Miles Davis Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea Miles Davis Wayne Shorter/IL,USA 1969

It really depends on the location… This is a real “fight session” that surpasses even the 1965 performance by the golden quintet, unfolding in the gang-ridden city of Chicago (Plugged Nickel)! This is the definitive version that is like a sample of an ideal update that has been improved in all respects, including sound quality, with each instrument, which was in a clumped state in the previous release, properly separated! Miles Davis in 1969, when he made a full-fledged turn to electric music. In fact, it was from spring to summer 1969 that Miles performed the most live shows of his entire career. Most of them were live shows that lasted for consecutive nights at clubs (live houses). However, because of the era, there are not many recordings left (especially club gigs), so it is difficult to grasp the whole picture, but even so, we can now experience his rare performances on must-have masterpieces such as Village Gate, and enjoy the aggressive and free performances that are unique to clubs, which are different from halls. This album contains all four songs (all over 10 minutes) from the early days of the new Miles group, commonly known as the Roast Quintet, which was described in a review by critic Larry Kurt in Down Beat magazine at the time as “the only group that can play this stable at up-tempo apart from Charlie Parker’s group in his heyday!”, all of which are still in existence, though the dates are unknown, from consecutive performances at the Plugged Nickel in Chicago on June 4-14, 1969 (with only two days off on the 9th and 10th). When I listened to the first release almost 20 years ago, Holland’s bass, DeJohnette’s drums (bass drum), and Chick’s electric piano were all clumped together, and although the power was conveyed, there were some parts where it was hard to understand what was being played, and the overall sound was muffled, and other flaws were more noticeable. However, this time, the new Gi label project by the original So What! label has separated each instrument as much as possible, allowing each instrument to be heard in a balanced way, and Chick is actually playing at his most aggressively during this period, and at first listen, it sounds like Tony Williams? DeJohnette’s reckless and aggressive drumming makes it clearer, and Miles and Shorter respond to it with their aggressiveness, making it a real “fight session”! In the early days of the Roast Quintet, which marked the beginning of their electric era, old songs such as “Milestones” were still included in the set list along with new songs, but in the Plugged Nickel performance that can be heard in this work, everything is new, speedy and aggressive, and even though it’s a fight, it’s not someone vs. someone, but rather a superb live performance full of fighting spirit where all the strong men get into the ring and fight!