Miles Davis: Live-Evil [1997]

This is where Miles Davis turned funk into jazz, rock into soul, and chaos into Beauty. With a rotating cast of bands featuring keyboardists Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea, guitarist John McLaughlin, percussionist Airto Moreira, saxophonists Gary Bartz and Wayne Shorter, and myriad other explorers, Davis kept up with the times…and surpassed them. He rocked harder than Sly, got funkier than J.B., and turned jazz inside out, slicing the music open till blood spilled on to the floor. More focused than Bitches Brew, which is all the more surprising since it's actually a piecemeal recording from various dates and venues–some in the studio, some on stage, but all very much l-i-v-e. –Robert Wilonsky

Tracklist:

CD1

1. Sivad
2. Little Church
3. Medley: Gemini/ Double Image
4. What I Say
5. Nem Um Talvez

CD2

1. Selim
2. Funky Tonk
3. Inamorata And Narration By Conrad Roberts

Miles Davis Trumpet
Keith Jarrett Electric Piano, organ
Joe Zawinul Electric piano
Chick Corea Electric piano
Herbie HancockElectric piano
Jack Dejohnette Drums
Airto Moreira Percussion
Hermeto Pascual Drums, whistling, voice, electric piano
Billy Cobham Drums
Wayne Shorter Soprano sax
Steve Grossman Soprano sax
Gary Bartz Soprano sax, alto sax
Michael Henderson Electric bass
Dave Holland Electric bass, acoustic bass
Ron Carter Acoustic bass
John McLaughlin Guitar
Khalil Balakrishna Electric sitar