{"product_id":"miles-davis-black-beauty-miles-davis-at-fillmore-west","title":"Miles Davis - Black Beauty (Miles Davis At Fillmore West) (2025 MFSL Remaster)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDateline: April 10, 1970. Setting: The storied Fillmore West in San Francisco, CA. Context: Miles Davis, three days removed from his first session for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJack Johnson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and, with newly recruited soprano saxophonist Steve Grossman in tow, opening shows for countercultural heroes the Grateful Dead on the latter’s home turf. Result: The initial rumblings of a thrilling era in which Davis and his cohorts would again upend jazz and popular conceptions of the genre with music steeped in groove, improvisation, and hang-on-for-your-life adventurousness. All captured on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003eGiven Davis was only a few months away from releasing the pioneering double album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBitches Brew\u003c\/span\u003e, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that much of the fare here adheres to similar explorative approaches. Turbulent rhythms, provocative trumpet passages, and rich, saturated tonal colors that seemingly splash against a blank canvas take precedence over any traditional attempts at organization and melody. Davis and Co. intentionally play everything on a line with the bandleader signaling changes with his horn via coded phrases. The group speaks a common language — with each member having gone to achieve iconic status for their career contributions and technical prowess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the company of Grossman, Chick Corea (piano), Dave Holland (bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums), and Airto Moreira (percussion), Davis constructs themes around “Directions,” “Miles Runs the Voodoo Down,” “It’s About That Time,” the title track to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBitches Brew\u003c\/span\u003e, and more from his then most-recent studio works and the in-progress\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJack Johnson\u003c\/span\u003e. His farewell to the popular standards that for nearly two decades remained a part of his repertoire arrive via a brief dalliance with “I Fall in Love Too Easily,” a shortened albeit aggressive “Masqualero,” and the “Theme” finale of “Spanish Key.” Initially,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack Beauty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elacked specific track listings due to Davis’ increasing frustration with listeners over-analyzing his music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn retrospect, it’s difficult to blame anyone for wanting to view what’s on display here with the aural equivalent of a magnifying glass. Leaning in rock directions, yet maintaining an ear for spaciousness and solos,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack Beauty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esurvives as a snapshot of a thrilling moment amid a transitory period in which evolution came fast and furious. Just two months later, Davis would add another instrumentalist to the lineup in the form of organist Keith Jarrett, and the perpetually restless visionary would blast off to a more atmospheric and arguably more chaotic universe. Consider, then, this live document a bridge to that galaxy and a breathtaking example of the possibilities of jazz itself. — via Label\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3qFhhUSLJxUKrRIbmcDo11?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo, 180g\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2025 \/ Original Release: 1973\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Fusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Audiophile Jazz\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45397047312542,"sku":"198028170413","price":98.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/blackbeauty__54934__71326.jpg?v=1746528212","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/miles-davis-black-beauty-miles-davis-at-fillmore-west","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}