Now Available: Miles Davis, The Last Word: The Warner Bros. Years
Jazz musicians don't come much more legendary than the late Miles Davis, but it was the label shift heard 'round the world when, in 1985, Davis left his longstanding home of Columbia Records and made the jump to Warner Bros. Records. It wasn't just a change in label, either: it was a full-fledged change in sound, starting with his debut WB album, Tutu, which - believe it or not - actually featured a cover of Scritti Politti's “Perfect Way.”
No, it's not exactly what you'd expect from the band behind Kind of Blue, but it's not like Davis ever did anything other than whatever the hell he wanted to do.
For those interested in exploring Davis's later work, we've got the perfect opportunity: we've just reissued The Last Word: The Warner Bros. Years, an 8-disc set which features his albums Tutu, Amandla, Aura, and Doo-Bop, his contributions to Music from Siesta and Dingo: Original Soundtrack, his concert albums Live Around the World and Miles nd Quincy Live at Montreux a, and a performance by the Miles Davis Octet from the 1986 Nice Jazz Festival. In addition, there's a 60-page bound booklet filled with photos and liner notes from jazz writer Ashley Kahn.
Here's the full track listing:
CD 1 - Tutu
1. Tutu
2. Tomaas
3. Portia
4. Splatch
5. Backyard Ritual
6. Perfect Way
7. Don't Lose Your Mind
8. Full Nelson
CD 2 - Music from Siesta
1. Lost In Madrid Part I
2. Siesta - Kitt's Kiss - Lost In Madrid Part II
3. Theme For Augustine - Wind - Seduction - Kiss
4. Submission
5. Lost In Madrid Part III
6. Conchita - Lament
7. Lost In Madrid Part IV - Rat Dance - The Call
8. Claire - Lost In Madrid Part V
9. Afterglow
10. Los Feliz
CD 3 - Amalandla
1. Catembe
2. Cobra
3. Big Time
4. Hannibal
5. Jo-Jo
6. Amandla
7. Jilli
8. Mr. Pastorius
CD 4 - Dingo
1. Kimberley Trumpet
2. The Arrival
3. Concert On The Runway
4. The Departure
5. Dingo Howl
6. Letter As Hero
7. Trumpet Cleaning
8. The Dream
9. Paris Walking II
10. Paris Walking I
11. Kimberly Trumpet In Paris
12. The Music Room
13. Club Entrance
14. The Jam Session
15. Going Home
16. Surprise!
CD 5 - Doo-Bop
1. Mystery
2. The Doo-Bop Song
3. Chocolate Chip
4. High Speed Chase
5. Blow
6. Sonya
7. Fantasy
8. Duke Booty
9. Mystery
CD 6 - Live at Montreux
1. Introduction By Claude Nobs And Quincy Jones
2. Boplicity
3. Introduction To Miles Ahead Medley
4. Springsville
5. Maids Of Cadiz
6. The Duke
7. My Ship
8. Miles Ahead
9. Blues For Pablo
10. Introduction To Porgy And Bess Medley
11. Orgone
12. Gone, Gone Gone
13. Summertime
14. Here Come De Honey Man
15. The Pan Piper
16. Solea
CD 7 - Live
1. In A Silent Way (Live at Indigo Blues Club 12/17/1988, New York, NY 2nd Show)
2. Intruder (Live at Indigo Blues Club, New York, NY 12/17/1988 2nd Show)
3. New Blues (Live at Greek Theatre 8/14/1988 Los Angeles, CA)
4. Human Nature (Live at Liebenauer Eishalle 11/1/1988 Graz, Austria)
5. Mr. Pastorius (Live at Le Zenith - Domaine de Grammond 04/12/89 Montpelier, France)
6. Amandla (Live at Pallazo Della Civita 'The Steps' Rome, Italy, 07/26/1989)
7. Wrinkle (Live at Casino De Montreux, Montreux International Festival 07/20/90 Montreux, Switzerland)
8. Tutu (Live at Casino De Montreux 07/20/90)
9. Full Nelson (Live at Osaka Expo Live Under The Sky Festival,, Tokyo, Japan 08/7/88)
10. Time After Time (Live at Chicago Theatre - JVC Jazz Festival Chicago, IL 6/9/89)
11. Hannibal (Live)
CD 8 - Live at Nice Festival, France, July 1986
1. Opening Medley
2. New Blues
3. The Maze
4. Human Nature
5. Portia
6. Splatch
7. Time After Time
8. Carnival Time
