{"product_id":"miles-davis-my-funny-valentine-miles-davis-in-concert-mfsl-lp","title":"Miles Davis - My Funny Valentine - Miles Davis In Concert - MFSL LP { Vinyl LP }","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDeep Emotions, Spontaneous Brilliance, Sensitive Beauty, And Sublime Poignancy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1\/4\" \/ 15 IPS analog copy to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMiles Davis'\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy Funny Valentine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emarks several historic turning points. For Davis, the live album represents the final time on record he'd perform standards rather than original compositions. It also stands as one of the last documents made by the same band that created\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSeven Steps to Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e. As such, the work teems with bebop melodicism yet steers clear of Davis' oft-controversial avant-garde leanings. Most significantly, however, the set captures the ballads performed at a benefit concert from New York's then-new Philharmonic Hall just months after President Kennedy's assassination. Tapping into a seemingly divine inspiration, Davis never sounded so elegant or poetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePresented in reference-standard fidelity, the record boasts balances, tonalities, and airiness that duplicate the experience of witnessing live jazz in an acoustically ideal hall. The images of each individual instrument, the decay of the notes, the inner reaches of the piano, and symmetry of the horns – all are rendered with palpable detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStaged as a benefit to support voter registration in the South, the February concert came amidst the height of the Civil Rights movement, a cause dear to Davis' heart. Yet unforeseen circumstances raised the stakes. Having professed his admiration for Kennedy years prior, Davis appears to approach the compositions on\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy Funny Valentine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(and, in particular, the title track) as homage to the fallen leader, a collective soliloquy comprised of pieces shot through with deeply emotional passages, spontaneous brilliance, sensitive beauty, and sublime poignancy. Elegiac moods permeate the performances; Davis and his Harmon mute paint with intricate brushstrokes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Tony Williams are their leader's equal, and would continue with Davis until later in the decade, helping form what's now known as the \"second great quintet.\" But the secret weapon on both\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy Funny Valentine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand its sister\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFour \u0026amp; More\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003earrives in the form of tenor saxophonist George Coleman, whom jazz experts Brian Morton and Richard Cook deem \"one of the unsung heroes of modern jazz.\" His lines are subtle and sophisticated, straight ahead but capable of unanticipated direction, and here, he comes into his own. As does the entire band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Music Direct","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56682865131852,"sku":"821797143110","price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/2913\/4412\/files\/R-9541042-1484073529-5528_jpeg.jpg?v=1770595808","url":"https:\/\/vinylpulses.com\/products\/miles-davis-my-funny-valentine-miles-davis-in-concert-mfsl-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}