Miles Davis - Four & More (Numbered Limited Edition)

Miles Davis Four & More on numbered limited edition 180-gram LP Exhilarating and immediate: Live set documents one of Davis' final excursions with a program of standards Whirlwind pace prodded by tenor saxophonist George Coleman, drummer Tony Williams Given his gargantuan recorded output, Miles Davis seldom abandoned a conceptual vision in the studio, particularly after the turn of the 1960s. Which makes a live document such as Four & More all the more valuable for the manner in which it portrays the legendary trumpeter removed from thematic demands and interior confines, and instead letting loose onstage with a program of stellar material that he'd soon abandon in favor of experimentalism. Part of our Miles Davis catalog restoration series, Four & More engages with electrifying speed and palpable punch, the effort now claiming vastly improved imaging, deeper soundstaging, and startling clarity. Mastered from the original master tapes, this unsurpassed digital edition teems with the urgency demonstrated by Davis and his band-notes flooding the listener with an attack only possible from sound featuring full frequency extension, tremendous spacing, and you-are-there immediacy. Recorded on February 12, 1964 in Philharmonic Hall at New York's Lincoln Center, Four & More bookends My Funny Valentine. Whereas the latter spotlights ballads, this thrilling souvenir is all about quick tempos, rushing solos, left-hook rhythms, and hard-bop grooves. Drawing largely on mid- and late-1950s material, Davis — accompanied by bassist Ron Carter, drummer Tony Williams, saxophonist George Coleman, and pianist Herbie Hancock — approaches standards such as "So What," "Seven Steps to Heaven," and "Four" with biting tenacity and furious passion, the individual themes racing by as the collective barges in to take rapid, punctuation-asserting solos. 1. So What 2. Walkin' 3. Joshua 4. Go-Go (Theme and Announcement) 5. Four 6. Seven Steps to Heaven 7. There Is No Greater Love 8. Go-Go (Theme and Announcement)