Miles Davis

• LIMITED 180 GRAM GATEFOLD EDITION

• 5 STARS DOWN BEAT (1958)

This release contains the complete original 10-inch LP Ascenseur pour l’échafaud (Fontana 660.213), consisting of a suite of Miles Davis’ music for Louis Malle’s film of the same title (it was premiered in the United States as Frantic). This music was later released in the United States on the 12” LP Jazz Track (Columbia CL1268), adding to the suite an outstanding session by Miles’ sextet featuring John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley and Bill Evans.

PERSONNEL:

• MILES DAVIS, trumpet on all tracks, plus:

• ON SIDE A: Soundtrack for the film Ascenseur pour l’échafaud (Frantic/Lift to the Scaffold):
• Barney Wilen - (tenor sax)
• René Urtreger - (piano)
• Pierre Michelot - (bass)
• Kenny Clarke - (drums)
• Paris, December 4 & 5, 1957.

• ON SIDE B:
• Cannonbal Adderley - (alto sax)
• John Coltrane - (tenor sax)
• Bill Evans - (piano)
• Paul Chambers - (bass)
• Jimmy Cobb - (drums)
• New York, May 26, 1958

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 GÉNÉRIQUE
• A2 L’ASSASSINAT DE CARALA
• A3 SUR L’AUTOROUTE
• A4 JULIEN DANS L’ASCENSEUR
• A5 FLORENCE SUR LES CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES
• A6 DÎNER AU MOTEL
• A7 EVASION DE JULIEN
• A8 VISITE DU VIGILE
• A9 AU BAR DU PETIT BAC
• A10 CHEZ LE PHOTOGRAPHE DU MOTEL

• SIDE B
• B1 ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET
• B2 FRAN-DANCE
• B3 STELLA BY STARLIGHT