Miles: Get Up With It

Miles Davis: Get Up With It 1970-1974

 

1. He Loved Him Madly (1974) 32:20

2. Maiysha (1974) 14:56

3. Honky Tonk (1970) 5:57

4. Rated X (1972) 6:53

5. Calypso Frelimo (1973) 32:10

6. Red China Blues (1972) 4:10

7. Mtume (1974) 15:12

8. Billy Preston (1972) 12:35

(All compositions by Miles Davis.)

(total Length 123:52)

 

1970:

Miles Davis trumpet

Steve Grossman ss, John McLaughlin g, Keith Jarrett electric p

Herbie Hancock clavinet, Michael Henderson bass guitar

Billy Cobham dr, Airto Moreira perc.

1972:

Miles Davis organ, Cedric Lawson p, Reggie Lucas g,

Khalil Balakrishna electric sitar, Michael Henderson bass guitar, Al Foster dr, James Mtume Foreman percussion, Badal Roy tabla, Sonny Fortune flute, Carlos Garnett ss

1973:

Miles Davis trumpet, electric piano, organ

Dave Liebman flute, John Stubblefield ss, Pete Cosey g,

Reggie Lucas g, Michael Henderson bass guitar

Al Foster drums, James Mtume Foreman percussion

1974:

Miles Davis trumpet, organ

Dave Liebman ss, fl, Sonny Fortune fl, Pete Cosey g,

Dominique Gaumont g, Michael Henderson bass guitar

Al Foster drums, James Mtume Foreman percussion

 

Released 22.11.1975, Recorded Columbia Studio B (NYC) 1975

Producer Teo Macero

 

Bought the Double LP 11.2.1975 44 mk H:ki

Bought the CD 19.11.1997 139,-, Anttila, H:ki

 

The album opens with a tribute to Duke Ellington, who had just recently died. Great slow mood. There are sessions from 1970-1975 - and it's kind of compilation of Miles' bands during that period. John McLaughlin palys in the 1970 track Honky Tonk.

My fav. on this record is the Calypso Frelimo.

 

Done