- The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions
Infobox Album | Name = The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions
Type =Album
Artist =Miles Davis
Released =September 30 2003
Recorded =November 19 1969 -June 4 1970
Genre =Jazz
Length = 252:26
Label = Columbia
Producer =
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:6fr67uu030ja~T1 link]
*Pitchfork (8.6/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/16896-the-complete-jack-johnson-sessions link]
Last album = "Live-Evil "
(1970)
This album = "The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions"
(1970)
Next album = "The Cellar Door Sessions "
(1970)"The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions" were recorded in April 1970 by
Miles Davis , and released in September 2003. These sessions formed the basis for the 1970 album "A Tribute to Jack Johnson ".They were recorded as the soundtrack for a documentary by the same name about the heavyweight world champion boxer Jack Johnson.
Track listing
Disc One (75:10)
* Tracks 1-4 recorded February 18, 1970 Columbia Studio B, New York, NY
* Tracks 5-9 recorded February 27, 1970 Columbia Studio B, New York, NY
* Track 10 recorded March 3, 1970 Columbia Studio B, New York, NY
# "Willie Nelson (Take 2)"** – 6:41
# "Willie Nelson (Take 3)"* – 10:21
# "Willie Nelson (Insert 1)"** – 6:33
# "Willie Nelson (Insert 2)"** – 5:22
# "Willie Nelson (Remake Take 1)"* – 10:45
# "Willie Nelson (Remake Take 2)" – 10:17
# "Johnny Bratton (Take 4)"* – 8:18
# "Johnny Bratton (Insert 1)"* – 6:39
# "Johnny Bratton (Insert 2)"* – 5:20
# "Archie Moore"* – 4:45Disc Two (68:19)
* Tracks 1-5 recorded March 3, 1970 Columbia Studio B, New York, NY
* Tracks 6-7 recorded March 17, 1970 Columbia Studio C, New York, NY
* Track 8 recorded March 20, 1970 Columbia Studio B, New York, NY
#"Go Ahead John (Part One)"** – 13:07
#"Go Ahead John (Part Two A)"** – 7:00
#"Go Ahead John (Part Two B)"** – 10:06
#"Go Ahead John (Part Two C)"** – 3:38
#"Go Ahead John (Part One Remake)"** – 11:04
#"Duran (Take 4)"* – 5:37
#"Duran (Take 6)" – 11:20
#"Sugar Ray"* – 6:16Disc Three (77:48)
* Tracks 1-6 recorded April 7, 1970 Columbia Studio B, New York, NY
* Tracks 7-8 recorded May 19, 1970 Columbia Studio C, New York, NY
#"Right Off (Take 10)" – 11:09
#"Right Off (Take 10A)"** – 4:33
#"Right Off (Take 11)"** – 5:58
#"Right Off (Take 12)"** – 8:49
#"Yesternow (Take 16)"* – 9:49
#"Yesternow (New Take 4)"** – 16:02
#"Honky Tonk (Take 2)"** – 10:04
#"Honky Tonk (Take 5)"* – 11:29Disc Four (71:14)
* Tracks 1-2 recorded May 19, 1970 Columbia Studio C, New York, NY
* Track 3 recorded May 21, 1970 Columbia Studio C, New York, NY
* Tracks 6-10 recorded June 3, 1970 Columbia Studio C, New York, NY
* Tracks 11-12 recorded June 4, 1970 Columbia Studio C, New York, NY
#"Ali (Take 3)"* – 6:50
#"Ali (Take 4)"* – 10:16
#"Konda"** – 16:29
#"Nem Um Talvez (Take 17)"* – 2:50
#"Nem Um Talvez (Take 19)"* – 2:54
#"Little High People (Take 7)"* – 6:52
#"Little High People (Take 8)"* – 9:28
#"Nem Um Talvez (Take 3)"* – 4:36
#"Nem Um Talvez (Take 4A)" – 2:04
#"Selim (Take 4B)" – 2:15
#"Little Church (Take 7)"* – 3:18
#"Little Church (Take 10)" – 3:15Disc Five (76:04)
* Tracks 1-2 recorded June 4, 1970 Columbia Studio C, New York, NY
* Track 3 recorded April 7, 1970 Columbia Studio B, New York, NY
** Includes an excerpt from an unaccompanied trumpet solo from November 19 or 18, 1969
* Track 4 recorded April 7, 1970 Columbia Studio B, New York, NY ("Yesternow") + February 18, 1970 Columbia Studio B, New York, NY ("Willie Nelson" uncredited)
** Includes an excerpt from the unaccompanied November 1969 trumpet solo with arco bass overdubbed
** Includes an excerpt of "Shhh/Peaceful" recorded February 18, 1969
** Includes an excerpt from the unaccompanied November 1969 trumpet solo with the following overdubs: orchestra arranged by Teo Macero and narration by Brock Peters
#"The Mask (Part One)"* – 7:47
#"The Mask (Part Two)"* – 15:45
#"Right Off" – 26:54
#"Yesternow" – 25:36All compositions by
Miles Davis except Disc Four, tracks 4 through 12 by Hermeto Pascoal.(*) Previously Unissued
(**) Previously Unissued in Full
Personnel
*
Miles Davis -Trumpet
*Bennie Maupin -Bass Clarinet
*Steve Grossman -Soprano Saxophone
*Wayne Shorter -Soprano Saxophone
*Chick Corea -Electric Piano , Organ, Electric Piano with Ring Modulator
*Herbie Hancock - Organ,Electric Piano
*Keith Jarrett -Electric Piano , Electric Piano with Wah Wah
*Sonny Sharrock -Electric Guitar ,Echoplex
* John McLaughlin -Electric Guitar
*Dave Holland - Electric Bass,Double Bass
*Michael Henderson - Electric Bass
*Gene Perla - Electric Bass
*Ron Carter -Double Bass
*Jack DeJohnette - Drums
*Billy Cobham - Drums
*Lenny White - Drums
*Airto Moreira - Percussion,Berimbau ,Cuica
*Hermeto Pascoal - Voice, DrumsExternal links
* [http://www.miles-beyond.com/jackjohnson.htm Article about the making of "Jack Johnson" and "The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions" boxed set at the Miles Beyond site, dedicated to the electric music of Miles Davis]
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