At Fillmore East jazz. "Fusion is a term that came later, but if you wanted to look at a fusion album, it would be "Fillmore East". Here was a rock 'n' roll band playing blues in the jazz vernacular. And they tore the place up," said Dowd. Announcer Michael Ahern opens "At Fillmore East" with a simple introduction: "Okay, the Allman Brothers Band." Duane Allman biographer Randy Poe describes it as "the only low-key moment over the course of the [show]." The cover of Blind Willie McTell's "Statesboro Blues" which opens the set showcases Duane Allman's slide guitar work in open E tuning.
Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West is a live double album by American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Miles Davis. It was recorded on April 10, 1970, at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, shortly after the release of the trumpeter's "Bitches Brew" album and the recording of "Jack Johnson" (1971). "Black Beauty" was produced by Teo Macero, Davis' longtime record producer. A jazz-rock album, "Black Beauty" captured one of Davis' first performances at a rock venue during the early stages of . At the concert, he led his band—saxophonist Steve Grossman,