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Miles at the Fillmore - Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 3
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  • Summary: The four-disc set collects the full concerts from Miles Davis' [backed by a band that included Steve Grossman, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett] 1970 performances at the Fillmore East between June 17 and 20, that were originally edited down for theThe four-disc set collects the full concerts from Miles Davis' [backed by a band that included Steve Grossman, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett] 1970 performances at the Fillmore East between June 17 and 20, that were originally edited down for the 1971 double LP release. In addition there is three tracks from the April 11th performance at Fillmore West.… Expand
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  1. New York Daily News (Jim Faber)
    Mar 28, 2014
    100
    Each [Fillmore volume] presented a wholly different side of the icon’s genius. But only Fillmore captures the apex of his adventure, a time when an already middle-aged Miles managed to out-freak even the freaks.
  2. PopMatters
    Mar 28, 2014
    100
    Around these four brilliant sets, we also get three bonus cuts from the Fillmore West in April of 1970. These sets [are] a bit murkier in quality--the four proper sets here are pristine--but they make for compelling contrasts.
  3. Boston Globe
    Mar 28, 2014
    90
    Heard in its complete, unruly, sometimes crazed glory, Miles at the Fillmore shows just how furious the evolutionary pace of his music was at this point.
  4. Record Collector
    Mar 31, 2014
    80
    Back in 1970, this must have sounded like music from the future--over 40 year later, it still does.
  5. The Independent (UK)
    Apr 18, 2014
    80
    Macero’s edits on the original double-album collaged four nights’ shows into a single, 20-minute track apiece; but this 4CD set presents each night’s ebullient flow in full.
  6. The Guardian
    Apr 10, 2014
    80
    It's a chapter in the story of 20th-century music as a whole, not just the minutiae of jazz.
  7. The Observer (UK)
    May 6, 2014
    60
    It certainly gets close to chaos at times, but these live shows often did. From that point of view at least, it's truly authentic.

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