, September 25th. And Columbia Records' European subsidiary, CBS, couldn't wait to release this legendary event on LP.
The new quintet, featuring Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone for the first time (and not yet as a composer), thrilled and captivated the Philharmonie audience from the first minute to the last. The classics "Miles(tones)," "So What," and "Walkin'" were performed at a surprisingly fast pace, while the ballads were tender and dreamy. Such a magical atmosphere was rarely evoked in subsequent concerts, probably thanks to the excellent acoustics of the large concert hall. The audience was seated behind the stage, so Miles could not provocatively turn his back; sometimes he simply crouched on the stage. However, this did not prevent him from performing his solos with lyricism and tenderness, most of them finely nuanced, soft and delicate, yet audible to the furthest corner. The rhythmic structure created by the young drummer Anthony Williams provided the necessary excitement.
Miles in top form, an enthusiastic audience, impressive acoustics, and, to top it all, excellent recording technology and a fantastic virgin vinyl pressing: what more could a jazz fan ask for? Now's the time to break out the credit card!

This Speakers Corner LP has been remastered using only analog components, from the masters to the cutting head ( https://pure-analogue.com )

Recording: September 1964 live at the Philharmonic Hall in Berlin, from SFB Radio in mono
Production: Rudy Wolpert

• Columbia 62976
• Format: 1LP 180g 33rpm / standard sleeve
• Original label: Columbia
• Barcode: 4260019715418
• Release Date: 2017-09-21