Miles Davis Keith Jarrett,Jimi Hendrix Miles Davis Keith Jarrett/Italy 1971 & more

When Miles was asked who he would like to play with in later years, he only mentioned Keith Jarrett. Miles was a fan of Keith. This is a major update of the Bologna performance from Keith’s last European tour with Miles, and the much talked about Miles and Jimi Hendrix urban legend appears for the first time in a secret track! Wow! With Keith joining, Miles tried to orchestrate the bass line. In other words, Keith’s organ playing the line in double with the bass caused a subtle difference, and this difference inspired Miles. Then, when Chick Corea and Dave Holland left the group, Michael Henderson, a bassist with a completely different sense of rhythm from jazz, joined the group. This is where Miles’ search for the ultimate rhythm, which was the essence of Miles in the 70s, began. It was not jazz, nor rock, nor a soul group. Gary Peart, a member of the group, described the Miles Group at the time as free music based on funk. That’s a very apt description. Furthermore, on Keith’s last European tour, the drummer was replaced from Jack DeJohnette to Leon Chansler, and the percussion was replaced from Airto to twin percussion by Mtume and Don Alias, strengthening the rhythm and simplifying the music. Miles was surrounded by this lively rhythm, and when you listen to his live performances from that time, you can see that he was enjoying playing more than in his career. I don’t know if it was for or against that, but in 1971 he hardly went into the studio (recording). It was the year that Miles finally started working on the ideal music he was looking for, and the performance in Bologna, Italy on November 15th from Keith’s last European tour in 1971 was released in a super high-quality definitive version that has been improved on the shortcomings such as the small sound image caused by the muffled sound and the sound becoming smaller and larger! During the European tour from October to November, they performed concerts almost every day, and although the set list was almost the same, they played medleys nonstop, rather than each song being independent, so the members were always on edge while on stage. Of course, the band got better every day, and all of the live shows towards the end of the tour in November were amazing. In particular, Keith was working as hard as Miles in the Miles Group at this time, and in “What I Say” and “Funky Tonk,” Keith was as intense as Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Child,” and in the sad ballad “Sanctuary,” sandwiched between heavy numbers, Keith was facing you like Jimi’s “Little Wing.” It is worth mentioning that this definitive edition includes the highlights of the day! “Sanctuary”, which was played for more than 15 minutes in the middle, was recorded in a scattered manner on the first and second discs of the previous album, but on this Gi version, there is no interruption! Another point is that it is recorded in its entirety at the end of the first disc! In the first half of this song, Miles and Keith exchange improvisations, and Miles and Keith’s solos are also outstanding! The year before, Miles had plans to perform with Jimi Hendrix, but Jimi’s sudden death caused the plan to fall through. Around that time, Keith Jarrett, the solitary genius who became Miles’ savior, appeared! Miles may have seen Jimi behind his favorite Keith, who boasted a talent comparable to Jimi! ! [Secret Track] Jimi Hendrix / Miles Davis Rainy Day, Dream Away Recorded in 1967 – 1968 Miles Davis was greatly influenced by his second wife Betty Mabry (Davis), not only in music but also in fashion and in all other aspects. Betty would later be known as a funk diva, but even at the time she was friends with Sly Stone and Jimi Hendrix. Miles was deeply impressed by Betty’s music when she played it for him. He was particularly interested in Jimi, and when they met through Betty, they quickly formed a deep bond and continued to be friends until Jimi’s death. Jimi was also very interested in jazz, and Miles’ “Kind of Blue” was one of his favorite albums, and Jimi respected Miles. Miles was also very attracted to Jimi’s talent. There are records of conversations between Jimi and Miles in the studio during their recordings, but there is almost no information about their sessions (co-starring), and they are known as urban legends. However, during the recording of “Electric Ladyland,” which became Jimi’s last studio work in 1967, Miles was also recording “Nefertiti” in a studio just a stone’s throw away, and Jimi received advice from Miles.