Edel Miles Davis - Live at Montreux/The Definitive Collection [10 DVDs]

This historically important 10 DVD set captures all of Miles Davis' performances at the renowned Montreux Jazz Festival between 1973 and 1991, the last being less than three months before his death. It is an unparalleled archive of live Miles Davis performances and is now being released on a visual format for the first time ever. Although many tracks are repeated across the years the concerts are strikingly individual with extensive improvisation and frequent rearrangements. The final concert from 1991 sees Miles Davis paying tribute to his collaborator and close find Gil Evans who had died in 1988. With Miles' philosophy of "never look back" it was extraordinary that he would agree to perform such a show and it was a truly unique occasion captured here for posterity. Miles Davis is undeniably one of the most important and successful jazz figures of the 20th century. This unrivalled DVD box set of his live performances at Montreux is a release to be truly cherished. Disc 1: Recorded July 8, 1973 Laufzeit. 142 Min. Line-up: Miles Davis (trumpet, organ) Reggie Lucas (guitar) Pete Cosey (guitar) Dave Liebman (saxophones, flute) Michael Henderson (bass) Al Foster (drums) James Mtume (percussion, keyboards) Bonus full interviews with Claude Nobs, Carlos Santana and Herbie Hancock plus short interviews about Miles Davis with Monty Alexander, Helen Merrill, Betty Carter, Charlie Haden, Gil Goldstein, Stanley Clarke, Jean Luc Ponty and Al Di Meola, Michel Petrucciani Disc 2: Recorded July 8, 1984 Afternoon Laufzeit: 98 Min. Tracklisting: 01 Speak; That's What Happened 02 Star People 03 What It Is 04 It Gets Better 05 Something's On Your Mind 06 Time After Time 07 Hopscotch; Star On Cicely 08 Bass Solo 09 Jean-Pierre 10 Lake Geneva 11 Something's On Your Mind (reprise) Line-up: Miles Davis (trumpet) Bob Berg (saxophone, keyboards) Robert Irving III (keyboards) John Scofield (guitar) Darryl Jones (bass) Al Foster (drums) Steve Thornton (percussion) Disc 3: Recorded July 8, 19