Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Miles' last recording for the Columbia label before heading for the financial allure of Warner Bros. in the mid-'80s was not released until 1989. This critic's guess is because largely they had no idea what to do with it. Unlike anything else in his catalog, Aura is a ten-part suite composed by Danish flügelhornist Palle Mikkelborg as a tribute. Influenced deeply by serialism and the inspiration of Gil Evans, Mikkelborg composed a theme from ten notes based on the letters of Davis' first and last names. The notes yielded a chord, which led him through the work. Employing a full orchestra and the guitar talents of former Davis collaborator John McLaughlin and famed European bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pederson, Aura's sections are named for the color spectrum, with the addition of white and "electric red." The music is an amalgam of classical impressionism, European new music, jazz, rock, electronic, and other genres. As a tribute and separate orchestral work, it's quite moving and beautiful, full of moody interludes and evocations of nuance, color, texture, and dynamic. With Davis added, soloing in his trademark muted, rounded warmth, the music becomes almost breathtaking. The Gil Evans influence is everywhere apparent in the way strings segue into keyboards and float there until the trumpet or wind section comes for them and brings them home. It's easy to be cynical about a work like this, and call it a pastiche of Miles clichés. Far harder is it to place the entirety of Davis' career in one place and hear it expressed with so much warmth and elegance, because that career was so mercurial. Mikkelborg gave Miles a fine parting gift when he left Columbia, and listeners are so very fortunate for his generosity.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From 13,50€/month
Miles Davis, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Trumpet, Associated Performer, Trumpet - Palle Mikkelborg, Producer, Trumpet - Eva Thaysen - P. Mikkelborg, Composer, Lyricist - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Bjarne Roupé, Guitar - Bo Stief, Bass, Fretless Bass - Niels Henning Oersted Weisgaard, Bass Guitar - Marilyn Mazur, Percussion - Ethan Weisgaard, Percussion - Vince Wilburn, Drums - Lennart Gruvstedt, Drums - Thomas Clausen, Keyboards - Ole Koch-Hansen, Keyboards - Kenneth Knuden, Keyboards - Lillian Tbernqvist, Harp - Flemming Madison, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Bent Jaedig, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Uffe Karskov, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Jesper Thilo, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Per Carsten, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Niels Eji, Oboe - Palle Bolvig, Trumpet - Jens Winther, Trumpet - Perry Knuden, Trumpet - Benny Rosenfeld, Trombone - Vicent Nilsson, Trombone - Jens Engel, Trombone - Ture Larsen, Trombone
(P) 1989 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.
Miles Davis, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Trumpet, Associated Performer, Trumpet - Palle Mikkelborg, Producer, Trumpet - Eva Thaysen - P. Mikkelborg, Composer, Lyricist - George Butler, Executive Producer - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Henrik Lund, Engineer - Bjarne Roupé, Guitar - Niels Lund, Engineer - Rune Persson, Mastering Engineer - Bo Stief, Bass, Fretless Bass - Niels Henning Oersted Weisgaard, Bass Guitar - Marilyn Mazur, Percussion - Ethan Weisgaard, Percussion - Vince Wilburn, Drums - Lennart Gruvstedt, Drums - Thomas Clausen, Keyboards - Ole Koch-Hansen, Keyboards - Kenneth Knuden, Keyboards - Lillian Tbernqvist, Harp - Flemming Madison, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Bent Jaedig, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Uffe Karskov, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Jesper Thilo, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Per Carsten, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Niels Eji, Oboe - Palle Bolvig, Trumpet - Jens Winther, Trumpet - Perry Knuden, Trumpet - Benny Rosenfeld, Trombone - Vicent Nilsson, Trombone - Jens Engel, Trombone - Ture Larsen, Trombone
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Miles Davis, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Trumpet, Associated Performer, Trumpet - Palle Mikkelborg, Producer, Trumpet - Eva Thaysen - P. Mikkelborg, Composer, Lyricist - George Butler, Executive Producer - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Henrik Lund, Engineer - Bjarne Roupé, Guitar - Niels Lund, Engineer - Rune Persson, Mastering Engineer - Bo Stief, Bass, Fretless Bass - Niels Henning Oersted Weisgaard, Bass Guitar - Marilyn Mazur, Percussion - Ethan Weisgaard, Percussion - Vince Wilburn, Drums - Lennart Gruvstedt, Drums - Thomas Clausen, Keyboards - Ole Koch-Hansen, Keyboards - Kenneth Knuden, Keyboards - Lillian Tbernqvist, Harp - Flemming Madison, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Bent Jaedig, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Uffe Karskov, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Jesper Thilo, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Per Carsten, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Niels Eji, Oboe - Palle Bolvig, Trumpet - Jens Winther, Trumpet - Perry Knuden, Trumpet - Benny Rosenfeld, Trombone - Vicent Nilsson, Trombone - Jens Engel, Trombone - Ture Larsen, Trombone
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Miles Davis, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Trumpet, Associated Performer, Trumpet - Palle Mikkelborg, Producer, Trumpet - Eva Thaysen - P. Mikkelborg, Composer, Lyricist - George Butler, Executive Producer - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Henrik Lund, Engineer - Bjarne Roupé, Guitar - Niels Lund, Engineer - Rune Persson, Mastering Engineer - Bo Stief, Bass, Fretless Bass - Niels Henning Oersted Weisgaard, Bass Guitar - Marilyn Mazur, Percussion - Ethan Weisgaard, Percussion - Vince Wilburn, Drums - Lennart Gruvstedt, Drums - Thomas Clausen, Keyboards - Ole Koch-Hansen, Keyboards - Kenneth Knuden, Keyboards - Lillian Tbernqvist, Harp - Flemming Madison, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Bent Jaedig, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Uffe Karskov, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Jesper Thilo, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Per Carsten, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Niels Eji, Oboe - Palle Bolvig, Trumpet - Jens Winther, Trumpet - Perry Knuden, Trumpet - Benny Rosenfeld, Trombone - Vicent Nilsson, Trombone - Jens Engel, Trombone - Ture Larsen, Trombone
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Miles Davis, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Trumpet, Associated Performer, Trumpet - Palle Mikkelborg, Producer, Trumpet - Eva Thaysen - P. Mikkelborg, Composer, Lyricist - George Butler, Executive Producer - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Henrik Lund, Engineer - Bjarne Roupé, Guitar - Niels Lund, Engineer - Rune Persson, Mastering Engineer - Bo Stief, Bass, Fretless Bass - Niels Henning Oersted Weisgaard, Bass Guitar - Marilyn Mazur, Percussion - Ethan Weisgaard, Percussion - Vince Wilburn, Drums - Lennart Gruvstedt, Drums - Thomas Clausen, Keyboards - Ole Koch-Hansen, Keyboards - Kenneth Knuden, Keyboards - Lillian Tbernqvist, Harp - Flemming Madison, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Bent Jaedig, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Uffe Karskov, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Jesper Thilo, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Per Carsten, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Niels Eji, Oboe - Palle Bolvig, Trumpet - Jens Winther, Trumpet - Perry Knuden, Trumpet - Benny Rosenfeld, Trombone - Vicent Nilsson, Trombone - Jens Engel, Trombone - Ture Larsen, Trombone
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Miles Davis, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Trumpet, Associated Performer, Trumpet - Palle Mikkelborg, Producer, Trumpet - Eva Thaysen - P. Mikkelborg, Composer, Lyricist - George Butler, Executive Producer - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Henrik Lund, Engineer - Bjarne Roupé, Guitar - Niels Lund, Engineer - Rune Persson, Mastering Engineer - Bo Stief, Bass, Fretless Bass - Niels Henning Oersted Weisgaard, Bass Guitar - Marilyn Mazur, Percussion - Ethan Weisgaard, Percussion - Vince Wilburn, Drums - Lennart Gruvstedt, Drums - Thomas Clausen, Keyboards - Ole Koch-Hansen, Keyboards - Kenneth Knuden, Keyboards - Lillian Tbernqvist, Harp - Flemming Madison, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Bent Jaedig, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Uffe Karskov, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Jesper Thilo, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Per Carsten, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Niels Eji, Oboe - Palle Bolvig, Trumpet - Jens Winther, Trumpet - Perry Knuden, Trumpet - Benny Rosenfeld, Trombone - Vicent Nilsson, Trombone - Jens Engel, Trombone - Ture Larsen, Trombone
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Miles Davis, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Trumpet, Associated Performer, Trumpet - Palle Mikkelborg, Producer, Trumpet - Eva Thaysen - P. Mikkelborg, Composer, Lyricist - George Butler, Executive Producer - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Henrik Lund, Engineer - Bjarne Roupé, Guitar - Niels Lund, Engineer - Rune Persson, Mastering Engineer - Bo Stief, Bass, Fretless Bass - Niels Henning Oersted Weisgaard, Bass Guitar - Marilyn Mazur, Percussion - Ethan Weisgaard, Percussion - Vince Wilburn, Drums - Lennart Gruvstedt, Drums - Thomas Clausen, Keyboards - Ole Koch-Hansen, Keyboards - Kenneth Knuden, Keyboards - Lillian Tbernqvist, Harp - Flemming Madison, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Bent Jaedig, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Uffe Karskov, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Jesper Thilo, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Per Carsten, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Niels Eji, Oboe - Palle Bolvig, Trumpet - Jens Winther, Trumpet - Perry Knuden, Trumpet - Benny Rosenfeld, Trombone - Vicent Nilsson, Trombone - Jens Engel, Trombone - Ture Larsen, Trombone
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Miles Davis, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Trumpet, Associated Performer, Trumpet - Palle Mikkelborg, Producer, Trumpet - Eva Thaysen - P. Mikkelborg, Composer, Lyricist - George Butler, Executive Producer - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Henrik Lund, Engineer - Bjarne Roupé, Guitar - Niels Lund, Engineer - Rune Persson, Mastering Engineer - Bo Stief, Bass, Fretless Bass - Niels Henning Oersted Weisgaard, Bass Guitar - Marilyn Mazur, Percussion - Ethan Weisgaard, Percussion - Vince Wilburn, Drums - Lennart Gruvstedt, Drums - Thomas Clausen, Keyboards - Ole Koch-Hansen, Keyboards - Kenneth Knuden, Keyboards - Lillian Tbernqvist, Harp - Flemming Madison, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Bent Jaedig, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Uffe Karskov, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Jesper Thilo, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Per Carsten, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Niels Eji, Oboe - Palle Bolvig, Trumpet - Jens Winther, Trumpet - Perry Knuden, Trumpet - Benny Rosenfeld, Trombone - Vicent Nilsson, Trombone - Jens Engel, Trombone - Ture Larsen, Trombone
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Miles Davis, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Trumpet, Associated Performer, Trumpet - Palle Mikkelborg, Producer, Trumpet - Eva Thaysen - P. Mikkelborg, Composer, Lyricist - George Butler, Executive Producer - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Henrik Lund, Engineer - Bjarne Roupé, Guitar - Niels Lund, Engineer - Rune Persson, Mastering Engineer - Bo Stief, Bass, Fretless Bass - Niels Henning Oersted Weisgaard, Bass Guitar - Marilyn Mazur, Percussion - Ethan Weisgaard, Percussion - Vince Wilburn, Drums - Lennart Gruvstedt, Drums - Thomas Clausen, Keyboards, Piano - Ole Koch-Hansen, Keyboards - Kenneth Knuden, Keyboards - Lillian Tbernqvist, Harp - Flemming Madison, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Bent Jaedig, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Uffe Karskov, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Jesper Thilo, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Per Carsten, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Niels Eji, Oboe - Palle Bolvig, Trumpet - Jens Winther, Trumpet - Perry Knuden, Trumpet - Benny Rosenfeld, Trombone - Vicent Nilsson, Trombone - Jens Engel, Trombone - Ture Larsen, Trombone
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Miles Davis, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Trumpet, Associated Performer, Trumpet - Palle Mikkelborg, Producer, Trumpet - Eva Thaysen - P. Mikkelborg, Composer, Lyricist - George Butler, Executive Producer - John McLaughlin, Guitar - Henrik Lund, Engineer - Bjarne Roupé, Guitar - Niels Lund, Engineer - Rune Persson, Mastering Engineer - Bo Stief, Bass, Fretless Bass - Niels Henning Oersted Weisgaard, Bass Guitar - Marilyn Mazur, Percussion - Ethan Weisgaard, Percussion - Vince Wilburn, Drums - Lennart Gruvstedt, Drums - Thomas Clausen, Keyboards - Ole Koch-Hansen, Keyboards - Kenneth Knuden, Keyboards - Lillian Tbernqvist, Harp - Flemming Madison, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Bent Jaedig, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Uffe Karskov, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Jesper Thilo, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Per Carsten, Saxophone, Woodwinds - Niels Eji, Oboe - Palle Bolvig, Trumpet - Jens Winther, Trumpet - Perry Knuden, Trumpet - Benny Rosenfeld, Trombone - Vicent Nilsson, Trombone - Jens Engel, Trombone - Ture Larsen, Trombone
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Miles' last recording for the Columbia label before heading for the financial allure of Warner Bros. in the mid-'80s was not released until 1989. This critic's guess is because largely they had no idea what to do with it. Unlike anything else in his catalog, Aura is a ten-part suite composed by Danish flügelhornist Palle Mikkelborg as a tribute. Influenced deeply by serialism and the inspiration of Gil Evans, Mikkelborg composed a theme from ten notes based on the letters of Davis' first and last names. The notes yielded a chord, which led him through the work. Employing a full orchestra and the guitar talents of former Davis collaborator John McLaughlin and famed European bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pederson, Aura's sections are named for the color spectrum, with the addition of white and "electric red." The music is an amalgam of classical impressionism, European new music, jazz, rock, electronic, and other genres. As a tribute and separate orchestral work, it's quite moving and beautiful, full of moody interludes and evocations of nuance, color, texture, and dynamic. With Davis added, soloing in his trademark muted, rounded warmth, the music becomes almost breathtaking. The Gil Evans influence is everywhere apparent in the way strings segue into keyboards and float there until the trumpet or wind section comes for them and brings them home. It's easy to be cynical about a work like this, and call it a pastiche of Miles clichés. Far harder is it to place the entirety of Davis' career in one place and hear it expressed with so much warmth and elegance, because that career was so mercurial. Mikkelborg gave Miles a fine parting gift when he left Columbia, and listeners are so very fortunate for his generosity.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:49
- Main artists: Miles Davis
- Composer: P. Mikkelborg
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Jazz
1989 CBS Records Inc.
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.