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The most respectful thing to have done with this recording, would have been for them to erase the tapes, out of respect for Miles Davis. These are arrangements that Miles struggled to play when he was in his prime. Whoever persuaded him to try to play them when he was old and in ill health could not possibly have had Miles' best interests at heart. Even the young fill-in trumpeter who covers most of Miles' parts is playing clams all over the place, probably because he is distracted, keeping an eye on Miles to make sure he doesn't die onstage. The song "Springsville", which calls for a nimble,more… fast-paced melody line on the trumpet, and was one of the crowning achievements on the original Miles Ahead album, is just a real mess here.

The orchestra does a fine job with the arrangements here, and the sax soloist shines on tunes like "Miles Ahead", but it is not enough to save such an ill-conceived project. I have to agree with the other writers, though, who say that Mr. Davis certainly was a brave man, and a real fighter, to play this show despite his frailties. He kept doing what he loved to do, right up until the end, which is admirable. I just don't this recording is how Miles Davis would want us to remember him.

Can you imagine an ailing 60 year old Elvis doing a nostalgia gig with a young Elvis impersonator standing beside him, singing all but the easiest notes in his place? Pretty absurd huh? This project is nearly as absurd, but the sad part is that it really happened.

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Miles Davis, Quincy Jones - Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux (1993) Retail CD

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