Product Description
Title: Miles Davis – Ascenseur pour l’échafaud Format: 10 ” 3 LP Vinyl Set Label: Decca Barcode: 0600753796399
Release date: May 22nd 2026
First released in 1958 by Fontana in Europe and Columbia in America, never had a soundtrack contributed as much to the fame of a film. The contradictory accounts of Miles Davis’ creation of the soundtrack have all become part of its legend. Rarely has a soundtrack been so decisive. Close to seven decades on, beyond the myth, this taut, feverish recording, imbued with extreme dramatic tension, remains one of the most iconic soundtracks in our catalogue — and one of the only jazz soundtracks which was entirely improvised.
Track Listings
Disc: 1
| 1 | Générique – Miles Davis |
| 2 | L’Assassinat de Carala – Miles Davis |
| 3 | Sur l’autoroute – Miles Davis |
| 4 | Julien dans l’ascenseur – Miles Davis |
| 5 | Florence sur les Champs-Élysées – Miles Davis |
| 6 | Dîner au motel – Various Performers |
| 7 | Évasion de Julien – Various Performers |
| 8 | Visite du Vigile – Various Performers |
| 9 | Au bar du Petit Bac – Various Performers |
| 10 | Chez le photographe du mote – Various Performers |
Disc: 2
| 1 | Nuit sur les Champs-Elysées – take 1 – Miles Davis |
| 2 | Nuit sur les Champs-Elysées – take 2 – Miles Davis |
| 3 | Nuit sur les Champs-Elysées – take 3 (Générique) – Miles Davis |
| 4 | Nuit sur les Champs-Elysées – take 4 (Florence sur les Champs-Elysées) – Miles Davis |
| 5 | Assassinat – take 1 (Visite du vigile) – Miles Davis |
| 6 | Assassinat – take 2 (Julien dans l’ascenseur) – Various Performers |
| 7 | Assassinat – take 3 (L’Assassinat de Carala) – Various Performers |
| 8 | Motel (Dîner au motel) – Various Performers |
Disc: 3
| 1 | Final – take 1 – Miles Davis |
| 2 | Final – take 2 – Miles Davis |
| 3 | Final – take 3 (Chez le photographe du motel) – Miles Davis |
| 4 | L’Interrogatoire de Julien – Miles Davis |
| 5 | Ascenseur (Evasion de Julien) – Various Performers |
| 6 | Petit Bac – take 1 – Various Performers |
| 7 | Petit Bac – take 2 (Au Bar du Petit Bac) – Various Performers |
| 8 | Voiture – take 1 – Various Performers |
| 9 | Voiture – take 2 (Sur l’autoroute) |
