Miles Davis at Fillmore: Live at the Fillmore East
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At Fillmore is a 1970 live album
by jazz
trumpeter Miles Davis
and band, recorded at the Fillmore East
, New York City
on four consecutive days, June 17 through June 20, 1970, originally released as a double
vinyl LP
.
The live performances were heavily edited by producer Teo Macero
, and the results were named after the day of the week the band performed. The album is particularly noteworthy for the extraordinarily precocious soprano sax work of the then 19-year-old Steve Grossman. For the 1997 Columbia CD reissue, the compositions and composers were correctly identified and indexed. However, the songs remain the heavily-edited versions of the original LP release, not the complete unedited performances.
The original LP release had liner notes written by Morgan Ames, Popular Music Editor of Hi Fidelity magazine, and Mort Goode. The 1997 Columbia reissue featured additional liner notes by Miles Davis Septet drummer Jack DeJohnette.
Record 2
Wednesday Miles (17 June 1970)
Thursday Miles (18 June 1970)
Disc Two (50:13)
Friday Miles (19 June 1970)
Saturday Miles (20 June 1970)
All compositions by Miles Davis unless otherwise noted.
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
trumpeter Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
and band, recorded at the Fillmore East
Fillmore East
The Fillmore East was rock promoter Bill Graham's rock venue on Second Avenue near East 6th Street in the East Village neighborhood of the Manhattan borough of New York City. It was open from 1968 to 1971, and featured some of the biggest acts in rock music at the time...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
on four consecutive days, June 17 through June 20, 1970, originally released as a double
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
vinyl LP
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
.
The live performances were heavily edited by producer Teo Macero
Teo Macero
Teo Macero , born Attilio Joseph Macero, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer...
, and the results were named after the day of the week the band performed. The album is particularly noteworthy for the extraordinarily precocious soprano sax work of the then 19-year-old Steve Grossman. For the 1997 Columbia CD reissue, the compositions and composers were correctly identified and indexed. However, the songs remain the heavily-edited versions of the original LP release, not the complete unedited performances.
The original LP release had liner notes written by Morgan Ames, Popular Music Editor of Hi Fidelity magazine, and Mort Goode. The 1997 Columbia reissue featured additional liner notes by Miles Davis Septet drummer Jack DeJohnette.
Vinyl Release
Record 1- "Wednesday Miles" (17 June 1970) – 24:14
- "Thursday Miles" (18 June 1970) – 26:55
Record 2
- "Friday Miles" (19 June 1970) – 27:57
- "Saturday Miles" (20 June 1970) – 22:20
1997 CD Reissue
Disc One (50:53)Wednesday Miles (17 June 1970)
- 1. "Directions" (Joe ZawinulJoe ZawinulJosef Erich Zawinul was an Austrian-American jazz keyboardist and composer.First coming to prominence with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, Zawinul went on to play with trumpeter Miles Davis, and to become one of the creators of jazz fusion, an innovative musical genre that combined jazz with...
) (2:29) - 2. "Bitches Brew" (0:53)
- 3. "The Mask" (1:35)
- 4. "It's About That Time" (8:12)
- 5. "Bitches Brew/The Theme" (10:55)
Thursday Miles (18 June 1970)
- 6. "Directions" (Joe ZawinulJoe ZawinulJosef Erich Zawinul was an Austrian-American jazz keyboardist and composer.First coming to prominence with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, Zawinul went on to play with trumpeter Miles Davis, and to become one of the creators of jazz fusion, an innovative musical genre that combined jazz with...
) (5:35) - 7. "The Mask" (9:50)
- 8. "It's About That Time" (11:22)
Disc Two (50:13)
Friday Miles (19 June 1970)
- 1. "It's About That Time" (9:01)
- 2. "I Fall in Love Too EasilyI Fall in Love Too Easily"I Fall in Love Too Easily" is a 1944 song composed by Jule Styne with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It was introduced by Frank Sinatra in the 1945 film Anchors Aweigh...
" (Jule StyneJule StyneJule Styne was a British-born American songwriter especially famous for a series of Broadway musicals, which included several very well known and frequently revived shows.-Early life:...
, Sammy CahnSammy CahnSammy Cahn was an American lyricist, songwriter and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premiered by recording companies in the Greater Los Angeles Area...
) (2:00) - 3. "Sanctuary" (Wayne ShorterWayne ShorterWayne Shorter is an American jazz saxophonist and composer.He is generally acknowledged to be jazz's greatest living composer, and many of his compositions have become standards...
) (3:44) - 4. "Bitches Brew/The Theme" (13:09)
Saturday Miles (20 June 1970)
- 5. "It's About That Time" (3:43)
- 6. "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Jule StyneJule StyneJule Styne was a British-born American songwriter especially famous for a series of Broadway musicals, which included several very well known and frequently revived shows.-Early life:...
, Sammy CahnSammy CahnSammy Cahn was an American lyricist, songwriter and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premiered by recording companies in the Greater Los Angeles Area...
) (0:54) - 7. "Sanctuary" (Wayne ShorterWayne ShorterWayne Shorter is an American jazz saxophonist and composer.He is generally acknowledged to be jazz's greatest living composer, and many of his compositions have become standards...
) (2:49) - 8. "Bitches Brew" (6:57)
- 9. "Willie Nelson/The Theme" (7:57)
All compositions by Miles Davis unless otherwise noted.
Personnel
- Miles DavisMiles DavisMiles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
: trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air... - Steve Grossman: tenorTenor saxophoneThe tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
and soprano sax - Chick CoreaChick CoreaArmando Anthony "Chick" Corea is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer.Many of his compositions are considered jazz standards. As a member of Miles Davis' band in the 1960s, he participated in the birth of the electric jazz fusion movement. In the 1970s he formed Return to Forever...
: Fender Rhodes electric piano - Keith JarrettKeith JarrettKeith Jarrett is an American pianist and composer who performs both jazz and classical music.Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey, moving on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. Since the early 1970s he has enjoyed a great deal of success in jazz, jazz fusion, and classical music; as...
: electronic organElectronic organAn electronic organ is an electronic keyboard instrument which was derived from the harmonium, pipe organ and theatre organ. Originally, it was designed to imitate the sound of pipe organs, theatre organs, band sounds, or orchestral sounds.... - Dave HollandDave HollandDave Holland is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for 40 years....
: acousticAcoustic bassThe term acoustic bass may refer to one of the following bass instruments:*Double bass - an upright contrabass violin*Acoustic bass guitar - the acoustic version of the bass guitar...
and electric bass - Jack DeJohnetteJack DeJohnetteJack DeJohnette is an American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer. He is one of the most influential jazz drummers of the 20th century, due to extensive work as leader and sideman for musicians like Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett and Sonny...
: drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Airto MoreiraAirto MoreiraAirto Moreira is a Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist. Airto is married to jazz singer Flora Purim, and their daughter Diana Moreira is also a singer. He currently resides in Los Angeles.-Biography:...
: percussion, cuicaCuícaCuíca , or "kweeca", is a Brazilian friction drum often used in samba music. The tone it produces has a high-pitched squeaky timbre. It has been called a 'laughing gourd' due to this sound....
Production
- Producer: Teo Macero
- Recording Engineer: Stan Tonkel
- Mixed by Russ Payne
- Original Cover Design: Nick Fasciano
- Cover Photography: Jim Marshall
- Original Liner Photography: Don Hunstein