Get Up with It
Get Up with It | ||||
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Studio album by Miles Davis | ||||
Released | November 22, 1974 | |||
Recorded | May 19, 1970 – October 7, 1974 | |||
Studio | Columbia 30th Street, New York City | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 122:05 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Teo Macero | |||
Miles Davis chronology | ||||
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Get Up with It is an album[4] by American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Miles Davis. Released by Columbia Records on November 22, 1974, it compiled songs Davis had recorded in sessions between 1970 and 1974, including those for the studio albums Jack Johnson (1971) and On the Corner (1972).[5] In The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), J. D. Considine described the compilation's music as "worldbeat fusion".[2]
Recordings
"He Loved Him Madly" was recorded by Davis as his tribute to then-recently deceased Duke Ellington, who used to tell his audiences "I love you madly."[6] British musician Brian Eno cited it as an influence on his work in ambient music in the liner notes to his 1982 release On Land.[7]
One track, "Honky Tonk", was recorded in 1970 with musicians such as John McLaughlin and Herbie Hancock. "Red China Blues" had been recorded in 1972 before On the Corner, while "Rated X" and "Billy Preston" were recorded later that year with the band heard on In Concert. The remaining tracks were from 1973 and 1974 sessions with his current band, including Pete Cosey.[8]
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [9] |
Alternative Press | 5/5[3] |
Christgau's Record Guide | A−[10] |
MusicHound Jazz | 4/5[11] |
Pitchfork | 9.6/10[12] |
Penguin Guide to Jazz | [13] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [14] |
Tom Hull – on the Web | A−[15] |
The Village Voice | A−[16] |
Reviewing for Rolling Stone in 1975, Stephen Davis applauded Davis' adventurousness and direction of his rhythm band, who he called a "who's who of Seventies jazz-rock".[17] The same year, Robert Christgau wrote in The Village Voice that although Davis' recent albums have sounded slapdash with "noodling over a pick-up rhythm section," Get Up with It is still listenable "since it contains over two hours of what sometimes sounds like bullshit: it's not exactly music to fill the mind. Just the room."[16] Years later in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), he said only two of the six shorter songs—"Maiyisha" and "Honky Tonk"—make up "more than good" background music, but the two long pieces "are brilliant: 'He Loved Him Madly,' a tribute to Duke Ellington as elegant African internationalist, and 'Calypso Frelimo,' a Caribbean dance broken into sections that seem to follow with preordained emotional logic."[10]
For the album's 2000 reissue, Alternative Press published a review calling it "essential ... the overlooked classic of psychedelic soul and outlandish improv ... representing the high water mark of [Davis'] experiments in the fusion of rock, funk, electronica and jazz".[3] Stylus Magazine's Chris Smith said it is "not an easy album to write, let alone think, about. It’s a bit more of an anything-goes hodgepodge than it is a sprawling masterwork, and is probably written about the least of all Miles’ electric work."[18] Andy Beta of Pitchfork described Get Up with It as a "black funk dreamscape" and observed that "Each song careens between extremes, as Miles presages everything still to come: ambient, no wave, world beat, jungle, new jack swing, post-rock, even hinting at the future sound of R&B and chart-topping pop". He praised Davis' adoption of the electric organ for opening up new avenues of musical expression, remarking that "Rather than run the voodoo down, now Miles could conjure it all by himself".[19]
Track listing
All compositions by Miles Davis.
No. | Title | Recording date | Length |
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1. | "He Loved Him Madly" | June 19, 1974 | 32:13 |
No. | Title | Recording date | Length |
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1. | "Maiysha" | October 7, 1974 | 14:52 |
2. | "Honky Tonk" | May 19, 1970 | 5:54 |
3. | "Rated X" | September 6, 1972 | 6:50 |
No. | Title | Recording date | Length |
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1. | "Calypso Frelimo" | September 17, 1973 | 32:07 |
No. | Title | Recording date | Length |
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1. | "Red China Blues" | March 9, 1972 | 4:10 |
2. | "Mtume" | October 7, 1974 | 15:08 |
3. | "Billy Preston" | December 8, 1972 | 12:35 |
Total length: | 122:05 |
Personnel
"He Loved Him Madly"Recorded Columbia Studio E, New York City June 19 or 20, 1974
"Maiysha"Recorded Columbia Studio E, New York City October 7, 1974
"Honky Tonk"Recorded Columbia Studio E, New York City May 19, 1970
"Rated X"Recorded Columbia Studio E, New York City September 6, 1972
| "Calypso Frelimo"Recorded Columbia Studio E, New York City September 17, 1973
"Red China Blues"Recorded Columbia Studio E, New York City March 9, 1972
"Mtume"Recorded Columbia Studio E, New York City October 7, 1974
"Billy Preston"Recorded Columbia Studio E, New York City December 8, 1972
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References
- ^ Mitchell, Gail (July 22, 2000). "The Rhythm and the Blues". Billboard. p. 41. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ a b c Rolling Stone 2004
- ^ a b c "Review: Get Up with It". Alternative Press. Cleveland. November 2000. pp. 104–6.
- ^ "Miles Davis: The Complete On the Corner Sessions". Signal to Noise. No. 48–51. Signal to Noise New Music Foundation. 2008. p. 62. Retrieved November 15, 2019 – via Google Books.
...a sprawling double LP compilation, Get Up with It.
- ^ Miles Davis.com
- ^ Tate, Greg (September 1997). "Voodoo Ray Gun". Vibe. New York: 90. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ Ambient 4: On Land (CD liner). Brian Eno. E.G. Records. 1986. EGED 20.
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- ^ Jurek, Thom (2011). "Get Up with It - Miles Davis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: D". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Holtje, Steve; Lee, Nancy Ann, eds. (1998). "Miles Davis". MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide. Music Sales Corporation. ISBN 0825672538.
- ^ "Miles Davis - Get Up With It review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 329.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 58. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Grade List: Miles Davis". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (April 7, 1975). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ Davis, Stephen (2011). "Miles Davis: Get Up With It : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ Smith, Chris (2011). "Miles Davis - Get Up With It - On Second Thought - Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Miles Davis - Get Up With It review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
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