Miles Davis / The Last Word (8CD)

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1991 年 9 月 28 日，邁爾士．戴維斯（Miles Davis）因腦中風辭世，享年 65 歲，一代爵士大師安葬在紐約布朗克斯區的墓園。生涯的最後二十年左右，邁爾士‧戴維斯經歷了宛若重生的另一頁傳奇人生。這位堪稱爵士音樂史最具影響力的小號大師，事業如日中天之際，在上個世紀七○年代開始飽受古柯鹼毒癮危害，霸業一落千丈。戒除毒癮之後，東山再起，力挽頹勢，邁爾士‧戴維斯在1983-84年間巡迴歐洲公演，一吐過去數年來遭受樂評惡意攻擊的鳥氣，不但贏得一致好評，還催生錄製了新專輯「極光」Aura。不過，這張顯然迎合歐洲爵士樂迷品位的專輯，沒有受到多年的唱片合作夥伴CBS 青睞，懷疑它是否能在美國市場吸金。兩造一翻兩瞪眼，邁爾士．戴維斯決定將專輯轉往華納Warner 唱片集團發行。

加入華納的邁爾士．戴維斯，找來他在1981年曾合作過三重奏的貝斯手Marcus Miller，共同打造專輯「圖圖」Tutu，邁爾士．戴維斯運用現代化錄音器材，重現年輕時傲人的才氣和靈感，隔年葛萊美獎也頒了兩項大獎給邁爾士．戴維斯，在他的音樂版圖又樹立了另一個高峰。他們一起合作的電影原聲帶「Siesta」，也收錄在這套「The Last Word 」之中。邁爾士．戴維斯與電影配樂大師米榭．李葛蘭合作的電影原聲帶「Dingo」裡，則可以聽見他與另一位小號手Chuck Findley輪番上陣與管弦樂團聯手的精彩演出。1991年初就已錄製完成的「Doo-Bop」，相隔不到十個月，邁爾士‧戴維斯便過世了，這張1992年才發行的「Doo-Bop 」成了小號大師的最後一張錄音室專輯。

收錄在這套「The Last Word」裡的還包括最能展現靈光乍現動人瞬間的現場專輯「1986年法國《尼斯音樂節》現場演出實況」，演奏會上他吹奏了先前專輯裡改編自Cyndi Lauper的《Time After Time》以及Michael Jackson的《Human Nature》。「蒙特婁音樂會現場」則是邁爾士．戴維斯與天王製作人昆西．瓊斯在1991年7月的現場合作實況，是邁爾士．戴維斯生前的最後一張專輯，當時不但攻占告示牌爵士牌行榜冠軍，也為邁爾士．戴維斯贏來第七座葛萊美獎。「世界巡迴演出精華」收錄了從1988-1991年間邁爾士．戴維斯在世界各地的現場演出中最著名的錄音曲目，同時能讓樂迷一窺其晚年演出樣貌的珍貴選輯。

曲目:
CD 1
1. Tutu (2015 Remastered)
2. Tomaas (2015 Remastered) 
3. Portia (2015 Remastered)
4. Splatch (2015 Remastered)
5. Backyard Ritual (2015 Remastered)
6. Perfect Way (2015 Remastered)
7. Don’t Lose Your Mind (2015 Remastered)
8. Full Nelson (2015 Remastered)

CD 2
1. Lost In Madrid Part I (2015 Remastered)
2. Siesta - Kitt’s Kiss - Lost In Madrid Part II (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis & Marcus Miller
3. Theme For Augustine - Wind - Seduction - Kiss (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis & Marcus Miller
4. Submission (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis & Marcus Miller
5. Lost In Madrid Part III (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis & Marcus Miller
6. Conchita - Lament (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis & Marcus Miller
7. Lost In Madrid Part IV - Rat Dance - The Call (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis & Marcus Miller
8. Claire - Lost In Madrid Part V (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis & Marcus Miller
9. Afterglow (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis & Marcus Miller
10. Los Feliz (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis & Marcus Miller

CD 3
1. Catembe (2015 Remastered)
2. Cobra (2015 Remastered)
3. Big Time (2015 Remastered)
4. Hannibal (2015 Remastered)
5. Jo-Jo (2015 Remastered)
6. Amandla (2015 Remastered)
7. Jilli (2015 Remastered)
8. Mr. Pastorius (2015 Remastered)

CD 4
1. Kimberley Trumpet (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis, Michel Legrand, Chuck Findley
2. The Arrival (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis & Michel LeGrand
3. Concert On The Runway (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis & Michel LeGrand
4. The Departure (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis & Michel LeGrand
5. Dingo Howl (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis, Michel Legrand, Chuck Findley
6. Letter As Hero (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis, Michel Legrand, Chuck Findley
7. Trumpet Cleaning (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis & Michel LeGrand
8. The Dream (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis & Michel LeGrand
9. Paris Walking II (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis & Michel LeGrand
10. Paris Walking I (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis, Michel Legrand, Chuck Findley
11. Kimberly Trumpet In Paris (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis, Michel Legrand, Chuck Findley
12. The Music Room (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis & Michel LeGrand
13. Club Entrance (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis, Michel Legrand, Chuck Findley
14. The Jam Session (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis & Chuck Findley
15. Going Home (2015 Remastered)by Miles Davis & Michel LeGrand
16. Surprise! (2015 Remastered) by Miles Davis, Michel Legrand, Chuck Findley

CD 5
1. Mystery (2015 Remastered)
2. The Doo-Bop Song (2015 Remastered)
3. Chocolate Chip (2015 Remastered)
4. High Speed Chase (2015 Remastered)
5. Blow (2015 Remastered)
6. Sonya (2015 Remastered)
7. Fantasy (2015 Remastered)
8. Duke Booty (2015 Remastered) 
9. Mystery (Reprise) [2015 Remastered]

CD 6
1. Introduction By Claude Nobs And Quincy Jones (Live at Montreux) [2015 Remastered]
2. Boplicity (Live at Montreux) [2015 Remastered]
3. Introduction To Miles Ahead Medley (Live at Montreux) [2015 Remastered]
4. Springsville (Live at Montreux) [2015 Remastered]
5. Maids Of Cadiz (Live at Montreux) [2015 Remastered]
6. The Duke (Live at Montreux) [2015 Remastered]
7. My Ship (Live at Montreux) [2015 Remastered]
8. Miles Ahead (Live at Montreux) [2015 Remastered]
9. Blues For Pablo (Live at Montreux) [2015 Remastered]
10. Introduction To Porgy And Bess Medley (Live at Montreux) [2015 Remastered]
11. Orgone (Live at Montreux) [2015 Remastered]
12. Gone, Gone Gone (Live at Montreux) [2015 Remastered] 
13. Summertime (Live at Montreux) [2015 Remastered]
14. Here Come De Honey Man (Live at Montreux) [2015 Remastered]
15. The Pan Piper (Live at Montreux) [2015 Remastered]
16. Solea (Live at Montreux) [2015 Remastered]

CD 7
1. In A Silent Way (Live at Indigo Blues Club 12/17/1988, New York, NY 2nd Show) [2015 Remastered]
2. Intruder (Live at Indigo Blues Club, New York, NY 12/17/1988 2nd Show (2015 Remastered)
3. New Blues (Live at Greek Theatre 8/14/1988 Los Angeles, CA (2015 Remastered)
4. Human Nature (Live at Liebenauer Eishalle 11/1/1988 Graz, Austria) [2015 Remastered]
5. Mr. Pastorius (Live at Le Zenith - Domaine de Grammond 04/12/89 Montpelier, France (2015 Remastered)
6. Amandla (Live at Pallazo Della Civita ’The Steps’ Rome, Italy, 07/26/1989 (2015 Remastered)
7. Wrinkle (Live at Casino De Montreux, Montreux International Festival 07/20/90 Montreux, Switzerland (2015 Remastered)
8. Tutu (Live at Casino De Montreux 07/20/90 (2015 Remastered)
9. Full Nelson (Live at Osaka Expo Live Under The Sky Festival,, Tokyo, Japan 08/7/88 (2015 Remastered)
10. Time After Time (Live at Chicago Theatre - JVC Jazz Festival Chicago, IL 6/9/89 (2015 Remastered)
11. Hannibal (Live) [2015 Remastered]

CD 8
1. Opening Medley (’Theme From Jack Johnson’ / ’Speak’ / That’s What Happened’)( Live at Nice Festival, France, July 1986) [2015 Remastered]
2. New Blues (Live at Nice Festival, France, July 1986) [2015 Remastered]
3. The Maze (Live at Nice Festival, France, July 1986) [2015 Remastered]
4. Human Nature (Live at Nice Festival, France, July 1986) [2015 Remastered]
5. Portia (Live from Nice Festival, France, July 1986) [2015 Remastered]
6. Splatch (Live at Nice Festival, France, July 1986) [2015 Remastered]
7. Time After Time (Live at Nice Festival, France, July 1986) [2015 Remastered]
8. Carnival Time (Live at Nice Festival, France, July 1986) [2015 Remastered]

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