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Miles from India (TWO CD SET)
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Additional Miles from India (TWO CD SET) Information
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In a startlingly original recreation of music associated
with jazz legend Miles Davis, producer-archivist Bob
Belden, renowned for his Grammy Award-winning
reissue work on a series of Miles Davis boxed sets for
Sony/Columbia, along with co-arranger Louiz Banks
(celebrated keyboardist from India), has recast familiar
themes from such landmark recordings as Bitches
Brew, In A Silent Way, and Kind of Blue with an East
Meets West sensibility on Miles...From India. An
incredibly ambitious project involving two dozen
musicians from two separate continents recording in
studios around the world, Miles...From India is a cross-cultural summit meeting that puts a provocative pan-global spin on such Miles
classics as All Blues, Spanish Key, So What, It s About That Time and Jean Pierre.
Sitar and tablas, ghatam and khanjira, mridangam and Carnatic violin blend seamlessly with muted trumpet and saxophones, screaming
electric guitar and grooving electric bass lines, piano, upright bass and drums on this profound fusion of Indian classical and American
jazz. Recorded in Mumbai and Madras, India and New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, the music on Miles...From India was performed by
classical and jazz musicians from India with the addition of musicians who have recorded or performed with Miles Davis over the span of
five decades.
The Miles alumni included on the sessions are saxophonists Dave Liebman (1972-74) and Gary Bartz (1970-71), guitarists Mike Stern
(1981-84), Pete Cosey (1973-76) and John McLaughlin (1969-72), bassists Ron Carter (1963-69), Michael Henderson (1970-76), Marcus
Miller (1981-1984), Benny Rietveld (1987-91), keyboardists Chick Corea (1968-72), Adam Holzman (1985-87) and Robert Irving III (1980-
88), drummers Jimmy Cobb (1958-63), Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler (1971), Lenny White (1969) and Vince Wilburn (1981, 1984-1987) and
tabla player Badal Roy (1972-3). The Indian contingent is represented by keyboardist Louiz Banks, drummer Gino Banks, American-born
alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, sitarist Ravi Chari, Vikku Vinayakram (a charter member of Shakti) on ghatam, V. Selvaganesh (a
member of Shakti and Remember Shakti) on khanjira, U. Shrinivas (from Remember Shakti) on electric mandolin, Brij Narain on sarod,
Dilshad Khan on sarangi, Sridhar Parthasarathy on mridangam, Taufiq Qureshi and A. Sivamani on percussion, Kala Ramnath on Carnatic
violin, Rakesh Chaurasia on flute and Shankar Mahadevan & Sikkil Gurucharan on Indian classical vocals.
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What Customers Say About Miles from India (TWO CD SET):
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But if you are a follower of his music, it's a refreshing alternate view of his craft from a substantial group of men who helped make it happen, along with some new friends.Miles was all about shattering labels and boundaries, creating new horizons. It's no substitute for the actual work of Miles Davis, nor is it intended to be. I don't feel that he would have greeted it with indifference.
I'm not an obsessive Miles "purist," by any means, but I approach any project featuring his music with an extreme sense of caution.Mark Isham made a bold move with Miles Remembered: The Silent Way Project, which admirably and lovingly recaptured some of the prime moments from the Bitches Brew era.Bill Laswell scored with Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969-1974.But the concept of Miles alumni collaborating with "world" musicians, adding layers and nuances to the music. These compositions are so well known among Davis followers that the introduction of any "unfamiliar element".whether it's an instrument, a voice, or both.demands that you sit back and see where it will take you, rather than react negatively to it as an intrusion.I've heard various people who knew Miles say that the posthumous box sets.things like The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions.would have truly angered the man, because the music was released the way he wanted it released in its original form.Would Miles have loved "Miles From India" or hated it. I avoided this one for a while.
The answer is one or the other. In that spirit, I encourage you to give this album a spin. This is the kind of project that begins with true 50-50 odds for success.To my surprise, this is a powerful, well-rounded set.
At first, the wordless "vocalizing" during certain pieces was a bit jarring.
I loved the marriage of eastern sounds with western jazz.JRM Outstanding work, even though it was pieced together with contributions from musicians around the world.
This is the music industry trying to preserve an obsolete model.I didn't buy it and I don't plan to. THIS IS NOT HOW DOWNLOADABLE MUSIC SALES ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK. I had to blink a couple of times when I saw the price. $20 and it's all or nothing - only one track available separately.
Yes, the drama is missing. I think those listeners who have followed Miles all these years know what I'm trying to say - it's the thing that makes his music NEVER get old, always fresh. But I can't fault anybody involved with this Miles From India record - my hats are off to you - this session truly must have been a labor of love. I was excited about it when I heard about the project -- I loved the concept. but only because Miles couldn't be there. And to my ears, the music came off "good" overall. I knew it had some key people, like Michael Henderson, Bartz, Pete, Chick Corea, Lenny White. But -- with a a couple of exceptions (Spanish Key, Ife), it is missing that thing, that DRAMA.
Even with my small speakers it sounded like the musicians were in the room with me.And since it's vinyl, the packaging of the 3 lp's and the box and booklet; the whole thing looks like a collector's item.In fact, I am going to buy 5 more because in a few years this will be going for 250-300 dollars here and on ebay. I have a small inexpensive system but this sounded GREAT. As good as the cd is and it's very good, nothing like vinyl. The sound on the vinyl is tremendous.
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