Miles Davis - Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud

Cat. no: 526028
Format: LP
Barcode: 8435723702047
Release Date: 30 Jan 2026
Genre: Jazz

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

Tracks: GENERIQUE / L'ASSASSINAT DE CARALA / SUR L'AUTOROUTE / JULIEN DANS L'ASCENSEUR / FLORENCE SUR LES CHAMPS-ELYSEES / DINER AU MOTEL / EVASION DE JULIEN / VISITE DU VIGILE / AU BAR DU PETIT BAC / CHEZ LE PHOTOGRAPHE DU MOTEL / ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET / FRAN-DANCE / STELLA BY STARLIGHT / BLUE IN GREEN (BONUS TRACK)