The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions

by Miles Davis

The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions cover art

Peeling back the heavy, revolutionary tape-splicing utilized by producer Teo Macero on the original 1969 masterpiece, this box set reveals the unedited studio improvisations that birthed 'In a Silent Way'. By showcasing the full, meandering takes performed by an electric supergroup including John McLaughlin and Joe Zawinul, it deeply demystifies the album's creation. The collection is an essential study of Davis deliberately dismantling traditional jazz structures to forge the origins of ambient fusion.

Genres

  • Jazz Fusion
  • Modal Jazz

Tracklist

  1. Mademoiselle Mabry
  2. Frelon Brun (Brown Hornet)
  3. Two Faced
  4. Dual Mr. Anthony Tillmon Williams Process
  5. Splash
  6. Splashdown
  7. Ascent
  8. Directions I
  9. Directions II
  10. Shhh / Peaceful
  11. In A Silent Way (Rehearsal)
  12. In A Silent Way
  13. It's About That Time
  14. The Ghetto Walk
  15. Early Minor
  16. Shhh / Peaceful (LP Version)