Miles from India (TWO CD SET)
by: Various Artists
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In a startlingly original recreation of music associated
with jazz legend Miles Davis, producer-archivist Bob
Belden, renowned for his Grammy Award-winning
reissue work on a series of Miles Davis boxed sets for
Sony/Columbia, along with co-arranger Louiz Banks
(celebrated keyboardist from India), has recast familiar
themes from such landmark recordings as Bitches
Brew, In A Silent Way, and Kind of Blue with an East
Meets West sensibility on Miles...From India. An
incredibly ambitious project involving two dozen
musicians from two separate continents recording in
studios around the world, Miles...From India is a cross-cultural summit meeting that puts a provocative pan-global spin on such Miles
classics as All Blues, Spanish Key, So What, It s About That Time and Jean Pierre.
Sitar and tablas, ghatam and khanjira, mridangam and Carnatic violin blend seamlessly with muted trumpet and saxophones, screaming
electric guitar and grooving electric bass lines, piano, upright bass and drums on this profound fusion of Indian classical and American
jazz. Recorded in Mumbai and Madras, India and New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, the music on Miles...From India was performed by
classical and jazz musicians from India with the addition of musicians who have recorded or performed with Miles Davis over the span of
five decades.
The Miles alumni included on the sessions are saxophonists Dave Liebman (1972-74) and Gary Bartz (1970-71), guitarists Mike Stern
(1981-84), Pete Cosey (1973-76) and John McLaughlin (1969-72), bassists Ron Carter (1963-69), Michael Henderson (1970-76), Marcus
Miller (1981-1984), Benny Rietveld (1987-91), keyboardists Chick Corea (1968-72), Adam Holzman (1985-87) and Robert Irving III (1980-
88), drummers Jimmy Cobb (1958-63), Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler (1971), Lenny White (1969) and Vince Wilburn (1981, 1984-1987) and
tabla player Badal Roy (1972-3). The Indian contingent is represented by keyboardist Louiz Banks, drummer Gino Banks, American-born
alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, sitarist Ravi Chari, Vikku Vinayakram (a charter member of Shakti) on ghatam, V. Selvaganesh (a
member of Shakti and Remember Shakti) on khanjira, U. Shrinivas (from Remember Shakti) on electric mandolin, Brij Narain on sarod,
Dilshad Khan on sarangi, Sridhar Parthasarathy on mridangam, Taufiq Qureshi and A. Sivamani on percussion, Kala Ramnath on Carnatic
violin, Rakesh Chaurasia on flute and Shankar Mahadevan & Sikkil Gurucharan on Indian classical vocals.
In a startlingly original recreation of music associated
with jazz legend Miles Davis, producer-archivist Bob
Belden, renowned for his Grammy Award-winning
reissue work on a series of Miles Davis boxed sets for
Sony/Columbia, along with co-arranger Louiz Banks
(celebrated keyboardist from India), has recast familiar
themes from such landmark recordings as Bitches
Brew, In A Silent Way, and Kind of Blue with an East
Meets West sensibility on Miles...From India. An
incredibly ambitious project involving two dozen
musicians from two separate continents recording in
studios around the world, Miles...From India is a cross-cultural summit meeting that puts a provocative pan-global spin on such Miles
classics as All Blues, Spanish Key, So What, It s About That Time and Jean Pierre.
Sitar and tablas, ghatam and khanjira, mridangam and Carnatic violin blend seamlessly with muted trumpet and saxophones, screaming
electric guitar and grooving electric bass lines, piano, upright bass and drums on this profound fusion of Indian classical and American
jazz. Recorded in Mumbai and Madras, India and New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, the music on Miles...From India was performed by
classical and jazz musicians from India with the addition of musicians who have recorded or performed with Miles Davis over the span of
five decades.
The Miles alumni included on the sessions are saxophonists Dave Liebman (1972-74) and Gary Bartz (1970-71), guitarists Mike Stern
(1981-84), Pete Cosey (1973-76) and John McLaughlin (1969-72), bassists Ron Carter (1963-69), Michael Henderson (1970-76), Marcus
Miller (1981-1984), Benny Rietveld (1987-91), keyboardists Chick Corea (1968-72), Adam Holzman (1985-87) and Robert Irving III (1980-
88), drummers Jimmy Cobb (1958-63), Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler (1971), Lenny White (1969) and Vince Wilburn (1981, 1984-1987) and
tabla player Badal Roy (1972-3). The Indian contingent is represented by keyboardist Louiz Banks, drummer Gino Banks, American-born
alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, sitarist Ravi Chari, Vikku Vinayakram (a charter member of Shakti) on ghatam, V. Selvaganesh (a
member of Shakti and Remember Shakti) on khanjira, U. Shrinivas (from Remember Shakti) on electric mandolin, Brij Narain on sarod,
Dilshad Khan on sarangi, Sridhar Parthasarathy on mridangam, Taufiq Qureshi and A. Sivamani on percussion, Kala Ramnath on Carnatic
violin, Rakesh Chaurasia on flute and Shankar Mahadevan & Sikkil Gurucharan on Indian classical vocals.
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- This is what music is supposed to be about...especially the music of Miles Davis
I avoided this one for a while. I'm not an obsessive Miles "purist," by any means, but I approach any project featuring his music with an extreme sense of caution.
Mark Isham made a bold move with Miles Remembered: The Silent Way Project, which admirably and lovingly recaptured some of the prime moments from the Bitches Brew era.
Bill Laswell scored with Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969-1974.
But the concept of Miles alumni collaborating with "world" ... Read More
Rating: - Miles Still Does It
Outstanding work, even though it was pieced together with contributions from musicians around the world.I loved the marriage of eastern sounds with western jazz....
JRM
Rating: 
- twenty bucks?
I had to blink a couple of times when I saw the price. $20 and it's all or nothing - only one track available separately.THIS IS NOT HOW DOWNLOADABLE MUSIC SALES ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK.This is the music industry trying to preserve an obsolete model.
I didn't buy it and I don't plan to.
Rating: 
- Not what I hoped for . . . but it has its merits
I was excited about it when I heard about the project -- I loved the concept.I knew it had some key people, like Michael Henderson, Bartz, Pete, Chick Corea, Lenny White.And to my ears, the music came off "good" overall.But -- with a a couple of exceptions (Spanish Key, Ife), it is missing that thing, that DRAMA.I think those listeners who have followed Miles all these years know what I'm trying to say - it's the thing that makes his music NEVER get old, always fresh.But I can't fault anybody ... Read More
Rating: - VINYL RULES!
As good as the cd is and it's very good, nothing like vinyl.The sound on the vinyl is tremendous.I have a small inexpensive system but this sounded GREAT!!Even with my small speakers it sounded like the musicians were in the room with me.
And since it's vinyl, the packaging of the 3 lp's and the box and booklet; the whole thing looks like a collector's item.
In fact, I am going to buy 5 more because in a few years this will be going for 250-300 dollars here and on ebay.
- This is what music is supposed to be about...especially the music of Miles DavisI avoided this one for a while. I'm not an obsessive Miles "purist," by any means, but I approach any project featuring his music with an extreme sense of caution.
Mark Isham made a bold move with Miles Remembered: The Silent Way Project, which admirably and lovingly recaptured some of the prime moments from the Bitches Brew era.
Bill Laswell scored with Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969-1974.
But the concept of Miles alumni collaborating with "world" ... Read More
- Miles Still Does ItOutstanding work, even though it was pieced together with contributions from musicians around the world.I loved the marriage of eastern sounds with western jazz....
JRM
- twenty bucks?I had to blink a couple of times when I saw the price. $20 and it's all or nothing - only one track available separately.THIS IS NOT HOW DOWNLOADABLE MUSIC SALES ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK.This is the music industry trying to preserve an obsolete model.
I didn't buy it and I don't plan to.
- Not what I hoped for . . . but it has its meritsI was excited about it when I heard about the project -- I loved the concept.I knew it had some key people, like Michael Henderson, Bartz, Pete, Chick Corea, Lenny White.And to my ears, the music came off "good" overall.But -- with a a couple of exceptions (Spanish Key, Ife), it is missing that thing, that DRAMA.I think those listeners who have followed Miles all these years know what I'm trying to say - it's the thing that makes his music NEVER get old, always fresh.But I can't fault anybody ... Read More
- VINYL RULES!As good as the cd is and it's very good, nothing like vinyl.The sound on the vinyl is tremendous.I have a small inexpensive system but this sounded GREAT!!Even with my small speakers it sounded like the musicians were in the room with me.
And since it's vinyl, the packaging of the 3 lp's and the box and booklet; the whole thing looks like a collector's item.
In fact, I am going to buy 5 more because in a few years this will be going for 250-300 dollars here and on ebay.
