Miles Davis

Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud (1958) - Vinyl LP Set

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Limited edition 3* 10-inch LP set comprising both the original soundtrack and the complete session takes, presented in a 3-panel gatefold with iconic photo of Miles Davis by Jean-Pierre Leloir.

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.

Remastered from the original analogue tapes and cut at Abbey Road Studios.
Tracklist

LP1 - Original Soundtrack

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

LP2 - Session Takes

Side C

1. Nuit sur les Champs-Elysées – take 1
2. Nuit sur les Champs-Elysées – take 2
3. Nuit sur les Champs-Elysées – take 3 (Générique)
4. Nuit sur les Champs-Elysées – take 4 (Florence sur les Champs-Elysées)

Side D

1. Assassinat – take 1 (Visite du vigile)
2. Assassinat – take 2 (Julien dans l’ascenseur)
3. Assassinat – take 3 (L’Assassinat de Carala)
4. Motel (Dîner au motel)
5. Final – take 1

LP3 - Session Takes

Side E

1. Final – take 2
2. Final – take 3 (Chez le photographe du motel)
3. L’Interrogatoire de Julien

Side F

1. Ascenseur (Evasion de Julien)
2. Petit Bac – take 1
3. Petit Bac – take 2 (Au Bar du Petit Bac)
4. Voiture – take 1
5. Voiture – take 2 (Sur l’autoroute)
Product Details
  • Artist: Miles Davis
  • Label: Decca France
  • Release Date:
  • Format: Vinyl LP
  • Cat #: 00600753796399
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