Huge! 1 2

In 1974, Miles Davis released a double album absolutely masterful (but unfortunately little known today), Big Fun, a record that I think really deserves its name, as is total pleasure in listening. Recorded between 1969 and 1972 (Miles was then in the midst jazz-funk-rock, Bitches Brew, etc.), Big Fun contains 4 tracks for two disks (ie, one per side, or rather 5 titles, the first face being filled with two songs mixed into one, Great Expectations / Orange Lady: 13.30 minutes of each part 27 minutes total for side A). An ever double disc CD (the other sides had 21.30 minutes, respectively, 28, 30 minutes and 21, 20 minutes). Bonus-tracks of (Trevere, Yaphet, The Little Blue Frog, Recollections) were added to the CD. All these bonus-tracks and some tracks from Big Fun (Lonely Fire, Great Expectations / Orange Lady) is about 4 CD box set The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions.
Miles is here surrounded by magnificent musicians: John McLaughlin (guitar), Bernie Maupin (clarinet), Steve Grossman (saxophone), Herbie Hancock (electric piano), Chick Corea (ditto), Ron Carter (bass), Harvey Brooks (idem) , Billy Cobham (drums), Airto Moreira (percussion), Joe Zawinul (electric piano), Dave Holland (bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums), Larry Young (organ), Wayne Shorter (saxophone), Khalil Balakrishna (sitar). .. The staff exchange song piece, all of which were recorded at different times. The faithful Teo Macero product overall.

Poorly received at its output (wrongly considered an album fillers, filler pieces, fund drawers of the Bitches Brew era / Live-Evil), Big Fun, however, is a remarkable drive and essential to any jazz lover -rock, any short jazz, and this genius that was Miles Davis (trumpet, by the way, I have not mentioned, but everyone knows what instrument he played at the same time). Highlights (Ife, Lonely Fire) abound. This drive, though long (98 minutes vinyl, 142-minute CD with bonus tracks), is beautiful, one of my favorite my favorite jazzman!