Bitches Brew
Miles Davis'
Bitches Brew, released in
1970, is one of the foremost albums in the genre of
jazz fusion. Some even say that this album started the genre (although an equal claim could be made of Davis'
In A Silent Way). By moving from acoustic instruments to
electric instruments, such as the
Moog synthesizer, and rejecting traditional song structure in favor of a more loose, improvisational style, Davis and his band changed jazz forever. The 2 LP/CD set contains extraordinarily long songs, or jams that were written on the spot. Instead of the largely
diatonic style of
cool jazz,
Bitches Brew favored
dissonance.
Track List
- Pharaoh's Dance
- Bitches Brew
- Spanish Key
- John McLaughlin
- Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
- Sanctuary
- Feio
Personnel
- Miles Davis - trumpet
- Wayne Shorter - soprano saxaphone
- Bennie Maupin - bass clarinet
- Joe Zawinul - electric piano
- Larry Young - electric piano
- Chick Corea - electric piano
- John McLaughlin - guitar
- Dave Holland - bass
- Harvey Brooks - electric bass
- Lenny White - drums
- Jack DeJohnette - drums
- Don Alias - drums, congas
- Jumma Santos - shaker, congas
Further Research
See also: jazz, cool jazz, jazz fusion, Weather Report (Joe Zawinul's band), Return To Forever (Chick Corea's band)
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