Bitches Brew (40th Anniversary Legacy Edition)

~ Release by Miles Davis (see all versions of this release, 44 available)

Annotation

40th Anniversary Legacy edition. Tracks 2-3 and 2-4, and all of disk 3 are previously unreleased. Originally recorded in August 1969 and released in April 1970.

Comes in an eight-panel Digipak and includes a 24 page booklet with new liner notes and rare photographs.

DVD recorded live at the Tivoli Koncertsal, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 4, 1969.

Annotation last modified on 2015-01-08 05:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Pharaoh’s Dance
recording engineer:
Stanley Tonkel (engineer) (on 1969-08-21)
bass:
Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) (on 1969-08-21)
bass clarinet:
Bennie Maupin (on 1969-08-21)
congas:
Don Alias (on 1969-08-21)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1969-08-21) and Lenny White (on 1969-08-21)
guitar:
John McLaughlin (guitarist) (on 1969-08-21)
keyboard:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (on 1969-08-21), Larry Young (US jazz organist) (on 1969-08-21) and Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (on 1969-08-21)
percussion:
Juma Santos (on 1969-08-21)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1969-08-21)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1969-08-21)
recorded at:
Columbia (CBS) Studio ‘B’ in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-21)
recording of:
Pharaoh’s Dance (on 1969-08-21)
composer:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
3.6520:07
2Bitches Brew
recording engineer:
Frank Laico (on 1969-08-19)
bass:
Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) (on 1969-08-19)
bass clarinet:
Bennie Maupin (on 1969-08-19)
congas:
Don Alias (on 1969-08-19)
congas and shakers:
Jim Riley (on 1969-08-19)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1969-08-19) and Lenny White (on 1969-08-19)
electric bass guitar:
Harvey Brooks (US electric bassist) (on 1969-08-19)
electric guitar:
John McLaughlin (guitarist) (on 1969-08-19)
electric piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (on 1969-08-19) and Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (on 1969-08-19)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1969-08-19)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1969-08-19)
recorded at:
Columbia (CBS) Studio ‘B’ in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-19)
recording of:
Bitches Brew (on 1969-08-19)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
2.727:01
3Spanish Key
recording engineer:
Stanley Tonkel (engineer) (on 1969-08-21)
bass:
Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) (on 1969-08-21)
bass [electric bass]:
Harvey Brooks (US electric bassist) (on 1969-08-21)
bass clarinet:
Bennie Maupin (on 1969-08-21)
congas:
Don Alias (on 1969-08-21)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1969-08-21) and Lenny White (on 1969-08-21)
electric piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (on 1969-08-21), Larry Young (US jazz organist) (on 1969-08-21) and Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (on 1969-08-21)
guitar:
John McLaughlin (guitarist) (on 1969-08-21)
shakers:
Jim Riley (on 1969-08-21)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1969-08-21)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1969-08-21)
recorded at:
Columbia (CBS) Studio ‘B’ in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-21)
recording of:
Spanish Key (on 1969-08-21)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
3.717:35
4John McLaughlin
recording engineer:
Frank Laico (on 1969-08-19)
bass:
Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) (on 1969-08-19)
bass clarinet:
Bennie Maupin (on 1969-08-19)
congas:
Don Alias (on 1969-08-19)
congas and shakers:
Jim Riley (on 1969-08-19)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1969-08-19) and Lenny White (on 1969-08-19)
electric guitar:
John McLaughlin (guitarist) (on 1969-08-19)
electric piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (on 1969-08-19), Larry Young (US jazz organist) (on 1969-08-19) and Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (on 1969-08-19)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1969-08-19)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1969-08-19)
recorded at:
Columbia (CBS) Studio ‘B’ in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-19)
recording of:
John McLaughlin (on 1969-08-19)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
34:25
2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
recording engineer:
Stanley Tonkel (engineer) (on 1969-08-20)
bass clarinet:
Bennie Maupin (on 1969-08-20)
congas:
Jim Riley (on 1969-08-20)
drums (drum set):
Don Alias (on 1969-08-20) and Jack DeJohnette (on 1969-08-20)
electric bass guitar:
Harvey Brooks (US electric bassist) (on 1969-08-20) and Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) (on 1969-08-20)
electric guitar:
John McLaughlin (guitarist) (on 1969-08-20)
electric piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (on 1969-08-20) and Larry Young (US jazz organist) (on 1969-08-20)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1969-08-20)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1969-08-20)
recording of:
Miles Runs The Voodoo Down (on 1969-08-20)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
3.5514:04
2Sanctuary
recording engineer:
Frank Laico (on 1969-08-19)
bass:
Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) (on 1969-08-19)
congas:
Don Alias (on 1969-08-19) and Jim Riley (on 1969-08-19)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1969-08-19)
electric guitar:
John McLaughlin (guitarist) (on 1969-08-19)
electric piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (on 1969-08-19) and Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (on 1969-08-19)
shakers:
Jim Riley (on 1969-08-19)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1969-08-19)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1969-08-19)
recorded at:
Columbia (CBS) Studio ‘B’ in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-19)
recording of:
Sanctuary (on 1969-08-19)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
3.7510:59
3Spanish Key (alternate take)
recording of:
Spanish Key
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
10:23
4John McLaughlin (alternate take)
recording of:
John McLaughlin
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
6:41
5Miles Runs the Voodoo Down (single edit)
recording of:
Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
2:51
6Spanish Key (single edit)
recording of:
Spanish Key
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
2:51
7Great Expectations (single edit)
recording of:
Great Expectations
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
2:43
8Little Blue Frog (single edit)
2:36
3▼DVD-Video: Copenhagen Live 1969
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1Directions
recording of:
Directions
composer:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
7:14
2Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
recording of:
Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
9:40
3Bitches Brew
recording of:
Bitches Brew
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
15:35
4Agitation
recording of:
Agitation
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
10:28
5I Fall in Love Too Easily
recording of:
I Fall in Love Too Easily
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
AF Encore Fund LLC, Applause and Encore Music, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:39
6Sanctuary
recording of:
Sanctuary
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
3:29
7It's About That Time / The Theme
19:52