Miles Davis - My Funny Valentine: In Concert [New Vinyl LP] Ltd Ed， 180 Gram Artist: Miles Davis Title: My Funny Valentine: In Concert Format: Vinyl LP Genre: Jazz UPC: 821797143110 Release Date: 2016 Record Label: Mobile Fidelity Limited Mobile Fidelity 180 gram vinyl LP pressing. Miles Davis My Funny Valentine marks several historic turning points. For Davis， the live album represents the final time on record hed perform standards rather than original compositions. It also stands as one of the last documents made by the same band that created Seven Steps of Heaven. The set captures the ballads performed at a benefit concert from New Yorks then-new Philharmonic Hall just months after President Kennedys assassination. Tapping into a seemingly divine inspiration， Davis never sounded so elegant or poetic. Staged as a benefit to support voter registration in the South， the February concert came amidst the height of the Civil Rights movement， a cause dear to Davis heart. Yet unforeseen circumstances raised the stakes. Having professed his admiration for Kennedy years prior， Davis appears to approach the compositions on My Funny Valentine (and， in particular， the title track) as homage to the fallen leader， a collective soliloquy comprised of pieces shot through with deeply emotional passages， spontaneous brilliance， sensitive beauty， and sublime poignancy. Elegiac moods permeate the performances; Davis and his Harmon mute paint with intricate brushstrokes. Pianist Herbie Hancock， bassist Ron Carter， and drummer Tony Williams are their leaders equal， and would continue with Davis until later in the decade， helping form whats now known as the "second great quintet." But the secret weapon on both My Funny Valentine and its sister Four & More arrives in the form of tenor saxophonist George Coleman， whom jazz experts Brian Morton and Richard Cook deem "one of the unsung heroes of modern jazz." DirectToU LLC. All Rights Reserved.