Miles Davis
"Ascenseur pour l'échafaud"
It was recorded at Le Poste Parisien Studio in Paris on December 4 and 5, 1957. The album features the musical cues for the 1958 Louis Malle film Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud.
Jean-Paul Rappeneau, a jazz fan and Malle's assistant at the time, suggested asking Miles Davis to create the film's soundtrack - possibly inspired by the Modern Jazz Quartet's recording for Roger Vadim's Sait-on jamais (Does One Ever Know), released a few months earlier in 1957.
Davis was booked to perform at the Club Saint-Germain in Paris for November 1957. Rappeneau introduced him to Malle, and Davis agreed to record the music after attending a private screening. 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.
Jazz Track, an album that contains ten songs from this soundtrack, received a 1960 Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Performance, Solo or Small Group.
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Miles Davis registrò questa musica in una notte parigina fra il 4 ed il 5 Dicembre 1957, mentre sotto i suoi occhi scorrevano le immagini del film. Non riesco davvero ad immaginare quello che devono aver provato coloro che erano presenti quella sera, fra i quali anche Boris Vian, un'altra icona del '900. Ma sono comunque convinto che questa musica mantenga intatta tutta la magia di quella notte.
Una magia enigmatica ad ogni ascolto. Chissà cosa avrà pensato Miles vedendo la passeggiata indolente di Jeanne Moreau sotto la pioggia di una Parigi in bianco e nero ed il suo sguardo perso nel vuoto. Chissà quale misterioso meccanismo deve aver innescato quel quadro dai suoi occhi, alla sua mente, alla sua bocca, alle sue mani per condurlo, infine, alla creazione di questa musica noir e impressionistica, che compenetra l'immagine così profondamente da rendere impossibile l'idea di poterla separare da essa. Chissà se era consapevole del fatto che quella musica avrebbe ammaliato per decenni centinaia di migliaia di anime. Chissà... Non ci è dato saperlo, ma possiamo viverlo e immaginarlo, magari di notte, al buio, mentre la pioggia bussa alle nostre porte e la mente dipinge un mondo in bianco e nero.
Artist: Miles Davis
Album: Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
Recorded in Paris, December 4 & 5, 1957
Label: FONTANA 836 305
Released: 1988
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Smooth Jazz, Modal
Performers
Trumpet – Miles Davis
Tenor Saxophone – Barney Wilen
Piano – René Urtreger
Bass – Pierre Michelot
Drums – Kenny Clarke
Composed By – Miles Davis
Track Listings
01 Nuit Sur Les Champs-Élysées (Take 1) 2:25
02 Nuit Sur Les Champs-Élysées (Take 2) 5:20
03 Nuit Sur Les Champs-Élysées (Take 3) (Générique) 2:47
04 Nuit Sur Les Champs-Élysées (Take 4) (Florence Sur Les Champs Élyseés) 2:59
05 Assassinat (Take 1) (Visite Du Vigile) 2:02
06 Assassinat (Take 2) (Julien Dans L'Ascenseur) 2:10
07 Assassinat (Take 3) (L'Assassinat De Carala) 2:10
08 Motel (Dîner Au Motel) 3:56
09 Final (Take 1) 3:05
10 Final (Take 2) 3:00
11 Final (Take 3) (Chez Le Photographe Du Motel) 4:04
12 Ascenseur (Évasion De Julien) 1:57
13 Le Petit Bal (Take 1) 2:40
14 Le Petit Bal (Take 2) (Au Bar Du Petit Bac) 2:53
15 Séquence Voiture (Take 1) 2:56
16 Séquence Voiture (Take 2) (Sur L'Autoroute) 2:16
17 Générique 2:45
18 L'Assassinat De Carala 2:10
19 Sur L'Autoroute 2:15
20 Julien Dans L'Ascenseur 2:07
21 Florence Sur Les Champs-Élyseés 2:50
22 Dîner Au Motel 3:58
23 Évasion De Julien 0:53
24 Visite Du Vigile 2:00
25 Au Bar Du Petit Bac 2:50
26 Chez Le Photographe Du Motel 3:50
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CDDB INFO
Artist = Miles Davis
Album = Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
Year = 1958
Genre = Jazz
Tracks = 26 (26 selected)
01 - Nuit Sur Les Champs-Élysées (Take 1)
02 - Nuit Sur Les Champs-Élysées (Take 2)
03 - Nuit sur les Champs-Élysées (take 3)
04 - Nuit sur les Champs-Élysées (take 4)
05 - Assassinat (take 1)
06 - Assassinat (take 2)
07 - Assassinat (take 3)
08 - Motel
09 - Final (Take 1)
10 - Final (Take 2)
11 - Final (take 3)
12 - Ascenseur
13 - Le Petit Bal (Take 1)
14 - Le petit bal (take 2)
15 - Séquence Voiture (Take 1)
16 - Séquence Voiture (Take 2)
17 - Générique
18 - L'Assassinat De Carala
19 - Sur L'Autoroute
20 - Julien Dans L'Ascenseur
21 - Florence Sur Les Champs-Élysées
22 - Diner Au Motel
23 - Évasion De Julien
24 - Visite Du Vigile
25 - Au Bar Du Petit Bac
26 - Chez Le Photographe Du Motel
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