DAVID LIEBMAN, JEFF COFFIN, VICTOR WOOTEN, CHESTER THOMPSON, CHRIS WALTERS & JAMES DASILVA

• David Liebman, Jeff Coffin, Victor Wooten, Chester Thompson, Chris Walters & James DaSilva: On the Corner Live! The Music of Miles Davis
      (2019, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)

Also out on CD on the Ear Up Records label.

Dave Liebman:
“When attempting to categorize Miles Davis’ vast discography and live groups, specificity is necessary. For example, the Miles/Gil period; the Second Quintet; the Bitches Brew stage, etc. What constitutes a given period are the commonalities from tune to tune and/or recording to recording. Beginning in 1973 I was a member of the Miles group for a year and half playing and recording material from what is considered the “On The Corner” period as well as some tunes from his earlier electric years. The most obvious musical aspect heard during the “Corner” period was the sonic atmosphere created as a result of the instrumentation and of course the musical contributions by group members. As was true with Miles in any period, without words or specific musical directions his sidemen somehow knew what was needed and responded in kind. A basic summary of the “Corner” period would include short melodic motifs played by Miles and myself with both of us plugged into various effects; a spacious groove created by bassist Michael Henderson; a steady and incessant quarter-note based rhythm courtesy of Al Foster and Mtume; with Reggie Lucas functioning as a rhythm guitar while Pete Cosey often playing in a blues-tinged way employing all kinds of electronic effects as well; and Miles on Yamaha organ. It was the texture and overall sound that confused listeners at the time. But as we know, the actual “On The Corner" recording has been sampled, copied, discussed and adapted by several generations of musicians, most not even alive when the music was created. Jeff and the guys on this recording grew up with this music and did a great job playing and transforming the material for what was a one time live event. The songs chosen are not all from the original recording, but overall the material I chose represents a look at the electric period of Miles Davis which certainly changed the course of pop music and jazz forever."

This is great !!

• David Liebman – tenor sax, soprano sax, wood flute
• Jeff Coffin – tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, clarinet, electro-sax
• Victor Wooten – electric bass
• Chester Thompson – drums
• Chris Walters – keyboards
• James DaSilva – guitar