Saturday, March 26, 2022

ccvi. DAVIS, Miles: Ife

ccvi. DAVIS, Miles (1926-1991)

Ife (1972)
MD, trumpet
Sonny Fortune, soprano saxophone, flute
Bennie Maupin, clarinet, flute
Carlos Garnett, soprano saxophone
Lonnie Liston Smith, electric piano
Harold I. Williams Jr., electric piano
Michael Henderson, bass
Al Foster, drums
Billy Hart, drums
Badal Roy, tabla
James Mtume, percussion
(21:33)


from Big Fun.


Ife -- Mtume's daughter ...

A funky bass line that lasts 15 minutes. It's what goes on over it that makes this a cool experiment in free improvisation -- creating a sonic landscape unique to Miles' music from this period.

The last seven minutes change up the vibe, although there's still a repeating bass line at a slower tempo.

"Okay, that's enough ... let's hear some that, Teo."

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