"This November, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release the documentary Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue on DVD, which documents the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival performance by Davis, where he and his band performed before 600,000 fans. Directed by award-winning producer Murray Lerner, also featured are interviews of participating musicians Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Dave Holland and Gary Bartz as well as admirers Carlos Santana and Joni Mitchell.
"When Davis released Bitches Brew in 1970, some critics accused Davis of selling out, while consumers kept his album on the top of the charts. Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue examines the next step in the process -- performing live.
"The DVD has a running time of 73 minutes and is presented in 5.1 surround sound. It will be available November 16 for a suggested retail price of $19.98.
If you want to catch the flick before the DVD hits, Miles Electric will be screened October 9 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the New York Film Festival, followed by a panel discussion, "Impact of Miles Davis on American Music," at 9:30 p.m."
Not necessarily 70s Miles at his peak—as I recall, Wight wasn't his best show—but this is a big deal all the same.
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 12:44 (twenty-one years ago)
I've always been bothered by how the Isle of Wight DVD only used like a teeny bit of the footage of their performance as sort of a lead-in to the second disc, meanwhile all kinds of corny hairy hippy cockrock fuckers get all kinds of nnreeerrrneenerneener guitar solo time all over the thing. HOORAY.
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 12:48 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 12:49 (twenty-one years ago)
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 12:51 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 12:57 (twenty-one years ago)
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 13:00 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 13:02 (twenty-one years ago)
I've seen the Isle of Wight festival movie -- only one Miles tune I think, but great film. It's like the anti-Woodstock.
― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 13:03 (twenty-one years ago)
I gotta get this thing. I wonder if Sony is gonna release it on CD?
― pdf (Phil Freeman), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 13:15 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 15:30 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)
― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 13 October 2004 15:36 (twenty-one years ago)
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 15:51 (twenty-one years ago)
― pdf (Phil Freeman), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 16:12 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 16:56 (twenty-one years ago)
Feels pointless to even talk about it, if you have the slightest interest in this, just buy it tonight. The documentary is fair enough, but just skip straight to the track before the set that introduces the musicians, then watch the set. Don't wait.
― (Jon L), Thursday, 6 January 2005 22:13 (twenty-one years ago)
finally getting to see the group dynamics after years of just listening... head is open
― (Jon L), Thursday, 6 January 2005 22:14 (twenty-one years ago)
― poortheatre (poortheatre), Thursday, 6 January 2005 22:18 (twenty-one years ago)
Lots of amazing things in the documentary, brief clips of Miles with Pete Cosey, video of a 1973 Tokyo TV appearence, the Jack Johnson documentary.
― (Jon L), Thursday, 6 January 2005 22:25 (twenty-one years ago)
― (Jon L), Monday, 10 January 2005 01:39 (twenty-one years ago)
― Brad Laner (Brad Laner), Monday, 10 January 2005 03:28 (twenty-one years ago)
drat
― (Jon L), Monday, 10 January 2005 03:33 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 10 January 2005 04:27 (twenty-one years ago)
― eddie hurt (ddduncan), Monday, 10 January 2005 20:55 (twenty-one years ago)