Miles Davis Live in Vienna 1973

Here is some killer footage from Miles deep into his funk-fusion period.  I love the shots of the whole band, really giving you the feeling of what it was like to be there in 1973 watching these guys do their thing. You gotta love it:  Miles in his happening platform shoes playing trumpet with his wah pedal, Reggie Lucas on lead guitar sitting down and going to town on that Strat, James Mtume and Al Foster somehow keeping that neverending beat right in the groove.  Not entirely sure what the tune is, stuff I’ve read on this period says sometimes the band didn’t even know the name of the tune, but it is definitly has elements of tracks (Directions, Turnaroundphrase, Moja) from the period.  The other players are Dave Liebman on Alto Sax, Pete Cosey on Rhythm Guitar, Michael Henderson on Bass and Al Foster on Drums. [Note:  The second video seems to have been ripped at a higher volume and slightly better resolution.]

2 thoughts on “Miles Davis Live in Vienna 1973

  1. I was at this concert. By the end of the set only a handful of people were in the hall listening. Miles eventually became bored and pissed. We all came back when BB King came on.

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