Dark Magus (1977)
[CD - Columbia - 2001]

Perhaps more fully than any other of Miles Davis' '70s fusion albums, Dark Magus represents Davis' departure from traditional jazz and his arrival, well, somewhere else - somewhere few musicians will ever dare to tread.

Entirely recorded live on March 30, 1974 at Carnegie Hall in New York, this two-disc set shows Miles Davis and his rather large band exploring the furthest reaches of something that can well be described as free-form acid funk. Much of this set is loud, repetitive and largely dependent on heavy-handed polyrhythmic percussion. No less than three guitarists are heard here and the resulting wall of fuzz and wah-wah is overtly inspired by Jimi Hendrix's more extreme flights of fancy. It's hard to imagine this sort of performance happening at Carnegie Hall, but Miles Davis was pretty much a legend by this time. He could probably have played to sold out crowds in any venue in the world whether the audience understood what he......

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