On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 13:14:20 -0800 Robert Koehler <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Richard wrote: I believe Davis' score for
> Malle's Lift to the Scaffold was
> improvised while
> the film was being shown, or so the legend
> runs.
>
> That's pretty much true, although the set Miles
> recorded with his band
> (Coltrane was in it at the time) included some
> tunes as well, mixed in.
>
The only other American besides Miles on the Malle session is the drummer
Kenny Clarke. And the soundtrack is awesome!
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