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Miles Davis Fusion Jazz-Funk Modal 1974 US
Miles Davis - Big Fun flac album
  • Performer Miles Davis
  • Title Big Fun
  • Date of release 1974
  • Country US
  • Style Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Modal
  • Other formats VQF AC3 MP4 APE TTA AUD ASF
  • Genre Jazz
  • Size MP3 1212 mb
  • Size FLAC 1794 mb
  • Rating: 4.8
  • Votes: 379
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Big Fun is a compilation album by American jazz musician Miles Davis. It was released by Columbia Records on April 19, 1974, and compiled recordings Davis had made in sessions between 1969 and 1972. Largely ignored in 1974, it was reissued on August 1, 2000, by Columbia and Legacy Records with additional material, which led to a critical reevaluation. Big Fun presents music from three different phases of Miles Davis's early-seventies "electric" period.

Despite the presence of classic tracks like Joe Zawinul's "Great Expectations," Big Fun feels like the compendium of sources it is. These tracks are all outtakes from other sessions, most notably Bitches Brew, On the Corner, and others. The other element is that many of these tracks appeared in different versions elsewhere. That is not to say the album should be dismissed

Big Fun, released in 1974 with a cover by Corky McCoy, the same illustrator who designed On The Corner, creates a relatively confused sense of chronology. It is, in fact, a collection of unreleased tracks with highly contrasting aesthetics, recorded between 1969 and 1972, which nonetheless presents a rather coherent overview of this period

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Miles Davis - Miles In The Sky (1968) full album. Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain (1960) (Full Album). Miles Davis Someday My Prince Will Come (Full Album).

Big fun. 2LP. Gf. Originally released in 1974,Big Funpresents music from three different phases of Miles Davis's early-seventies "electric" period. Sides one and four ("Great Expectations" and "Lonely Fire") were recorded three months after theBitches Brewsessions and incorporate sitar, tambura, tabla, and other Indian instruments. Featuring Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Lonnie Liston Smith, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul and many others.

Tracklist

Great Expectations 27:34
Ife 21:33
Go Ahead John 28:26
Lonely Fire 21:21

Versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
PG 32866 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat) Columbia PG 32866 US 1974
S 88024, CBS S 88024, CBS 88024 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album) CBS, CBS, CBS S 88024, CBS S 88024, CBS 88024 Europe 1974
36AP 1779~80 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album) CBS/Sony 36AP 1779~80 Japan 1974
88024 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album) CBS 88024 Spain 1974
88024 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album) CBS 88024 Italy 1974
88024 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album) CBS 88024 UK 1974
PG 32866 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album) Columbia PG 32866 Canada 1974
S2BP 220152 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat) CBS S2BP 220152 Australia 1974
PG 32866 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat) Columbia PG 32866 US 1974
88024 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat) CBS 88024 UK 1974
SOPW-5~6 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat) CBS/Sony SOPW-5~6 Japan 1974
SOPW-5~6 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album, Promo, Gat) CBS/Sony SOPW-5~6 Japan 1974
28AP 2159~60 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album, RE) CBS/Sony 28AP 2159~60 Japan 1981
50DP 705~6 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xCD, Album, RE) CBS/Sony 50DP 705~6 Japan 1987
A2 21398 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM) CBS Special Products A2 21398 US 1987
EC103, EC104 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xCass, Album, RE, Unofficial) ECHO EC103, EC104 Poland 1990
SRCS 5713~4 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xCD, Album, RE) Sony Records SRCS 5713~4 Japan 1991
88024 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album, RE, Gat) Columbia 88024 UK & Europe 1996
SRCS 9321-2 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xCD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap) Sony Records SRCS 9321-2 Japan 1997
none Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xCD, Album, Ltd, Unofficial) ООО "Галактис" none Russia 1998
C2K 63973 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xCD, Album, Promo, RE) Columbia, Legacy C2K 63973 US 2000
C2K 63973, 0639732000 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM) Columbia, Legacy, Columbia, Legacy C2K 63973, 0639732000 Europe 2000
C2K 63973 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM) Columbia, Legacy C2K 63973 US 2000
C2K 63973 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM) Columbia, Legacy C2K 63973 Canada 2000
C2S 63973 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xSACD, Album, RE, RM) Columbia, Legacy C2S 63973 US 2000
SRCS 9737-8 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM, Pap) SME Records SRCS 9737-8 Japan 2001
SICP 836~7 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM) SME Records SICP 836~7 Japan 2005
MOVLP 1514 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album, RE, 180) Music On Vinyl, Columbia MOVLP 1514 Europe 2016
COL 489776 2 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xCD, Album, RE) Columbia COL 489776 2 Europe Unknown
A2 21398 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xCD, Album, RE) CBS Special Products A2 21398 US Unknown
none Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, Unofficial) Not On Label (Miles Davis) none Unknown
S 88024, CBS S 88024, CBS 88024 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album, RE) CBS, CBS, CBS S 88024, CBS S 88024, CBS 88024 Europe Unknown

Tracklist Hide Credits

1-1 Great Expectations
Bass – Ron CarterBass [Fender] – Harvey BrooksBass Clarinet – Bennie MaupinDrums – Billy CobhamElectric Guitar – John McLaughlinElectric Piano – Chick Corea, Herbie HancockEngineer – Frank LaicoPercussion – Airto MoreiraSitar [Electric], Tambura – Bihari Sharma, Khalil BalakrishnaSoprano Saxophone – Steve Grossman
 27:23
1-2 Ife
Bass – Michael HendersonClarinet, Flute – Bennie MaupinDrums – Al Foster, William Hart*Flute – Sonny FortunePercussion [African] – Mtume*Piano – Harold I. Williams Jr.*, Lonnie SmithSitar – Harold I. Williams Jr.*Soprano Saxophone – Carlos Garnett, Sonny FortuneTabla – Badal Roy
 21:34
2-1 Go Ahead John
Bass – Dave HollandDrums – Jack DeJohnetteElectric Guitar – John McLaughlinSaxophone – Steve Grossman
 28:27
2-2 Lonely Fire
Bass – Dave HollandBass [Fender] – Harvey BrooksBass Clarinet – Bennie MaupinDrums – Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnetteElectric Piano – Chick Corea, Joe ZawinulInstruments [Indian] – Airto Moreira, Khalil BalakrishnaOrgan [Farfisa] – Joe ZawinulPercussion – Airto MoreiraSaxophone – Wayne Shorter
 21:21

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured By – CBS Records
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Records Inc.
  • Copyright (c) – CBS Records Inc.
  • Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
  • Copyright (c) – EM-DEE Music Inc.
  • Recorded At – Columbia Recording Studios
  • Glass Mastered At – DADC – DIDP-072785

Credits

  • Cover [Cover Art] – Corky McCoy
  • Engineer – Stan Tonkel (tracks: 1-2 to 2-2)
  • Engineer [Re-Mix] – John Guerriere, Russ Payne, Stan Weiss
  • Photography By – Swing Journal Co., Ltd. Japan*
  • Producer – Teo Macero
  • Trumpet, Written-By – Miles Davis

Notes

On Back cover and Booklet:
℗ 1974 CBS Records Inc. © 1974 CBS Records Inc.
Manufactured by CBS Records
On CD:
℗ 1974 CBS Records Inc. © 1987 CBS, Inc.
Manufactured for CBS Special Products
In Booklet
All selections written by Miles Davis © 1974 EM-DEE Music Inc.

Recorded:
1.1: November 19, 1969 - Columbia Studio E
1.2: June 12, 1972 - Columbia Studio E
2.1: March 3, 1970 - Columbia Studio E
2.2: November 28, 1969 - Columbia Studio E

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 7989-21398-2
  • Barcode: DIDP-072785 2 [DADC Logo]
  • Other (Cat # - CD 1): A 21399
  • Other (Cat # - CD 2): A 21400
  • Other (DADC Code, Disc Face): DIDP 072785

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
PG 32866 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat) Columbia PG 32866 US 1974
C2K 63973, 0639732000 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM) Columbia, Legacy, Columbia, Legacy C2K 63973, 0639732000 Europe 2000
S 88024, CBS S 88024, CBS 88024 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album) CBS, CBS, CBS S 88024, CBS S 88024, CBS 88024 Europe 1974
COL 489776 2 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xCD, Album, RE) Columbia COL 489776 2 Europe Unknown
36AP 1779~80 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album) CBS/Sony 36AP 1779~80 Japan 1974

Tracklist Hide Credits

A Great Expectations
Bass – Ron CarterBass [Fender] – Harvey BrooksBass Clarinet – Bennie MaupinDrums – William Cobham*Electric Guitar – John McLaughlinElectric Piano – Chick Corea, Herbie HancockPercussion – Airto MoreiraSitar [Electric], Tambura – Bihari Sharma, Khalil BalakrishnaSoprano Saxophone – Steve GrossmanTrumpet – Miles DavisWritten-By – M. Davis*
 27:34
B Ife
Bass – Michael HendersonClarinet, Flute – Bennie MaupinDrums – Al Foster, William Hart*Percussion [African] – Mtume*Piano – Lonnie SmithPiano, Sitar – Harold I. Williams Jr.*Soprano Saxophone – Carlos GarnettSoprano Saxophone, Flute – Sonny FortuneTabla – Badal RoyTrumpet – Miles DavisWritten-By – M. Davis*
 21:33
C Go Ahead John
Bass – Dave HollandDrums – Jack DeJohnetteGuitar – John McLaughlinSaxophone – Steve GrossmanTrumpet – Miles DavisWritten-By – M. Davis*
 28:26
D Lonely Fire
Bass – Dave HollandBass [Fender] – Harvey BrooksBass Clarinet – Bennie MaupinDrums – William Cobham*, Jack DeJohnetteElectric Piano – Chick CoreaElectric Piano, Organ [Farfisa] – Joe ZawinulInstruments [Indian] – Airto Moreira, Khalil BalakrishnaSaxophone – Wayne ShorterTrumpet – Miles DavisWritten-By – M. Davis*
 21:21

Companies, etc.

  • Copyright (c) – EM-DEE Music Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.

Credits

  • Artwork [Cover Art] – Corky McCoy
  • Engineer – Frank Laico (tracks: A), Stan Tonkel (tracks: B to D)
  • Engineer [Re-Mix Engineer] – John Guerriere, Russ Payne, Stan Weiss
  • Producer – Teo Macero

Notes

© 1974 EM-DEE Music Inc. Ⓟ 1974 CBS, Inc.
Made in Holland.

Category differences:
"S 88024" (cover), "CBS S 88024" (spine), "CBS 88024" (vinyl labels).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Runout: Side A): S 88024 - A
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout: Side B): S 88024 - B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout: Side C): S 88024 - |C|
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout: Side D): S 88024 - D P BL-32868-1A
  • Rights Society: BIEM / STEMRA

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
PG 32866 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat) Columbia PG 32866 US 1974
C2K 63973, 0639732000 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM) Columbia, Legacy, Columbia, Legacy C2K 63973, 0639732000 Europe 2000
COL 489776 2 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xCD, Album, RE) Columbia COL 489776 2 Europe Unknown
36AP 1779~80 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xLP, Album) CBS/Sony 36AP 1779~80 Japan 1974
SRCS 9737-8 Miles Davis Big Fun ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM, Pap) SME Records SRCS 9737-8 Japan 2001


Talk about Miles Davis - Big Fun


Nuadabandis
beautiful repressing , very highly recommended most of this series is excellent in fact. the only ones i didn't like were Agharta (used an inferior remixed master from the 80's or 90's ) and Get up with it (the attempt at remastering just made it sound harsh)
Coron
One of my favorite Miles albums. The line up on the different tracks is unbelievable. You have Hancock, Shorter, Corea, McLaughlin, Carter, Maupin, Airto, Cobham, DeJohnette, Zawinul, Holland et al. How can this be anything less than phenomenal?Iconic cover.....and Lonely Fire, good lord!
Whitemaster
The sound of this 2000 cd (Columbia C2K 63973) version is more compressed, good for car or radio but not so for hifi.
fire dancer
What makes you say this as no other reviewer agrees
Sinredeemer
Does anyone have any information on Joe Zawinul's track "Muhler Laranja" credited right after Great Expectations on Side 1's label? On my copy it says Great Expectations M. Davis/ Muhler Laranja J. Zawinul (TT 27.34) I don't see anything on here that references that in any of the pressings listed.
Bladecliff
better known as "orange lady". tune was originally tacked on to the end of "Great expectations" and the whole thing was released as "Great Expectations". Weather Report recorded it on their first album.
Viashal
Great album, at once funky and atmospheric and with so many stretches of great musicianship. The 2000 reissue really adds value - unlike another reviwer here I feel "Recollections" is not boring at all, it has exquisite playing and subtle changes of mood and harmonics. The abundance of sitar and Indian-influenced drumming across several tracks (such as the opener "Great Expectations" is unusual and blends very nicely with Miles' band."Ife" is one of the high points of the set, dramatic and groovy and with great interpaly between keyboards, trumpet and drums. For some reason there is no credit for the prominent organ, though it kicks in at once at the opening of the track and then continues for several minutes, and returns in the closing section: does anyone know who is playing here? I was thinking perhaps Keith Jarrett, who was still with Miles' band in the summer of '72 when "Ife" was recorded but left soon afterwards, and who may have had contractual or musical reasons not to want to be credited here when the track was relased two years later. He is known to have played organ in this band, but also sometimes outside of it."Go Ahead John" which opens the second disc is an amazing track,. both in its fast and slow sections, and Jack DeJohnette (who is playing drums on many of the tracks) is especially funky in this one.
Armin
This and Get up With It are two corner stones of Miles Davis' funk and fusion period but they are also a hodge podge of different line ups and sessions. However each one holds together surprisingly well. Big Fun has two of my favourite tunes but over all Get Up With It is maybe the more consistent as a collection. Both have bad ass covers as well.Great Expectations is one of my all time favourite Miles tunes, it just has some a huge surging groove and menacing atmosphere. The way it changing into he placid Orange Lady halfway through also works beautifully. It really does remind me of a storm at sea followed by the clam after it blows itself out. Ife is a great groove with some very interesting sound effects that show the influence of Stockhausen on his work, however this piece along with several others from this time really only took shape when played live for instance on his 1973 In Concert album. Go Ahead John showcases Mile's love of blues and illustrates how much of his "funk" and "commercial" phase was really just going back to the blues. A massive track that showcases how much producer and editor Teo Macero brought to the table. The first half is dense and features some furious soloing from John McLaughlin but I love the darker funkier second half even more. The album ends with Lonely Fire which is pleasant ambience but doesn't do much for me.The CD reissue adds some bonus tracks, Recollections is a massive bore, tedious ambience. Littel Blue Frog is a pleasant jaunty sitar drenched piece that has elements of old school bop Miles. Quite cool and laid back. Trevere is dramatic and gives the impression of constantly starting and restarting without resolving. However has a ton of atmosphere with the shimmering keys and sitar textures. More of an interlude but interesting despite this. Yaphet is another tune with the sitar droning in the background. I read somewhere that Miles just got some guys from a local Indian restaurant to play on his sessions. Nice rim shot driven groove that again just seems to sit in space swirling round and has a definite feel of his earlier In A Silent Way when the high hats come in.If you like this era of Miles get this for Great Expectations and Go Ahead John, preferably on vinyl so you get the cool cover as you can live without the extra material.You can see Photek sampling a bit of this album in his studio in this old documentary on drum and bass.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyKuzY52hWUManingrey at London School of Sound
Castiel
Corky McCoy's artwork is almost reason enough to own this record. The two brothers with afro's and bellbottoms wearing RED, BLACK and GREEN can also be found on Davis' On the Corner album. Musically, Big Fun sounds like a jazz mixtape; with each song the personnel changes so any sembelance of continuity is non-exsistant. If you are familar with Bitches Brew or any other Davis production from the period, you will recognize that Big Fun is essentially outtakes edited into new songs.
Kesalard
Don't be afraid to listen to "Lonely Fire" every day for a few months if you need to. It helps.
LivingCross
While Bitches Brew overshadowed this and several other releases from this immensely fertile period. This album and "Get up with it" are in many ways superior. Don't get me wrong. Bitches Brew is a fantastic album. But , Big Fun is much more surprising. And it is a fun album to listen to. In the way that On the Corner was a fun album. Big Fun is a study in taking off. It's a heavier album in many ways than Bitches Brew and is more entertaining to listen to. It utilized much more of Teo's production prowess and incorporated the studio as creative tool in a way that probably only "In a Silent Way" or "On the Corner" had done previously. One of the many overlooked Miles Davis albums that deserve a much deeper listen.
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