Miles Davis Ascenseur Pour L'echafaud Mastertape Studio Quality Reel To Reel Tape (1 Reel)

Master Quality Reel To Reel Tape!
Studio Master Copy with 1 Metal Reel!
Contradictory accounts of Miles Davis' creation of the soundtrack to Louis Malle's film noir Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud have all become part of its legend. Rarely has a soundtrack been so decisive. Nearly 70 years on, beyond the myth, this taut, feverish recording, imbued with extreme dramatic tension, remains one of the Miles' finest records.
The basic outline remains: Jean-Paul Rappeneau suggested to Malle asking Miles Davis to create the film's soundtrack who agreed to record the music after attending a private screening. Davis was performing at the Club Saint-Germain in Paris in November 1957 and on December 4, he brought his four sidemen to the recording studio without having had them prepare anything. Davis only gave the musicians a few rudimentary harmonic sequences he had assembled in his hotel room, and, once the plot was explained, the band improvised without any precomposed theme, while edited loops of the musically relevant film sequences were projected in the background. Bassist Pierre Michelot recalled in 1988 that "Miles just asked us to play two chords, D minor and C7, 4 bars of each, ad lib." Typically, Miles planned very little but know exactly what he wanted.
Recorded December 4/5, 1957 At Poste Parisien in Paris, France
Village Vanguard, New York City, USA - Recording Engineer: Dave Jones (25 June, 1961)
Originally released Fontana Records (1958)

Features:

• Studio Master Copy
• Numbered
• 1 x Metal Reel Tape
• Tape Material: RTM SM900
• Recording Speed: 15IPS-38cm/sec
• Equalization: CCIR
• Bandwidth & Tracks: 1/4" - 2 Track
• Reel: Metal spool - 10.5" - 26,5 cm
• Remastered Hemiolia's Stereo Edition by Pietro Benini (June 2023)
• Box Set Pack

Musicians:

• Miles Davis, trumpet
• Barney Wilen, tenor sax
• Rene Urtreger, piano
• Pierre Michelot, bass
• Kenny Clarke, drums

Selections:

Mastertape Studio 1
1. Générique
2. L'Assassinat de Carala
3. Sur l'Autoroute
4. Julien Dans l'Ascenseur
5. Florence sur Les Champs-Élysées
6. Dîner au Motel
7. Évasion de Julien
8. Visite du Vigile
9. Au Bar du Petit Bac
10. Chez le Photographe du Motel