Miles Davis Bootleg Series - crazy ideas for future volumes?

[barnaba.siegel]

Morrison was also featured on this weird 4rd entry of Bootleg Series, "At Newport 1955-1975". On CD3 there is a live version of "Mtume" from New York, July 1st, 1975.
 

1 hour ago, JSngry said:

And "Minnie" was being played live, which I find interesting...

Minnie is interesting, the softest of all tracks from 70's Miles discography. For me, it's a closure of the 1969-1975 era, showing new direction, that could be clearly heard on the bootleg with 1975-1976 session. And speaking about Morrison, on that sessions there are few takes of "Songs of Landa", another easy piece, and it was co-written by Miles and Sam!

I've got mixed feelings toward this stuff. Part of me would like all of it to be officially released and professionally described, the other part thinks it's too trivial for Miles, it feels too much like some of his colleagues that turned commercial in the latter part of 70's. Although maybe this anticipated a bit more easy-going, groovy pieces like "Jean-Pierre"?


Anyways... I keep my fingers crossed for any 1971-1975 live box 😁

[JSngry]

1 hour ago, barnaba.siegel said:

,,,maybe this anticipated a bit more easy-going, groovy pieces like "Jean-Pierre"? 😁

That's how I look at it. Seems like he needed to cool off/down but maybe couldn't commit to it right away?

[barnaba.siegel]

21 minutes ago, JSngry said:

That's how I look at it. Seems like he needed to cool off/down but maybe couldn't commit to it right away?

Yeah. Also - he did mention in his autobiography that he was jealous of the popularity and commercial success, which his former musicians gained. Minnie and Songs of Landa sounds a bit like searching for something up-to-date-ish and laid-back.

[JSngry]

1 hour ago, barnaba.siegel said:

Yeah. Also - he did mention in his autobiography that he was jealous of the popularity and commercial success, which his former musicians gained. Minnie and Songs of Landa sounds a bit like searching for something up-to-date-ish and laid-back.

Morrison s East Wind record suggests that he might have been of use in getting there, but only so far (and not all that much).