“Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud” is a legendary noir crime film that is still captivating after almost 70 years. The score by Miles Davis is just as timeless, creating a special mood with melancholic cool jazz. This classic is now reissued in a new 180g LP edition in a gatefold tip-on jacket with the original liner notes by Boris Vian and Jean-Pierre Leloir's iconic studio photo of Miles Davis and Jeanne Moreau. The LP also contains an insert featuring an essay by Franck Bergerot about the genesis of this extraordinary album.

Tracklisting

A1. Générique 2’45
A2. L’Assassinat de Carala 2’10
A3. Sur l’autoroute 2’15
A4. Julien dans l’ascenseur 2’07
A5. Florence sur les Champs-Élysées 2’50 
B1. Dîner au motel 3’58
B2. Évasion de Julien 0’53
B3. Visite du Vigile 2’00
B4. Au bar du Petit Bac 2’50
B5. Chez le photographe du motel 3’50    

Music composed by Miles Davis
Recorded at Le Poste Parisien - December 4/5 1957
Miles Davis, trumpet; Barney Wilen, tenor-sax; René Urtreger, piano;
Pierre Michelot, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums