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With the 1968 album Miles in the Sky, Miles Davis explicitly pushed his second great quintet away from conventional jazz, pushing them toward the jazz-rock hybrid that would later become known as fusion. Here, the music is still in its formative stages, and it's a little more earth-bound than you might expect, especially following on the heels of the shape-shifting, elusive Nefertiti. On Miles in the Sky, much of the rhythms are straightforward, picking up on the direct 4/4 beats of rock, and these are illuminated by Herbie Hancock's electric piano -- one of the very first sounds on the record, as a matter of fact -- and the guest appearance of guitarist George Benson on "Paraphernalia." All of these additions are tangible and identifiable, and they do result in intriguing music, but the form of the music itself is surprisingly direct, playing as extended grooves. This meanders considerable more than Nefertiti, even if it is significantly less elliptical in its form, because it's primarily four long jams. Intriguing, successful jams in many respects, but even with the notable additions of electric instruments, and with the deliberately noisy "Country Son," this is less visionary than its predecessor and feels like a transitional album -- and, like many transitional albums, it's intriguing and frustrating in equal measures.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Herbie Hancock, Piano - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Mark Wilder, Re-Mixer - Miles Davis, Composer - Miles Davis, Lyricist - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Rob Schwarz, Mastering Engineer - Ronald Carter, Acoustic Bass - Teo Macero & His Orchestra, Producer - Tony Williams, Drums - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone
Originally Released 1968 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Benson, Electric Guitar - Herbie Hancock, Piano - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis & His Orchestra, Trumpet - Ron Carter, Bass - Teo Macero & His Orchestra, Producer - Tony Williams, Drums - Wayne Shorter, Composer - Wayne Shorter, Lyricist - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Herbie Hancock, Piano - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Mark Wilder, Re-Mixer - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Rob Schwarz, Mastering Engineer - Ronald Carter, Bass - Teo Macero & His Orchestra, Producer - Tillmon Williams, Composer - Tillmon Williams, Lyricist - Tony Williams, Drums - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Herbie Hancock, Piano - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Mark Wilder, Re-Mixer - Miles Davis, Composer - Miles Davis, Lyricist - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis, Trumpet - Rob Schwarz, Mastering Engineer - Ronald Carter, Bass - Teo Macero & His Orchestra, Producer - Tony Williams, Drums - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Frank Laico, Recording Engineer - George Benson, Electric Guitar - Herbie Hancock, Piano - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis & His Orchestra, Trumpet - Rob Schwarz, Mastering Engineer - Ron Carter, Bass - T. Williams, Composer - T. Williams, Lyricist - Teo Macero & His Orchestra, Producer - Tony Williams, Drums - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone
Originally Released 1968 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Frank Laico, Recording Engineer - George Benson, Electric Guitar - Herbie Hancock, Piano - M. Davis, Composer - M. Davis, Lyricist - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Miles Davis, Performer - Miles Davis & His Orchestra, Trumpet - Rob Schwarz, Mastering Engineer - Ron Carter, Bass - Teo Macero & His Orchestra, Producer - Tony Williams, Drums - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone
Originally Released 1968 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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With the 1968 album Miles in the Sky, Miles Davis explicitly pushed his second great quintet away from conventional jazz, pushing them toward the jazz-rock hybrid that would later become known as fusion. Here, the music is still in its formative stages, and it's a little more earth-bound than you might expect, especially following on the heels of the shape-shifting, elusive Nefertiti. On Miles in the Sky, much of the rhythms are straightforward, picking up on the direct 4/4 beats of rock, and these are illuminated by Herbie Hancock's electric piano -- one of the very first sounds on the record, as a matter of fact -- and the guest appearance of guitarist George Benson on "Paraphernalia." All of these additions are tangible and identifiable, and they do result in intriguing music, but the form of the music itself is surprisingly direct, playing as extended grooves. This meanders considerable more than Nefertiti, even if it is significantly less elliptical in its form, because it's primarily four long jams. Intriguing, successful jams in many respects, but even with the notable additions of electric instruments, and with the deliberately noisy "Country Son," this is less visionary than its predecessor and feels like a transitional album -- and, like many transitional albums, it's intriguing and frustrating in equal measures.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:47
- Main artists: Miles Davis
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Jazz
Originally Released 1968, 1998 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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