Album: The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 by Miles Davis (2005)
Genre: Jazz | Mood: Good Natured
Record Label: Capitol Records
Format: Live

Description: The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 is a boxed live album released in 2005. It was recorded over several nights in 1970 at the Washington D. C. nightclub The Cellar Door. Despite similar formatting to The Miles Davis Series of box sets, it is not part of that series.

Significant portions of Davis' Live-Evil were edited and compiled from the music that appears on discs 5 and 6. The sections labelled "Improvisation" into "Imamorata" are most commonly known as "Funky Tonk", but were released on Live-Evil as "Imamorata and Narration by Conrad Roberts".

Live-Evil and this collection are the only official recordings of John McLaughlin's live performances with Miles Davis.

Artist Background: Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 - September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and jazz fusion. On October 7, 2008, his 1959 album Kind of Blue received its fourth platinum certification from the Recording Industry Asso... Part of the Alton, Illinois, USA music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Jazz movement.

Music Scene: Part of the Alton, Illinois, USA music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Jazz movement.

Tags: Jazz, Good Natured, 2000s, Live, Capitol Records


The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 is a boxed live album released in 2005. It was recorded over several nights in 1970 at the Washington D. C. nightclub The Cellar Door. Despite similar formatting to The Miles Davis Series of box sets, it is not part of that series.

Significant portions of Davis' Live-Evil were edited and compiled from the music that appears on discs 5 and 6. The sections labelled "Improvisation" into "Imamorata" are most commonly known as "Funky Tonk", but were released on Live-Evil as "Imamorata and Narration by Conrad Roberts".

Live-Evil and this collection are the only official recordings of John McLaughlin's live performances with Miles Davis.

The Cellar Door Sessions 1970

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