Miles Davis

Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud (1958) - Vinyl LP

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Limited edition 180gm pressing of the original soundtrack, presented in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket with English translation of the original liner notes, and iconic session photo of Miles and Jeanne Moreau (taken by the film’s stills photographer Vincent Rossell).

Included is Franck Bergerot’s essay A Present from Miles Davis to Louis Malle that goes beyond the legend of Ascenseur and reconstitutes the circumstances that led to this out-of-the ordinary music.

1 LP, 180gm, gatefold tip-on jacket, with printed inner sleeve
Tracklist

Side A

1. Générique
2. L’Assassinat de Carala
3. Sur l’autoroute
4. Julien dans l’ascenseur
5. Florence sur les Champs-Élysées

Side B
1. Dîner au motel
2. Évasion de Julien
3. Visite du Vigile
4. Au bar du Petit Bac
5. Chez le photographe du motel

Music composed by Miles Davis
Recorded at Le Poste Parisien - December 4/5, 1957
Miles Davis (trumpet)
Barney Wilen (tenor-sax)
René Urtreger (piano)
Product Details
  • Artist: Miles Davis
  • Label: Decca France
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  • Format: Vinyl LP
  • Cat #: 00602458309423
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