Bitches Brew Revisited
Prospect Park Bandshell
Brooklyn, NY

06/19/10

Lineage: CA14 > CA-9100 > Zoom H4n (WAV 44.1kHz/16bit) > ScanDisc > USB > CDWAV (split tracks) > FLAC frontend

Track List:
(Approx 75 mins total)

01) Pharaoh's Dance (26:26)
02) Bitches Brew (14:14)
03) (11:37)
04) Miles Runs the Voodoo Down (11:35)
05) (08:46)
06) ~ crowd & p.a. music ~
07) ~ band intros & set dedication to Bill Dixon - R.I.P. ~

Graham Haynes - Coronet & band-leader
Marco Benevento - Fender Rhodes
DJ Logic - Turntables & sound-bites
Antoine Roney - Bass Clarinet/Saxophone
Melvin Gibbs - Bass
Cindy Blackman - Drums
Adam Rudolph - Percussion
James Blood Ulmer - Guitar

Recording Notes:
- My 1st outing with my new mics and pre-amp. I still have a lot to learn about recording level settings w/use of the pre-amp and mic position...but this turned out decent given the expected chatty crowd for a free show in Brooklyn. Also, taping was certainly frowned upon so I wasn't able to get the mics very high at all...but it's better than nothing!

Performance Notes:
- The line-up speaks for itself...huge talent at every position.

- And while the themes from some of the Bitches Brew compositions were clearly defined, this wasn't a note for note re-creation of the classic album from start to finish. However, the band locks into that quintessential multi-faceted sound that Miles & his band had during those dynamic recording sessions 40 years ago. This is the reason for the 2 untitled songs from this set...they're more like BB-esque jams, for lack of a better term.

- Separating most "songs/themes" were short audio snippets taken from old Miles interviews...a unique interjection to the musical menu, albeit a little difficult to hear clearly at times.

- Just as an FYI...this was a essentially a FREE show, with a suggested donation of $3.00 per person. It was easily the best $3.00 I've spent in recent memory...I love this town.

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