Miles Davis, Dave Liebman/Antibes Jazz Festival 1973

From around 2020, a number of excavated sound sources, including mirrored tapes, and masters or low generation masters that are extremely close to masters have begun to be distributed, and Miles is no exception. However, when it comes to Miles, even if “upgrade” or “restoration” is advertised, in most cases it is the same or not much different from the existing one when you open the lid. It is extremely difficult to find out. Challenging that mountain is an up-and-coming Miles specialty brand that was launched under the supervision of a label that boasts the utmost trust of Miles enthusiasts, and has attracted attention with its first release, “Unreleased Bitches Brew Sessions Plus.” It’s a label. This time, for the second time, I took on the challenge of finding a mountain of new sound sources and unearthed the sound source from a performance at the Antibes Jazz Festival in France in 1973. The Miles Band performed in Japan in 1973, and the twin guitars of Pete Cosey and Reggie Lucas and the rhythm section of Michael Henderson and Al Foster became established, and they recorded “Agartha” and “Agartha” in 1975. The same strongest member as Agapan Band, commonly known as “Pangaea”. This day’s sound source itself was not the first appearance, but rather the splendor of the performance content was well-received. This time, they found a master in good condition and found potential in the master, saying there was “significant room for improvement.” First, through careful equalization, the muffled veil was removed and the outline of the instrument became clearly visible. However, the main focus of this remastering was that the sound image was biased toward the left channel, and even if the sound quality was good, the band’s groove could not be conveyed from the front. By correcting this problem, the bass and drums are placed firmly in the center, approaching with unprecedented sound pressure, and on top of that, the lead instrument maintains a stereo feeling, resulting in the best possible sound quality. There is some chirping noise in the intro, but other noises have been removed as much as possible. Press edition with overwhelmingly highest sound quality ever, far exceeding existing items. This is definitely the “1973 Antibes Definitive Edition”. Let me briefly touch on the master sound source. In general, sound boards tend to be appreciated, but as boot fans know, there is a critical audience sound source that far exceeds board sound sources. Mirrored tape is one of them. However, the sound source used here has a slightly different purpose, and is famous among Miles enthusiasts as a “band recording”. In other words, it was recorded on stage. The power and indescribable things recorded on stage. Incidentally, this sound source is said to have been recorded by Dave Liebman to record his own performance. Recorded Live at Anitbes Jazz Festival, La Pinede, Juan-les-Pins, France, July 20, 1973 24bit Digitally Remastering from “Band Recording” Tape. DISC 1 (First set) 1. TURNAROUNDPHRASE 2. TUNE IN 5 3. Untitled Original 730424c 4. ZIMBABWE DISC 2 (Second set) 1. IFE 2. TUNE IN 5 Miles Davis – trumpet, organ Dave Liebman – soprano and tenor saxophone, flute Pete Cosey – guitar, percussion Reggie Lucas – guitar Michael Henderson – bass Al Foster – drums James Mtume Forman – conga, percussion