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| 1. Shhh/Peaceful - Davis, Miles |
| 2. In A Silent Way - Davis, Miles |
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ssssssshhhhh....,
By spiral_mind (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
This review is from: In A Silent Way (Audio CD)
He was sometimes called "the prince of darkness" for the nocturnal bent of much of his music, but Miles Davis and his crew gave a whole new meaning to 'late-night jazz' with In a Silent Way. This is another soundtrack for those quiet hours between midnight and dawn, but with a more wired and trippy bent than ever before. Instead of a muted piano, it features a blending of three soft electronic keyboards. An up-and-coming unknown at the time (some obscure guy named John McLaughlin) creeps in with an electric guitar; not with the wild Hendrixian solos that had electrified the rock world at the time, but with a wonderfully understated tone that only enhances the low-key quality of the whole record. The entire thing is an exercise in restraint and simplicity, not the sizzling group chemistry that would mark Miles's onstage explorations in the near future.If there is such a thing as ambient jazz, it begins here. "Shh/Peaceful" embodies its title; the keyboards form a simple ethereal pattern, the simple cymbal and hi-hat scatter a little treble on top of it, and Miles brings everything together with his perfectly sweet touch on the horn. It's hypnotic, it's soothing, it's mostly peaceful and just a little restless. The sound doesn't become completely calming until we come to "In a Silent Way" itself, an elusive melody that refuses to stick in your head for a long time. It's heavenly and yet elusive.. like remembering a dream right when you wake up. Suddenly "It's About That Time" kicks in with a semi-startling jump and bops around a beautifully hummable bass line. We hear some actual drums for the first time, things kick into a semi-rocking but easy groove for a while, and then we eventually drift right back off into a dreamy repetition of the title theme. It's an album of soft tones and peaceful textures, an almost-surreal work that's timeless in its easy simplicity. There's no point in mincing more words - this album weaves its own spell through being heard, and describing it in words can only hint at what the listening experience is like. The Complete Sessions box is also a worthwhile find for those already infatuated with this album's charms, but that's for a different review. The uninitiated can start right here.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
one of the best by Davis,
By juke box "Music freek" (quebec, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: In A Silent Way (Audio CD)
and it's says a lot. If your not into fusion, i would still recommend it, because it's not so much fusion, but rather a really smooth and spacy album that still groove. Its really a good starting point to begin the discovery of a new kind of music. I would suggest anyone to try, there's a good chance you will like it, no matter your music background is!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mesmerising,
By Chet Fakir (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
This review is from: In A Silent Way (Audio CD)
Not much happens on this album, no raging solos, no instantly memorizable melodies, no thunderous or mind blowing drumming. So why 5 stars? Because this album has something about it, an ineffable atmosphere of calm beauty that is joyful, trancendant and yet peaceful. Its like a cooling summer rain punctuated by occasional thunder in the distance. Its pastoral, yet electric. "In A Silent Way" is considered Miles first fusion album and the first in which he explored rock rhythms (that's debatable). Its also ironically one of his most tranquil and beautiful. An ambient masterpiece.
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