Miles Davis • Seven Steps To Heaven

 

 

Review
by Rovi Staff  
Seven Steps to Heaven finds Miles Davis standing yet again on the fault line between stylistic epochs. In early 1963, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Jimmy Cobb left to form their own trio, and Davis was forced to form a new band, which included Memphis tenor player George Coleman and bassist Ron Carter. When Davis next entered the studio in Hollywood, he added local drummer Frank Butler and British studio ace Victor Feldman, who ultimately decided not to go on the road with Davis. It's easy to see why Davis liked Feldman, who contributed the dancing title tune and "Joshua" to the session. On three mellifluous standards -- particularly a cerebral "Basin Street Blues" and a broken-hearted "I Fall in Love Too Easily" -- the pianist plays with an elegant, refined touch, and the kind of rarefied voicings that suggest Ahmad Jamal. Davis responds with some of his most introspective, romantic ballad playing. When Davis returned to New York he finally succeeded in spiriting away a brilliantly gifted 17-year-old drummer from Jackie McLean: Tony Williams. On the title tune you can already hear the difference, as his crisp, driving cymbal beat and jittery, aggressive syncopations propel Davis into the upper reaches of his horn. On "So Near, So Far" the drummer combines with Carter and new pianist Herbie Hancock to expand on a light Afro-Cuban beat with a series of telepathic changes in tempo, texture, and dynamics. Meanwhile, Feldman's "Joshua" (with its overtones of "So What" and "All Blues") portends the kind of expressive variations on the basic 4/4 pulse that would become the band's trademark, as Davis and Coleman ascend into bebop heaven.
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Reseña
por Rovi Staff  
Seven Steps to Heaven encuentra a Miles Davis de nuevo en la línea divisoria entre épocas estilísticas. A principios de 1963, el pianista Wynton Kelly, el bajista Paul Chambers y el batería Jimmy Cobb se marcharon para formar su propio trío, y Davis se vio obligado a formar una nueva banda, que incluía al tenor de Memphis George Coleman y al bajista Ron Carter. Cuando Davis volvió a entrar en el estudio de Hollywood, añadió al batería local Frank Butler y al as de los estudios británico Victor Feldman, que finalmente decidió no salir de gira con Davis. Es fácil ver por qué a Davis le gustaba Feldman, que contribuyó a la sesión con la bailable melodía del título y con "Joshua". En tres estándares melifluos, en particular un cerebral "Basin Street Blues" y un desgarrado "I Fall in Love Too Easily", el pianista toca con un toque elegante y refinado, y el tipo de voicings enrarecidos que sugieren a Ahmad Jamal. Davis responde con algunas de sus baladas más introspectivas y románticas. Cuando Davis regresó a Nueva York, consiguió finalmente arrebatarle a Jackie McLean un batería de 17 años brillantemente dotado: Tony Williams. En el tema que da título al disco ya se nota la diferencia, ya que su nítido y enérgico ritmo de platillos y sus nerviosas y agresivas síncopas impulsan a Davis hacia lo más alto de su trompa. En "So Near, So Far", el batería se combina con Carter y el nuevo pianista Herbie Hancock para ampliar un ligero ritmo afrocubano con una serie de cambios telepáticos de tempo, textura y dinámica. Mientras tanto, "Joshua" de Feldman (con sus matices de "So What" y "All Blues") presagia el tipo de variaciones expresivas en el pulso básico de 4/4 que se convertiría en la marca registrada de la banda, mientras Davis y Coleman ascienden al cielo del bebop.
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Tracks:
01. Basin Street Blues (Spencer Williams) [07:25]
02. Seven Steps to Heaven (Victor Feldman, Miles Davis) [05:16]
03. I Fall in Love Too Easily (Jule Styne) [04:37]
04. So Near, So Far (Tony Crombie, Bennie Green) [05:19]
05. Baby Won't You Please Come Home (Clarence Williams, Charles Warfield) [06:29]
06. Joshua (Victor Feldman) [06:56]
    
Bass – Ron Carter
Drums – Anthony Williams (tracks: 2, 4, 6), Frank Butler (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
Piano – Herbie Hancock (tracks: 2, 4, 6), Victor Feldman (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
Tenor Saxophone – George Coleman
Trumpet – Miles Davis

1963

 

 

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