Ascenseur Pour Lchafaud

Description: Home About Us Postage & Payment Returns Contact Add Yachew Ltd to your Favorites and receive our email newsletters about new items and special promotions. General Interest Ascenseur Pour L’échafaud Contradictory accounts of Miles Davis creation of the soundtrack to Louis Malles film noir Ascenseur pour l'chafaud have all become part of its legend. Rarely has a soundtrack been so decisive. Nearly seventy 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. Franois Leterrier, the films Second Assistant Director picks up the story: The session started at around ten oclock and went on until dawn. The screen in the auditorium was showing the scenes for which Miles had devised some harmonies, and they were edited into a loop. And thats what makes this music unique: it was entirely improvised in conditions that went back to the days of silent films, while watching frames shot in black and white by cinematographer Henri Deca: tracking shots of Jeanne Moreau wandering down the Champs-Elyses at night, passing in front of lit window displays or going into bars, while looking for her lover/murderer alias Maurice RonetAll of us there in the dark auditorium were aware that something extraordinary was taking place, something that had definitely never happened before.In the small hours we all met up again at the Pied de Cochon in Les Halles, and Louis was looking at Miles with the disbelieving eyes of a childas if he couldnt believe the gift hed just received. Even in his wildest dreams he had probably never imagined what his film would be like once it had been as if illuminated by the trumpet of Miles, incisive or wrapped softly in cotton. The music was released on 10 by Fontana and received the Grand Prix from Frances Acadmie Charles Cros. It was released in the USA on Columbia as the A-side of the 12 LP Jazz Track, which received a 1960 Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Performance, Solo or Small Group. This beautiful re-issue of the original recording is pressed on 180g vinyl at GZ, and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket with Boris Vians original liner notes and Jean-Pierre Leloirs iconic studio photo of Miles and Jeanne Moreau, and an essay on the circumstances that led to this out-of-the ordinary music by Franck Bergerot. Shipping Free shipping to mainland UK, fees apply to other specified areas when ordering. Fast shipping is available for 5GBP. We will expedite the dispatch and delivery to the fastest available method. International Delivery is available on selected items and shipping fees will apply based on location. Returns and refunds We operate a 30 day money back guarantee. If you are unhappy with the product for whatever reason, please contact us to arrange a return and refund. As shipping costs are not retrievable, we are unable to refund shipping costs. Feedback We use an automated eBay feedback response system. If you are happy with the product, please leave positive feedback and we will automatically leave positive feedback for you. If you are unhappy with the transaction for any reason, please contact us first to resolve. If you do leave negative or neutral feedback you waive your rights for support regarding any problems with us and open yourself up for possible retaliatory negative feedback. Please avoid making negative feedback remarks, contact us first if you have any problems! We are here to help! Contact Us Please contact us via eBay messages if you have any questions and our Customer Service team will be happy to assist you with any queries. Thank you. Home About Us Postage & Payment Returns Contact Copyright © 2017 Yachew Ltd. All rights reserved.

Price: 28.63 GBP

Location: Manchester

End Time: 2024-05-15T11:51:06.000Z

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