Audio CD review:
Miles Davis - In a Silent Way

Miles Davis - In a Silent Way

Band: Miles Davis Title: In a Silent Way Rating: Release Date: 20 August, 2002 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Shhh/Peaceful 2: In A Silent Way

Editoral Review Legendary as a kind of line in the sand challenging jazz fans during the ascendance of electric, psychedelic rock, In a Silent Way hinted at the repetitive polyrhythms Davis would employ throughout the early 1970s. Miles Davis's famous mid-1960s quintet, featuring saxophonist Wayne Shorter and pianist Herbie Hancock, was intact until just a few weeks before his new, electric ensemble recorded In a Silent Way. It also partook generously of electric piano and bass and rekindled the tonal palette that Davis had explored famously with Kind of Blue. But In a Silent Way remains a clearly electric jazz record, part ambient color exploration, part rock-inflected energy and vibe, and part outright maverick creativity. Davis takes many long, breathy solos, and they glisten in a burnished blue against his new group's strange admixture of musical moods. --Andrew Bartlett .. You can see a complete list of all Miles Davis discography, or go back to the Miles Davis tabs