Miles Davis "Ascenseur Pour L'echafaud": Classic or Dud?

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what do you think?

― Grand (grand), Friday, 19 May 2006 20:04 (twenty years ago)

Always found it lovely but somehow unremarkable. The French players accompanying him are great. Haven't seen the film.

― Jay Vee's Return (Manon_69), Friday, 19 May 2006 20:15 (twenty years ago)

Classic.

The French players accompanying him are great.
Yeah, but look how much interest this thread generated.

― Sons Of The Redd Desert (Ken L), Friday, 19 May 2006 20:21 (twenty years ago)

the movie has just been re-released by criterion and it includes footage of the recording session with miles as bonus material. i think i'll pick it up next time i'm in memphis.

― fffnnnsss (fffnnnsss), Friday, 19 May 2006 21:34 (twenty years ago)

has anyone seen "siesta?"

― jonathon, Saturday, 20 May 2006 15:19 (twenty years ago)

I only dig the Miles stuff arranged by Gil Evans, that's it.

― astronautagogo (astronautagogo), Monday, 22 May 2006 01:41 (twenty years ago)

the movie is great! Jeanne Moreau always a treat. but to be honest this thing never blew me away ... nice playing by Miles, but yeah.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 22 May 2006 02:13 (twenty years ago)

This album reminds me of a girl, Kim, who I ran away to San Farancisco to be with. It was her favourite record. It didn't work out and I returned to London three weeks later with my tail between my legs and nothing but a copy of Mingus, Mingus, Mingus that she'd bought me and a pair of Dickies trousers that I got for $2 in a thrift store.

Sigh.

― Jamie T Smith (Jamie T Smith), Monday, 22 May 2006 12:20 (twenty years ago)

So, er, classic!

― Jamie T Smith (Jamie T Smith), Monday, 22 May 2006 12:20 (twenty years ago)

San Farancisco! It's like San Francisco, but with an extra 'a'.

― Jamie T Smith (Jamie T Smith), Monday, 22 May 2006 12:21 (twenty years ago)

Classic. The soundtrack is incredibly adept at visualisation - i'd love to see the film.

― christoff (christoff), Monday, 22 May 2006 16:25 (twenty years ago)

the film itself is classic though it has somewhat of a dud ending.

― erklie (erklie), Monday, 22 May 2006 18:13 (twenty years ago)

I love this record... as a filmmaker who's crazy about the movie, I think that enhances it a lot, but the music is so evocative to begin with... this and Sketches of Spain are my 2 favorite Miles Davis albums I think.

― davelus (davelus), Monday, 22 May 2006 20:42 (twenty years ago)

Classic. V evocative and free ranging.

― Kv_nol (Kv_nol), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 10:59 (twenty years ago)

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