Miles Smiles

A high point for the Second Great Miles Davis Quintet, 'Miles Smiles' captures the group at its telepathic peak. The album is a masterclass in 'controlled freedom,' where the band deconstructs melodies and harmonies, playing with time and structure with breathtaking intuition. Wayne Shorter's 'Footprints' is famously re-imagined with a revolutionary rhythmic tension, making this one of the most important and influential albums in the evolution of group improvisation.