Miles Davis Keith Jarrett Miles Davis Keith Jarrett/Portugal 1971 Upgrade

Miles hired Michael Henderson, a soul player, to distance himself from jazz, and Leon Chansler, a rock/soul drummer, to create a simple and funk sound. This is the final European tour of Miles’ group with Keith Jarrett, and the definitive version of Chansler’s last live performance! ! As autumn 1971 approached, Miles’ group replaced Jack DeJohnette with Leon Chansler. To see if the new member was effective, they set off on their last European tour with Keith Jarrett, the genius who was said to be Miles’ right-hand man at the time. The tour lasted for one month from October 21 to November 20, 1971, and included 21 concerts. The final day of this European tour, the performance at the Cascais Sports Pavilion in Portugal on November 20, 1971, had a blurry sound image as a whole, but the definitive version has been carefully brushed up using the latest equipment and reborn with a clear sound image! ! Anyway, Miles is on a roll on this European tour! Especially towards the end, he played a funky pet that made full use of the wah-wah, and on this final day, he stomped on the wah-wah from the very beginning. Keith was also very active as if it was his own band. Keith, who was indispensable to the Miles group at this time, was also in a different spirit as this was the last performance in Europe with this group. The funky organ cuts sharply into the simple and tight funk rhythm by Michael and Chansler, and even the growls are funky! By the way, have you noticed? The set list for this lineup was a parade of funk numbers, including “What I Say,” “Honky Tonk,” and “Funky Tonk.” Miles was in a good mood the whole time, and Keith said, “I understand,” and he made the sound undulate, giving a unique originality to the funk sound that tends to be simple. Oh, and the double percussion by Mtume and Don Alias, who added color to the rhythm of Michael and Chansler, who repeated the funk sound over and over, was also amazing! While acting like a funk band, they played coolly with overwhelming performances, sprinkling in gimmicks that you wouldn’t notice unless you listened carefully! This is Miles! I am Miles!