Bitches Brew - Miles Davis

Bitches brew is a milestone not only in Miles Davis´ career, but also in the history of music. After a couple of years experimenting with the possibilities of jazz and electric fusion (started with keyboardist Joe Zawinul), Miles succesfully blended his newfound passion for Stockhausen and the funky sounds of Sly and the Family Stone to create and improvisational tour de force. Another strong point of the album is the sidemen Davis managed to put together: Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock and Dave Holland are only part of the all - star lineup that all left their personal touch on the ...  Read the complete review

No artist has ever reinvented themselves quite so much as Miles Davis. By 1969 he had already upended jazz by championing modal jazz (and in the process recording Kind of Blue which is almost universally acknowledged as the greatest jazz album of all time). By 1969 he was ready to upend it again, and his previous album In A Silent Way had already given hints of what was to come with its increasing shift from an acoustic to an electric sound. I can't really explain what Bitches Brew is all about without a bit of historical context. This was 1969 when experimentation in music was at its height. In Britain Pink Floyd were popularising psychedelia ...  Read the complete review