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The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux

Miles Davis · 2002

1152 min · 132 tracks · jazz fusion · bebop · hard bop

A vibrant tapestry of jazz fusion that melds improvisation with complex rhythms and rich melodic textures.

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'The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux' is significant for its extensive archival quality, presenting previously unreleased performances that underline Davis's influence on jazz fusion. The album reaffirms his status as a pioneer in the genre, contributing to ongoing conversations about improvisation and artistic expression in music. It received positive critical reception, further cementing Davis’s legacy posthumously.
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extended improvisations that unfold gradually vibrant soundscapes for deep listening rich melodic textures for exploration
Context
Released in 2002, 'The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux' showcases Davis during a period of retrospective appreciation, following his passing in 1991. This album compiles various live performances from the Montreux Jazz Festival, highlighting the evolution of his sound from the late 1960s to the early 1990s. It serves as a comprehensive overview of his innovative contributions to jazz over several decades.
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Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Miles in Montreux ’73, Part 1 16:34
  • 2 Miles in Montreux ’73, Part 2 19:54

Disc 2

  • 1 Ife 27:24
  • 2 Calypso Frelimo 15:56
  • 3 Miles in Montreux ’73, Part 3 14:52

Disc 3

  • 1 Speak / That’s What Happened 11:43
  • 2 Star People 8:41
  • 3 What It Is 8:05
  • 4 It Gets Better 13:46
  • 5 Something’s on Your Mind 11:14

Disc 4

  • 1 Time After Time Standout 13:57
  • 2 Hopscotch / Star on Cicely 7:11
  • 3 Bass Solo 1:26
  • 4 Jean‐Pierre 10:06
  • 5 Lake Geneva 4:20
  • 6 Something’s on Your Mind (reprise) 7:33

Disc 5

  • 1 Speak / That’s What Happened 8:29
  • 2 Star People 9:06
  • 3 What It Is 9:21
  • 4 It Gets Better 13:30
  • 5 Something’s on Your Mind 13:01

Disc 6

  • 1 Time After Time Standout 12:12
  • 2 Hopscotch / Star on Cicely 8:09
  • 3 Bass Solo 1:53
  • 4 Jean Pierre 10:31
  • 5 Lake Geneva 3:16
  • 6 Something’s on Your Mind (reprise) 10:44
  • 7 Code M.D. 6:51

Disc 7

  • 1 Theme From Jack Johnson: One Phone Call / Street Scenes / That’s What Happened 13:27
  • 2 Star People 6:39
  • 3 Maze 9:58
  • 4 Human Nature Standout 5:27
  • 5 MD 1 / Something’s on Your Mind / MD 2 13:24
  • 6 Time After Time Standout 8:18
  • 7 Ms. Morrisine 10:37

Disc 8

  • 1 Code M.D. 8:01
  • 2 Pacific Express 14:46
  • 3 Katia 7:07
  • 4 Hopscotch 5:55
  • 5 You’re Under Arrest 6:40
  • 6 Jean‐Pierre / You’re Under Arrest / Then There Were None 9:02
  • 7 Decoy 4:13

Disc 9

  • 1 Theme From Jack Johnson: One Phone Call / Street Scenes / That’s What Happened 14:06
  • 2 Star People 6:16
  • 3 Maze 10:09
  • 4 Human Nature Standout 7:33
  • 5 MD 1 / Something’s on Your Mind / MD 2 13:24
  • 6 Time After Time Standout 11:10

Disc 10

  • 1 Ms. Morrisine 10:12
  • 2 Code M.D. 8:10
  • 3 Pacific Express 15:25
  • 4 Katia 8:15
  • 5 Hopscotch 7:41
  • 6 You’re Under Arrest 7:18
  • 7 Jean‐Pierre / You’re Under Arrest / Then There Were None 8:40
  • 8 Decoy 5:06

Disc 11

  • 1 Theme From Jack Johnson: One Phone Call / Street Scenes / That’s What Happened 9:08
  • 2 New Blues 5:55
  • 3 Maze 10:22
  • 4 Human Nature Standout 8:34
  • 5 Wrinkle 10:55
  • 6 Tutu 6:53
  • 7 Splatch 11:17

Disc 12

  • 1 Time After Time Standout 8:31
  • 2 Al Jarreau 6:23
  • 3 Carnival Time 4:26
  • 4 Burn 8:26
  • 5 Portia 7:23
  • 6 Jean‐Pierre 9:40

Disc 13

  • 1 In a Silent Way 1:04
  • 2 Intruder 4:54
  • 3 New Blues 7:07
  • 4 Perfect Way 4:50
  • 5 The Senate / Me & U 9:20
  • 6 Human Nature Standout 13:01
  • 7 Wrinkle 8:16
  • 8 Tutu 11:05
  • 9 Time After Time Standout 8:11

Disc 14

  • 1 Movie Star 4:27
  • 2 Splatch 9:22
  • 3 Heavy Metal Prelude 5:24
  • 4 Heavy Metal 6:25
  • 5 Don’t Stop Me Now 7:19
  • 6 Carnival Time 13:19
  • 7 Jean‐Pierre 8:50
  • 8 Tomaas 11:09

Disc 15

  • 1 Intruder 5:47
  • 2 New Blues 12:08
  • 3 Perfect Way 6:35
  • 4 Hannibal 10:43
  • 5 Human Nature Standout 10:50
  • 6 Mr. Pastorius 4:32
  • 7 Tutu 13:30

Disc 16

  • 1 Jilli 5:56
  • 2 Time After Time Standout 10:46
  • 3 Jo Jo 5:35
  • 4 Amandla 5:16
  • 5 The Senate / Me & U 11:47
  • 6 Wrinkle 6:50
  • 7 Portia 7:48

Disc 17

  • 1 Perfect Way 5:59
  • 2 New Blues 8:30
  • 3 Hannibal 10:44
  • 4 The Senate / Me & U 10:51
  • 5 In the Night 3:19
  • 6 Human Nature Standout 12:43
  • 7 Time After Time Standout 9:13

Disc 18

  • 1 Wrinkle 8:10
  • 2 Tutu 13:31
  • 3 Don’t Stop Me Now 11:25
  • 4 Carnival Time 13:35

Disc 19

  • 1 Introduction by Claude Nobs & Quincy Jones 1:22
  • 2 Boplicity 3:40
  • 3 Introduction to “Miles Ahead Medley” / Springsville 3:42
  • 4 Maids of Cadiz 3:36
  • 5 The Duke 4:01
  • 6 My Ship 4:10
  • 7 Miles Ahead 3:38
  • 8 Blues for Pablo 6:05
  • 9 Introduction to “Porgy and Bess Medley” 0:28
  • 10 Orgone 4:08
  • 11 Gone, Gone, Gone 1:47
  • 12 Summertime 2:54
  • 13 Here Come de Honey Man 3:40
  • 14 Introduction to “Sketches of Spain” / The Pan Piper 1:40
  • 15 Solea 11:43

Disc 20

  • 1 Perfect Way 5:33
  • 2 New Blues 15:37
  • 3 Hannibal 17:41
  • 4 Human Nature Standout 16:58
  • 5 Time After Time Standout 9:47
  • 6 Wrinkle 4:23

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