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Thursday, March 27, 2008

Miles Davis & Co. At the Isle of Wight Festival






Start with the first video at the top and move through the four sections. A study in jazz sound mind deconstruction. From 29 August 1970. Taken together these musicians: Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira, Dave Holland, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, and Gary Bartz, paint a riveting picture of Miles' transformation in the late 1960s from jazz icon to musical explorer who fused the improvisational spirit of jazz with influences from rock, soul, funk, world, and folk music.

For the first time ever in a visual medium, something of the focus, magic, power, and excitement of Miles' method and musical journey into jazz-rock comes palpably across. When the concert footage finally arrives expectations are high and the effect of watching it is cathartic.

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