This record has some great live playing of Miles' early Second Quintet lineup (George Coleman on Tenor Sax instead of Wayne). I was just thinking about George Coleman while listening to this record. Miles kicked him out because Miles heard him practicing a solo in a hotel room. It's interesting how history celebrates the mythological stories of Charlie Parker practicing 15 hours a day, John Coltrane practicing in between sets at gigs, and Sonny Rollins taking several years off so he could practice at "The Bridge." But George Coleman gets kicked out of Miles' band, and I think therefore he may have lost some clout, especially in critics' minds. George Coleman plays his butt off on this record!
I believe that Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams and Ron Carter accidentally invented hip hop on the outro of "Autumn Leaves." Listen to the 5:30 mark of this youtube clip. It sounds like a J Dilla creation. A backbeat! Oh my gosh!
I like the song "Joshua" which kinda sounds like a hybrid of John Coltrane's high energy modal pieces, and Art Blakey's jazz messengers mid to late 60's intense hard-bop. Here is a video of the group (with Wayne Shorter on tenor) playing "Joshua."
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