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Historical Jazz Album of the Year " Bitches Brew The Party Continues By John Ephland What were they responding to That’s what occurred to me when I learned that Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew box set won for best Historical Jazz Album of the Year in DownBeat’s 2011 Readers Poll. What were readers getting from this new package when they said “yes” to yet another reissue of a reissue of a reissue And the most expensive one, to boot. On one level, they were voting for the transcendent music, of course. On another level, they were voting for a choice between two versions from Sony: the Legacy Edition versus the far more expansive 40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition. It’s the latter of the two that won. The Collector’s Edition, incidentally, came in second place in the 2011 DownBeat Critics Poll this year, just 15 votes shy of beating out the massive, 11-disc complete 1932–1940 box set of Duke Ellington’s work. The Legacy Edition of Bitches Brew includes the original double album and six bonus tracks (two CDs) as well as a DVD of an unissued live gig from Copenhagen in 1969 that featured Brew players Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette. But, in the end, it was the “super-deluxe” package that won the hearts and minds of DownBeat readers. In an LP-sized box, fans get a CD of another previously unissued show from 1970 that adds Keith Jarrett, Airto Moreira and Gary Bartz; an audiophile 180-gram vinyl replication of the original release; Greg Tate’s extensive liner notes; an interview with Brew player Lenny White; tons of photos; a fold-out poster and more. Bitches Brew certainly has shown it has legs. Just consider the various Bitches Brew offshoots that have emerged in recent years, including separate projects from drummer Bobby Previte, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, and a program that starred guitarist Vernon Reid, trumpeter Graham Haynes, drummer Cindy Blackman and percussionist Adam Rudolph. Then there’s the Animation band featuring trumpeter Tim Hagans and saxophonist Bob Belden (their recent release Asiento recreates the full double-LP release of Bitches Brew in the order in which the six pieces were originally released). As for the story behind the music and impact it has had, well, the anecdotes seem endless, the party a continual amazement. The initial roster of players for the recording sessions included the budding talents of Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Lenny White, Harvey Brooks and Bennie Maupin. DownBeat conducted a series of interviews to check in with numerous musicians who played on Bitches Brew, as well as some other artists whose lives were forever changed because of Miles Davis and this iconic album. “Miles knew if he picked the right person and just 48 DOWNBEAT DECEMBER 2011
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