released 30 August 2010
MILES DAVIS Bitches Brew: Legacy Edition (2010 issue UK limited edition 3-disc [2CD/1DVD] set - Recorded at the end of a tumultuous decade [August 1969], 'Bitches Brew' reflected the chaos and beauty of a society stretched and stressed to its breaking point. This genre-bending, barrier-smashing album of boldly new music with dense textures and lengthy performances broke every rule of commerciality. This deluxe edition comprises 2CDs featuring the original 94-plus minutes of music, expanded with 6 Bonus Recordings including alternate takes & single edits of 'Spanish Key', 'John McLaughlin', 'Miles Runs The Voodoo Down', 'Great Expectations' & 'Little Blue Frog'; plus a DVD containing a previously unreleased performance captured live in Copenhagen, November 1969, with Wayne Shorter, Corea, Holland & DeJohnette. Presented in a fold-out digipak picture sleeve [housed in a clear slipcase] complete with a 24-page picture booklet containing Greg Tate's original essay, sleevenotes from the set's Co-Producers Michael Cuscuna and Richard Seidel, along with dozens of photographs and rare record label memos). [released 30 August 2010]
Tracklisting / Additional Info: CD1: 1. Pharaoh's Dance 20:04 2. Bitches Brew 26:58 3. Spanish Key 17:31 4. John McLaughlin 4:22
CD2: 1. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down 14:01 2. Sanctuary 10:57 3. Spanish Key - Alternate Take 10:20 4. John McLaughlin - Alternate Take 6:39 5. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down - Single Edit 2:49 6. Spanish Key - Single Edit 2:49 7. Great Expectations - Single Edit 2:41 8. Little Blue Frog - Single Edit 2:36
DVD - Live in Copenhagen, 1969 [Previously Unreleased]: 1. Directions 7:14 2. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down 9:40 3. Bitches Brew 15:35 4. Agitation 10:28 5. I Fall In Love Too Easily 3:39 6. Sanctuary 3:29 7. It's About That Time / The Theme 19:52