"It takes courage to leave all your security
blankets behind and jump without a blanket" --
Carlos Santana on Miles Davis
January 3, 2005 (Press Release) --
"It takes courage to leave all your security
blankets behind and jump without a blanket" --
Carlos Santana on Miles Davis
Eagle Rock Entertainment brings to home viewing
audiences a documentary about a milestone
performance of the legendary jazz icon, Miles
Davis, with the DVD release, Miles Electric: A
Different Kind Of Blue. Premiered at this year's
42nd New York Film Festival, this special feature
documents the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival
performance by Davis, which was the culmination of
a remarkable journey.
http://www.eaglevisionusa.com/ecards/MilesDavis/index.htm
Featured are interviews of musicians who were a
part of this amazing transitional moment in
American music, including Chick Corea, Herbie
Hancock, and Keith Jarrett, in addition to those
who were profoundly affected by his innovations -
Carlos Santana and Joni Mitchell, among others.
When Davis released Bitches Brew in 1970, he
opened up a new angle to jazz. Some critics
accused Davis of selling out, while consumers kept
his album on the top of the charts. To date,
Bitches Brew is one of the best selling jazz
albums of all time. Miles Electric: A Different
Kind Of Blue examines the next step in the process
-- performing live.
Miles performed before 600,000 screaming rock fans
at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. It was the
culmination of a remarkable journey. A giant of
jazz, Davis by the late Sixties started to look in
new musical directions; challenged by what he
heard in the streets and on the radio- and
especially by Jimi Hendrix's music- he began to
add electric pianos and guitars to his ensembles,
incorporating rock and funk rhythms with jazz
improvisations. This fusion resulted in
masterworks such as In a Silent Way and Bitches
Brew; it also resulted in controversy every bit as
fierce as Dylan going electric, as musicians,
critics, and fans argued over the future of jazz.
Directed by award winning producer Murray Lerner,
Miles Electric sits down with several of the
performers who played with Miles, interspersed
with footage from the concert. Lerner has
brilliantly captured this amazing transitional
moment in American music, adding contemporary
reminiscences by musicians who were at Davis' side
(Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Dave
Holland, Gary Bartz, etc.) as well as others
profoundly affected by his innovations (Carlos
Santana and Joni Mitchell).
The DVD has a running time of 73 minutes and is
presented in 5.1 surround sound. It will be
available wherever video is sold on November 16,
2004 for a suggested retail price of $19.98. Extra
features on the DVD include additional interviews.
Eagle Rock Entertainment develops, acquires and
produces music programming for a wide range of
notable and high profile artists, which the
company distributes on a worldwide basis. Eagle
Rock Entertainment, Eagle Vision and Eagle Eye
Media are wholly owned divisions of Eagle Rock
Group, LTD.
http://www.eaglevisionusa.com/ecards/MilesDavis/index.htm
blankets behind and jump without a blanket" --
Carlos Santana on Miles Davis
Eagle Rock Entertainment brings to home viewing
audiences a documentary about a milestone
performance of the legendary jazz icon, Miles
Davis, with the DVD release, Miles Electric: A
Different Kind Of Blue. Premiered at this year's
42nd New York Film Festival, this special feature
documents the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival
performance by Davis, which was the culmination of
a remarkable journey.
http://www.eaglevisionusa.com/ecards/MilesDavis/index.htm
Featured are interviews of musicians who were a
part of this amazing transitional moment in
American music, including Chick Corea, Herbie
Hancock, and Keith Jarrett, in addition to those
who were profoundly affected by his innovations -
Carlos Santana and Joni Mitchell, among others.
When Davis released Bitches Brew in 1970, he
opened up a new angle to jazz. Some critics
accused Davis of selling out, while consumers kept
his album on the top of the charts. To date,
Bitches Brew is one of the best selling jazz
albums of all time. Miles Electric: A Different
Kind Of Blue examines the next step in the process
-- performing live.
Miles performed before 600,000 screaming rock fans
at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. It was the
culmination of a remarkable journey. A giant of
jazz, Davis by the late Sixties started to look in
new musical directions; challenged by what he
heard in the streets and on the radio- and
especially by Jimi Hendrix's music- he began to
add electric pianos and guitars to his ensembles,
incorporating rock and funk rhythms with jazz
improvisations. This fusion resulted in
masterworks such as In a Silent Way and Bitches
Brew; it also resulted in controversy every bit as
fierce as Dylan going electric, as musicians,
critics, and fans argued over the future of jazz.
Directed by award winning producer Murray Lerner,
Miles Electric sits down with several of the
performers who played with Miles, interspersed
with footage from the concert. Lerner has
brilliantly captured this amazing transitional
moment in American music, adding contemporary
reminiscences by musicians who were at Davis' side
(Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Dave
Holland, Gary Bartz, etc.) as well as others
profoundly affected by his innovations (Carlos
Santana and Joni Mitchell).
The DVD has a running time of 73 minutes and is
presented in 5.1 surround sound. It will be
available wherever video is sold on November 16,
2004 for a suggested retail price of $19.98. Extra
features on the DVD include additional interviews.
Eagle Rock Entertainment develops, acquires and
produces music programming for a wide range of
notable and high profile artists, which the
company distributes on a worldwide basis. Eagle
Rock Entertainment, Eagle Vision and Eagle Eye
Media are wholly owned divisions of Eagle Rock
Group, LTD.
http://www.eaglevisionusa.com/ecards/MilesDavis/index.htm
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