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Release Date: 30 January 2026
Label: Waxtime Clear Vinyl
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8435723702047
Genres: Jazz Film Soundtrack
Description
The complete album + bonus track - limited edition pressing on 180g crystal clear vinyl.
Ascenseur pour l'echafaud wasn't the first film to use a jazz soundtrack or to feature jazz musicians. However, the novelty of films such as Louis Malle's Ascenseur pour l'echafaud was the absolute integration of jazz music to a feature film whose story had nothing to do with jazz or even with music itself: the utilisation of jazz music to emphasise the dramatic action and to develop/support the film's climax. Miles Davis' improvisations fit the dark atmosphere of the film perfectly and contributed greatly to underline the many subtleties of the story and the internal thoughts of its characters.
"An absolutely fascinating release. Some of the very best, if not best, Miles solos are contained on the first side of the LP." - ***** Ralph J. Gleason, DownBeat
Tracklisting
Nina Simone
The Beach Boys
Sonny Rollins
Muddy Waters
Joao Gilberto
Charles Mingus
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Etta James
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
