My floorboards groan under the weight of Miles Davis records and the records that his music has guided me towards. Today marks the great man's centenary and to celebrate this milestone (excuse the pun) I've spent the last few weeks revisiting his catalogue. My go-to period runs from 1969's 'In a Silent Way' through to 1974's 'Get Up With It', seven studio albums and three live sets, the majority of them doubles and many of which have been greatly expanded in recent years by the release of multi-disc complete session box-sets. It's a truly monumental run of music and the albums immediately preceding and following this rich seam are none too shabby either.
Here's something recorded in 1969, though not released until 1974's 'Big Fun'. In spite of being given just the one title on the cover and label, it's actually a medley of 'Great Expectations/Orange Lady', altogether a sprawling, slightly eerie, piece, particularly when the 'Orange Lady' segment kicks in after around 13 minutes.
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