Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Sivad
2. Little Church
3. Medley: Gemini/Double Image
4. What I Say

Disc 2:

1. Nem Um Talvez
2. Selim
3. Funky Tonk
4. Inamorata and Narration

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #309571 in Music
• Released on: 2001-02-06
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Enhanced, Live, Super Audio CD - DSD

Customer Reviews

Great Live Tracks
The previous reviewer is wrong when he says the muscians on this albumn are not jazz musicians. Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette, John Mclaughlin and Gary Bartz were (and still are) some of the most techincally accomplished musicians around. Only Michael Henderson, who plays bass on this albumn, had no previous jazz experience. All of the above are playing at a career best on this album.
I'd say this albumn is better and more focused than Bithces Brew and includes some of the best fusion music Miles ever played. 'What I say' is a highlight for me; surely this must be one of the most angriest, intense tracks ever recorded. Finally, Miles' playing is on top form and he plays with amazing confidence and speed. If you've listened to a couple of Miles Davis's electric albumns and you like what you hear; then get this.

what are you people talking about?
I was just surfing through some of the miles davis albums and am beyond surprised to see "Live-Evil" scoring a measly two stars!

This album is where its at! Just as Gary Bartz says in the liner notes, this is the time during Mile's career where he had never played harder. These tracks are rockin, funky, and some of the most layered and interesting fusion music that I have ever heard!

Tell me that you listened to "What I Say" and couldn't almost taste that energy and chemistry coming from the musicians. And "Funky Tonk" is just plain funk. What with Kieth's awesome piano solo at the end... I mean one must remember that these tracks were basically composed on the spot at the Cellar Door on night on Dec. 19th, 1970.

Lets not forget that guitar work by mclaughlin... or that spacy yet interesting, yet funky drumming of Jack Dejohnette, with Airto filling in all the gaps with a chiefly African syncopation..

Certainly the tunes "little church", "nem um talvez", and "selim" are not at all your typical miles. But I believe that they represent an entirely different direction for mile's music focusing on the power of transcendence.

For those of you who gave this a bad review, I can assume that you are purists, or felt that it didn't live up to "Bitches Brew", but lets be realistic here, I haven't heard a song as rockin' as "What I Say" since Jimi Hendrix released "Voodoo Chile (SLight Return)" in 1968........

Not bad...
I bought this album after being blown away by Bitches Brew. It was recorded live, as the title states only a little later than when Miles was working on Bitches Brew. There are some truly evil tracks on this album. "What I say" has one of the most funky, energetic beats I've ever heard "Funky Tonk" is also quite good. However, I will make the same criticism so many people make about Miles' electric period, by using so many musicians, many of whom are not jazz musicians, the music gets a little crowded. Too many cooks spoils the broth. However, you can't find fault with Miles playing, in fact, his runs on top of these crazy, funky beats are the best part of the album. But I feel that at times this album asks too much of the listener. The drum solo on "What I say" is way, way too long and many of the solos do not match the beats at all. If you're just getting into Miles' fusion days, you're probably better off buying Bitches Brew. This is more an album for the hard core fan. Still, you can't fault the man for trying and I'm sure that the music was much cooler at the shows than on the CD.