{"product_id":"pre-order-miles-davis-black-beauty-miles-davis-at-fillmore-west-mfsl-lp","title":"Miles Davis - Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West - MFSL LP { Vinyl LP }","description":"\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst-Ever Domestic Vinyl Release of 1973 Live Album!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1\/4\" \/ 15 IPS Analog Copy to DSD 256 to Analog Console to Lathe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDateline: April 10, 1970. Setting: The storied Fillmore West in San Francisco, CA. Context: Miles Davis, three days removed from his first session for Jack Johnson and, with newly recruited soprano saxophonist Steve Grossman in tow, opening shows for countercultural heroes the Grateful Dead on the latter's home turf. Result: The initial rumblings of a thrilling era in which Davis and his cohorts would again upend jazz and popular conceptions of the genre with music steeped in groove, improvisation, and hang-on-for-your-life adventurousness. All captured on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastered at MoFi's California studio, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing in California, and housed in a Stoughton gatefold jacket, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition 180g 33RPM 2LP set helps bring what went down that spring evening in Bill Graham's venue to your listening room with exceptional clarity, balance, and presence. Originally only released in Japan in 1973 and unavailable in the United States until the late '90s on compact disc, this marks the first time\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas been issued on domestic vinyl. The wait is worth it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBenefitting from quiet surfaces and excellent definition, these LPs present the band's livewire energy and torrential storm of notes with captivating dynamics, pacing, and fullness. At its core, this audiophile reissue takes you into the walls of sound erected by a band learning on-the-fly the sheer power, will, and breadth of the electric jazz Davis was orchestrating and realizing, on the spot, would reach rock audiences that until that point had only a faint awareness of his mad-scientist experimentation. The sense of release and reach conveyed by these carefully restored records make it clear the veteran bandleader was in the process of a permanent shift that he'd chase for the next five years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiven Davis was only a few months away from releasing the pioneering double album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBitches Brew\u003c\/em\u003e, it shouldn't come as a surprise that much of the fare here adheres to similar explorative approaches. Turbulent rhythms, provocative trumpet passages, and rich, saturated tonal colors that seemingly splash against a blank canvas take precedence over any traditional attempts at organization and melody. Davis and Co. intentionally play everything on a line with the bandleader signaling changes with his horn via coded phrases. The group speaks a common language — with each member having gone to achieve iconic status for their career contributions and technical prowess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the company of Grossman, Chick Corea (piano), Dave Holland (bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums), and Airto Moreira (percussion), Davis constructs themes around \"Directions,\" \"Miles Runs the Voodoo Down,\" \"It's About That Time,\" the title track to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBitches Brew\u003c\/em\u003e, and more from his then most-recent studio works and the in-progress Jack Johnson. His farewell to the popular standards that for nearly two decades remained a part of his repertoire arrive via a brief dalliance with \"I Fall in Love Too Easily,\" a shortened albeit aggressive \"Masqualero,\" and the \"Theme\" finale of \"Spanish Key.\" Initially,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elacked specific track listings due to Davis' increasing frustration with listeners over-analyzing his music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn retrospect, it's difficult to blame anyone for wanting to view what's on display here with the aural equivalent of a magnifying glass. Leaning in rock directions, yet maintaining an ear for spaciousness and solos,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esurvives as a snapshot of a thrilling moment amid a transitory period in which evolution came fast and furious. Just two months later, Davis would add another instrumentalist to the lineup in the form of organist Keith Jarrett, and the perpetually restless visionary would blast off to a more atmospheric and arguably more chaotic universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsider, then, this live document a bridge to that galaxy and a breathtaking example of the possibilities of jazz itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"features\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumbered, Limited Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e33rpm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst-Ever Domestic Vinyl Release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1\/4\" \/ 15 IPS Analog Copy to DSD 256 to Analog Console to Lathe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressed at Fidelity Record Pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStoughton Gatefold Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"musicians\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMusicians\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMiles Davis\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003etrumpet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSteve Grossman\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003esaxophone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eChick Corea\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eelectric piano\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDave Holland\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ebass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eJack DeJohnette\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003edrums\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAirto Moreira\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epercussion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"selections\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSelections\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Beauty Part I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Beauty Part II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Beauty Part III\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Beauty Part IV\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSelections AKA\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiles Runs the Voodoo Down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWillie Nelson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Fall in Love Too Easily\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSanctuary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's About That Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBitches Brew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMasqualero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpanish Key \/ The Theme\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Music Direct","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56666034962764,"sku":"198028170413","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/2913\/4412\/files\/mfsl2-568__91246.jpg?v=1770367484","url":"https:\/\/vinylpulses.com\/products\/pre-order-miles-davis-black-beauty-miles-davis-at-fillmore-west-mfsl-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}