MILES DAVIS - Big Fun 1974 1st US Issue 2LP

Description: Miles Davis's monumental 1974 double-album Big Fun promises to expand your musical consciousness in profound and captivating ways. Across four immersive, free-flowing odysseys, the legendary jazz trumpeter seamlessly blends elements of modal jazz, funk, rock, and nascent electronic music into a captivating, genre-defying sonic tapestry. On the album-opening title track, Davis and his virtuosic ensemble - including saxophonist Gary Bartz, keyboardist Chick Corea, and drummer Jack DeJohnette - navigate labyrinthine, shape-shifting structures, with Davis unleashing piercing, emotive solos that dance atop the rhythm section's lithe polyrhythms. The cinematic "Great Expectations" billows and swells with an enveloping, atmospheric intensity, while the moody, introspective "Little Blue Frog" showcases Davis's muted, melancholic phrasing. Closing the set, the mesmerizing 32-minute epic "Go Ahead John" is a tour de force of collective improvisation, as the band members engage in a thrilling, telepathic dialogue. Sprawling yet hypnotic, Big Fun is an essential document of jazz's evolution in the 1970s, as Davis pushed the music into uncharted realms of possibility. This is jazz as intrepid exploration, melding technical mastery with a profound sense of adventure. For listeners seeking to expand their musical horizons, Big Fun is an essential, mind-expanding experience. Combined shipping withing the United States is the standard media mail shipping fee plus .75 for each additional vinyl record.

Price: 65 USD

Location: Wallington, New Jersey

End Time: 2025-01-12T10:10:12.000Z

Shipping Cost: 7.63 USD