Miles Davis - In A Silent Way - - 1969 Ambient Spiritual Jazz Stereo 180 Grm LP

Miles Davis - In A Silent Way

Columbia ‎– 88875111941, Legacy ‎– 88875111941
Series:
We Are Vinyl – , Original Masters By Sony Music – FSTI7403
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, 180 Gram

Country: US
Released: 1969
2016 Issue
Genre: Jazz

Tracklist:

A Shhh / Peaceful

B In A Silent Way / It's About That Time

Credits:

Bass - Dave Holland
Drums - Tony Williams
Electric Piano - Chick Corea , Herbie Hancock
Electric Piano, Organ - Josef Zawinul
Guitar - John McLaughlin
Producer - Teo Macero
Saxophone - Wayne Shorter
Trumpet - Miles Davis

Not much happens on this album, no raging solos, no instantly memorizable melodies, no thunderous or mind blowing drumming. So why 5 stars? Because this album has something about it, an ineffable atmosphere of calm beauty that is joyful, trancendant and yet peaceful. Its like a cooling summer rain punctuated by occasional thunder in the distance. Its pastoral, yet electric. "In A Silent Way" is considered Miles first fusion album and the first in which he explored rock rhythms (that's debatable). Its also ironically one of his most tranquil and beautiful. An ambient masterpiece.