Miles Davis
Dark Magus: Live At Carnegie Hall 1974
Mobile Fidelity
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Miles Davis / Dark Magus: Live At Carnegie Hall (Original Master Recording)
(Mobile Fidelity 180g 33RPM 2LP)
Recorded live at Carnegie Hall in 1974, Dark Magus captures Miles Davis at the most intense and experimental edge of his electric period. Backed by a sprawling ensemble featuring Al Foster, Michael Henderson, James Mtume, Dave Liebman, Pete Cosey, Reggie Lucas, and others, Davis dives into a relentless collision of jazz-rock, funk, avant-garde improvisation, and heavily processed electric textures. Originally released in Japan in 1977, the album’s dense rhythms, distorted guitars, and free-form structures anticipated sounds that would emerge decades later.
Mastered by Krieg Wunderlich with assistance from Shawn R. Britton, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition 180g 33RPM 2LP set is pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing and housed in a Stoughton gatefold jacket. This audiophile edition brings exceptional detail, definition, dynamics, and depth to the explosive Carnegie Hall performance, revealing everything from wah-soaked guitars and pounding percussion to Davis’ trumpet amid the album’s dense layers of sound.
Primal, unpredictable, and relentlessly funky, Dark Magus documents Davis pushing his electric ensemble far beyond conventional jazz structures and into largely uncharted territory. Its combination of raw energy, rhythmic experimentation, and fearless improvisation makes it one of the most uncompromising recordings of his career.
Side A:
- Moja (Part I)
- Moja (Part II)
Side B:
- Wili (Part I)
- Wili (Part II)
Side C:
- Tatu (Part I)
- Tatu (Part II)
Side D:
- Nne (Part I)
- Nne (Part II)
