13 October 2023
Miles Davis was always moving forward, never content to rest on his lofty laurels.
Thus, after fashioning some of the greatest acoustic jazz recordings of all time in the ’50s and ’60s, the great trumpeter “plugged in” with 1969’s “In a Silent Way.”
The result is widely considered the start of the jazz master’s “electric period,” which continued on to include such progressive jazz-rock-funk fusion outings as 1971’s “Jack Johnson” (also known as “A Tribute to Jack Johnson”) and 1972’s “On the Corner.”
Those three highly influential albums, as well as the equally significant 1970’s “Bitches Brew,” 1971’s “Live-Evil,” 1974’s “Big Fun” and “Get Up With It,” are featured in the amazing new vinyl box set “Miles Davis: The Electric Years.”
The 11-LP set comes from the audio powerhouse Vinyl Me, Please, so you know the records are going to sound great — mastered in high-quality AAA fashion (using the original tapes) and served up on 180-gram black vinyl.
Beyond the platters, the set also includes a 24-page booklet complete with pictures as well as listening notes written by jazz critic-historian Ben Ratliff.
It’s a pricey set, but also one that any die-hard Miles Davis fan would likely be thrilled to get.
Cost is $349-$399, vinylmeplease.com.