Miles Davis - Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud

THE COMPLETE ALBUM + 5 BONUS TRACKS - CD EDITION - 18 TRACKS - INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET with UPDATED LINER NOTES.

Presented here is the complete original 10-inch LP Ascenseur pour l'echafaud, consisting of a suite of Miles Davis' music for Louis Malle's film of the same title (it was premiered in the United States as Frantic).

This music was later released in the United States on the 12 LP Jazz Track, adding to the suite an outstanding session by Miles's sextet featuring John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley and Bill Evans. This edition also includes five bonus tracks.

An absolutely fascinating release. The French group is absolutely fascinated by Miles, though Wilen manages to play very well in his brief solos and Klook's brushes are delightful. But it is Miles one remembers from these tracks; he conveys the concentrated beauty and stark drama of, say, Billie Holiday. His sadness is devastating here, just as his lyricism is exquisite and the pain of his beauty almost insupportable. - ***** Down Beat