Miles Davis “Ascenseur Pour L'echafaud” (180g) LP

Ascenseur Pour L'echafaud puts the focus on trumpet-led modern jazz, from hard bop and modal playing to orchestral and electric experimentation.

• Davis improvised much of the soundtrack while watching scenes from Louis Malle's film, giving the music an unusually direct connection to image and mood.
• Barney Wilen, René Urtreger, Pierre Michelot, and Kenny Clarke join Davis in a small group built around spare, nocturnal themes.
• The soundtrack became a touchstone for cinematic jazz and for Davis's growing interest in space and modal improvisation.

For fans of John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, and Wayne Shorter.

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