Audio CD review:
Miles Davis - A Tribute to Jack Johnson

Miles Davis - A Tribute to Jack Johnson

Band: Miles Davis Title: A Tribute to Jack Johnson Rating: Release Date: 11 January, 2005 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Right Off 2: Yesternow

Editoral Review Certainly it's his most listenable film piece. Miles Davis was a gifted composer of film soundtracks, and this is arguably his best. A boxer himself, Davis had a feel for movement in the ring, and this recording overflows with the admiration he had for the grace, style, and confidence of fighters like Sugar Ray Robinson. Jack Johnson was, for a long time, Miles's favorite of his own recordings, and you can see why from the first note: guitarist John McLaughlin steps out and strides across a shuffling groove that is closer to barroom R&B than it is to rock; Davis weighs in with that clipped but plaintive sound which promises you that no matter what kind of music he takes on next, he will always be Miles. And then when--midway through the first of two long jams--Herbie Hancock muscles his way into the mix on organ, of all things, you realize that they could go on like this forever. A joyful, liberating record. --John Szwed .. You can see a complete list of all Miles Davis discography, or go back to the Miles Davis tabs