Live at the Fillmore East, March 7, 1970: It's About That Time

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Live at the Fillmore East
Live album by
Miles Davis
ReleasedJuly 17, 2001
RecordedMarch 7, 1970
VenueFillmore East
New York City
Genre
[1]
Length90:13
LabelColumbia/Legacy
ProducerTeo Macero
Miles Davis chronology
The Essential Miles Davis
(2001) 		Live at the Fillmore East
(2001) 		Birdland 1951
(2004)
Miles Davis live chronology
1969 Miles: Festiva de Juan Pins
(1969) 		Live at the Fillmore East
(1970) 		Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention) link
Down BeatJuly 2001
Penguin Guide to Jazz()8th Ed.
Pitchfork Media(9.5/10) link

Live at the Fillmore East March 7, 1970: It's About That Time is a live double album by Miles Davis recording two sets performed on March 7, 1970 and released by Columbia/Legacy in 2001, although the concert had previously circulated as a bootleg recording.[2]

Live at the Fillmore East records the final concert with saxophonist Wayne Shorter in Davis' band.[3][4] At the same time, it is one of the first recordings (along with the 1969 Miles: Festiva de Juan Pins) to document Davis' use of electric instruments in a concert setting.[4] Davis performed on the nights of March 6 and 7 at Fillmore East; Columbia Records recorded both nights' concerts, but as of 2008 has only released the March 7 show.[3] A number of the compositions performed during the concert appear on Bitches Brew, which had not yet been released at the time of this concert.[5]

These performances were as support to Neil Young and Crazy Horse and the Steve Miller Band. Young's performance has also been released as a live album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Miles Davis unless otherwise indicated.

Disc one: first set
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Directions"Joe Zawinul8:44
2."Spanish Key" 11:16
3."Masqualero"Wayne Shorter9:57
4."It's About That Time/The Theme" 14:03
Disc two: second set
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Directions"Zawinul10:14
2."Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" 7:40
3."Bitches Brew" 8:02
4."Spanish Key" 8:33
5."It's About That Time/Willie Nelson/The Theme" 11:42

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Original Recordings Produced by Teo Macero
  • Concert Produced by Bill Graham
  • Produced for Release by Bob Belden
  • Recorded by Stan Tonkel
  • Mixed by Richard King
  • Mastered by Mark Wilder, Seth Foster
  • Art direction: Howard Fritzson
  • Design: Alice Butts
  • Cover photo: Amalie R. Rothschild

Charting history

Chart Peak chart
position
Billboard Top Jazz Albums 3[6]

References

  1. ^ Allmusic - Live at the Fillmore East, March 7, 1970: It's About That Time
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. "Miles Davis". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 328. ISBN 0-14-102327-9.
  3. ^ a b Losin, Peter. "Miles Ahead Session Details". Miles Ahead. Peter Losin. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  4. ^ a b Isaacs, James (2001). "A Series of Firsts and a Very Final Last". Live at the Fillmore East March 7, 1970: It's About that Time (Media notes). Miles Davis. New York: Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment.
  5. ^ Discogs.com - Bitches Brew Discogs. Retrieved on 2008-08-30
  6. ^ "Live at the Fillmore East, March 7, 1970 – Allmusic – Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
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