Miles Davis - Live at Montr./Def.Coll. [10 DVDs] - Universal/Music/DVD

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, 1984 Evening
Laufzeit: 109 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 4:
Recorded July 14, 1985 Afternoon
Laufzeit: 120 Min.

Tracklisting:
01 Theme From Jack Johnson; One Phone Call / Street Scenes; That's What Happened
02 Star People
03 Maze
04 Human Nature
05 MD 1; Something's On Your Mind; MD 2
06 Time After Time
07 Ms Morrisine
08 Code MD
09 Pacific Express
10 Hopscotch
11 You're Under Arrest
12 Jean-Pierre; You're Under Arrest; Then There Were None
13 Decoy

Line-up:
Miles Davis (trumpet)
Bob Berg (saxophone, keyboards)
Robert Irving III (keyboards)
John Scofield (guitar)
Darryl Jones (bass)
Vince Wilburn Jr (drums)
Steve Thornton (percussion)


Disc 5:
Recorded July 14, 1985 Evening
Laufzeit: 121 Min.

Tracklisting:
01 Theme From Jack Johnson; One Phone Call / Street Scenes; That's What Happened
02 Star People
03 Maze
04 MD 1; Something's On Your Mind; MD 2
05 Time After Time
06 Ms Morrisine
07 Code MD
08 Pacific Express
09 Hopscotch
10 You're Under Arrest
11 Jean-Pierre; You're Under Arrest; Then There Were None
12 Decoy

Line-up:
Miles Davis (trumpet)
Bob Berg (saxophone, keyboards)
Robert Irving III (keyboards)
John Scofield (guitar)
Darryl Jones (bass)
Vince Wilburn Jr (drums)
Steve Thornton (percussion)


Disc 6:
Recorded July 17, 1986
Laufzeit: 106 Min.

Tracklisting:
01 Theme From Jack Johnson; One Phone Call / Street Scenes; That's What Happened
02 New Blues
03 Maze
04 Human Nature
05 Wrinkle
06 Tutu
07 Splatch
08 Time After Time
09 Al Jarreau
10 Carnival Time
11 Burn
12 Portia
13 Jean-Pierre

Line-up:
Miles Davis (trumpet, keyboards)
Bob Berg (saxophone)
Adam Holzman (keyboards)
Robert Irving III (keyboards)
Robben Ford (guitar)
Felton Crews (bass)
Vince Wilburn Jr (drums)
Steve Thornton (percussion)

Special Guests:
George Duke (synthesizer on "Tutu" & "Splatch")
David Sanborn (saxophone on "Burn", "Portia" & "Jean-Pierre")


Disc 7:
Recorded July 7, 1988
Laufzeit: 130 Min.

Tracklisting:
01 In A Silent Way
02 Intruder
03 New Blues
04 Perfect Way
05 The Senate; Me & U
06 Human Nature
07 Wrinkle
08 Tutu
09 Time After Time
10 Movie Star
11 Splatch
12 Heavy Metal Prelude
13 Heavy Metal
14 Carnival Time
15 Jean-Pierre
16 Tomaas

Line-up:
Miles Davis (trumpet, keyboards)
Kenny Garrett (saxophone)
Robert Irving III (keyboards)
Adam Holzman (keyboards)
Foley (lead bass)
Benny Rietveld (bass)
Ricky Wellman (drums)
Marilyn Mazur (percussion)


Disc 8:
Recorded July 21, 1989
Laufzeit: 113 Min.

Tracklisting:
01 Intruder
02 New Blues
03 Perfect Way
04 Hannibal
05 Human Nature
06 Mr Pastorius
07 Tutu
08 Jilli
09 Time After Time
10 Jo Jo
11 The Senate; Me & U
12 Wrinkle
13 Portia

Line-up:
Miles Davis (trumpet, keyboards)
Rick Margitza (saxophone)
Kei Akagi (keyboards)
Adam Holzman (keyboards)
Foley (lead bass)
Benny Rietveld (bass)
Ricky Wellman (drums)
Munyungo Jackson (percussion)

Special Guest:
Chaka Khan (vocals on "Human Nature")


Disc 9:
Recorded July 20, 1990
Laufzeit: 93 Min.

Tracklisting:
01 Hannibal
02 The Senate; Me & U
03 In The Night
04 Human Nature
05 Time After Time
06 Wrinkle
07 Tutu
08 Don't Stop Me Now
09 Carnival Time

Line-up:
Miles Davis (trumpet, keyboards)
Kenny Garrett (saxophone)
Kei Akagi (keyboards)
Foley (lead bass)
Richard Patterson (bass)
Ricky wellman (drums)
Erin Davis (percussion)


Disc 10:
Recorded July 8, 1991:
Laufzeit: 60 Min.

Tracklisting:
Introduction by Claude Nobs & Quincy Jones
01 Boplicity
02 Maids Of Cadiz
03 The Duke
04 My Ship
05 Miles Ahead
06 Blues For Pablo
07 Orgone
08 Gone, Gone, Gone
09 Summertime
10 Here Come De Honey Man
11 The Pan Piper
12 Solea

Line-up:
Miles Davis (trumpet)

Soloists:
Kenny Garrett (saxophone)
Wallace Rooney (trumpet, flugelhorn)

Quincy Jones conducting the Gil Evans Orchestra and the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band with the addition of Benny Bailey (trumpet, flugelhorn), Carles Benavent (bass) and Grady Tate (drums)