"BIBLES FOR THE BLESSED"
AGHARTA MILES DAVIS (1975) A1: PRELUDE (PART 1) (22:14). B1: PRELUDE (PART 2) / MAIYSHA (23:01). C1: INTERLUDE (26:17). D1: THEME FROM JACK JOHNSON (25:59). CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FUSION | DURATION: 98 MINUTES Miles Davis signing out from music, signing out from life. Physically and mentally…
SEXTANT HERBIE HANCOCK (1972) A1: RAIN DANCE (9:16); A2: HIDDEN SHADOWS (10:13). B1: HORNETS (19:36). CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FUSION | DURATION: 39 MINUTES Electronics are pushed to the fore in Sextant, the closing chapter of Hancock’s Mwandishi trilogy and his first album for Columbia, home of…
CROSSINGS HERBIE HANCOCK (1972) A1: SLEEPING GIANT (24:50). B1: QUASAR (7:27); B2: WATER TORTURE (14:04). CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FUSION | DURATION: 46 MINUTES Completing a holy trinity of experimental post-Miles units alongside Weather Report and Mahavishnu Orchestra, Herbie Hancock’s Mwandishi project was an exploration of Afro-futurist…
ON THE CORNER MILES DAVIS (1972) A1: a) ON THE CORNER (2:58); b) NEW YORK GIRL (1:32); c) THINKIN’ ONE THING AND DOIN’ ANOTHER (1:42); d) VOTE FOR MILES (8:45); A2: BLACK SATIN (5:16). B1: ONE AND ONE (6:09); B2: a) HELEN BUTTE (16:06); b)…
BITCHES BREW MILES DAVIS (1969) A1: PHAROAH’S DANCE (20:07). B1: BITCHES BREW (27:00). C1: SPANISH KEY (17:30); C2: JOHN McLAUGHLIN (4:23). D1: MILE RUNS THE VOODOO DOWN (14:03); D2: SANCTUARY (10:54). CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FUSION | DURATION: 94 MINUTES Two decades after starting out as a bebop horn player with Charlie Parker, Miles…