A lost Betty Davis recording session from the sixties that allegedly inspired the jazz-rock direction of Miles Davis' iconic Bitches Brew has long been the stuff of legends. But the recently-unearthed music is finally seeing the light of day.*
The Columbia Years1968-1969, which you can listen to clips of **w viaLight in the Attic Records, features collaborators like Herbie Hancock and Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix experience.*
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The collection features music recorded at Columbia’s 52nd Street Studios on May 14 and 20, 1969 produced by Davis' then-husband Miles Davis and Ted Macero as well as recordings from a 1968 Los Angeles Columbia session featuring Hugh Masekela and members of the Crusaders. Read more...