Miles Davis - In a Silent Way

markjazzbassist · Post by **markjazzbassist** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:18 pm

Just got the complete sessions for this record and i'm amazed. Wish more people did the "ambient jazz'' type sound, so mellow and relaxing yet stimulating and electric.

i love this record, anyone else?

bhmcc · Post by **bhmcc** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 6:43 am

Love this album - my favorite of the Miles electric period.

Didn't realize there was a new version - any bonus material included?

Gregg Juke · Post by **Gregg Juke** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 6:52 am

Hard to argue with Miles or Teo (for me, anyway; I know there are those that aren't as fanboy-oriented as I am).

Yeah, is there a new CD? Is it a Bill Laswell thing?

GJ

ubertar · Post by **ubertar** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:14 pm

That's one of my favorite albums, along with Bitches Brew. Just the right balance of peacefulness with a sinister undercurrent.

markjazzbassist · Post by **markjazzbassist** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:30 pm

it's the complete sessions, so it has a bunch of unreleased cuts prior to the record that were basically the precursor. some really cool stuff. it's 3 discs, it's just called the complete sessions, i have the same for bitches brew and jack johnson.

glad to hear others love miles electric! i love silent way and on, not much of a hard bopper

Gregg Juke · Post by **Gregg Juke** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:43 pm

>>>>not much of a hard bopper<<<<

Too bad, maybe we can convert you...

GJ

cgarges · Post by **cgarges** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 2:45 pm

I know this is kind of unhip, but my favorite electric Miles period is the late 70s, early 80s stuff with Al Foster, Tom Barney, Mike Stern, Bill Evans, Sco, etc. I bought We Want Miles and Star People when I was in Korea because they were out of print in the US at the time. I LOVE those two albums.

In A Silent Way is a really beautiful album, though.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

Brett Siler · Post by **Brett Siler** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 4:03 pm

/\ I love his fusion stuff too. Herbie Hancock's as well.

In A Silent way is great. I did an arrangement of the song "In a Silent Way" for guitar, vibraphone and keyboard and it was really fun to play.

Gregg Juke · Post by **Gregg Juke** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 4:55 pm

Al Foster is The Man, 50 Grand...

Funky!

GJ

tonewoods · Post by **tonewoods** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 9:45 am

Love that record, and will try to run down the new release...

Funny listening to all the tape edits on the original LP...
Do they include those edits on the re-release, or just let the tape roll??

Love playing that intro piece too--great jam tune...

Jeff White · Post by **Jeff White** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 10:52 am

I adore this era of Miles Davis. In a Silent way is probably my favorite Miles record of all time. Panthalasa, the Bill Laswell mix translation of In a Silent Way, Bitches Brew, and On The Corner is also a total masterpiece.

I'l totally going to add this expanded version of IaSW to my XMas list!

Jeff

MoreSpaceEcho · Post by **MoreSpaceEcho** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 10:56 am

one of my all time favorite records. so beautiful.

markjazzbassist · Post by **markjazzbassist** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:11 am

tonewoods wrote:Love that record, and will try to run down the new release...

Funny listening to all the tape edits on the original LP...
Do they include those edits on the re-release, or just let the tape roll??

Love playing that intro piece too--great jam tune...

yeah they've got one live rehearsal version that is one take, some bonus tracks are like that too. some tracks are multiple takes on that one song as in they kept the tape rolling as they tried over and over again, pretty cool to see the work in the studio and hear the process and how it matures.

Gregg Juke · Post by **Gregg Juke** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:48 am

>>>>Herbie Hancock's as well.<<<<

In a similar vein (late 60's/early 70's funky acoustic proto-fusion), Herbie Hancock did the soundtrack album for the original "Deathwish" movie. I don't remember any of the music now, but I remember thinking "this is cool." I'll have to go look it up now. Probably long out of print...

GJ

Brett Siler · Post by **Brett Siler** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 2:21 pm

Herbie Hancock + Deathwish = awesome!

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