Miles Davis - In a Silent Way (New CD)

A foreshadowing of the area between rock and jazz that he would further explore with 1970”s hypnotic Bitches Brew, this was Miles” first album to feature a full-blown electric approach. Incorporating elements of classical sonata form, both of the lengthy cuts featured here defy convention with 3 distinct “”movements”” in which harmony, rhythm and melody take a back seat to impressionistic texture. Listen closely, and you can hear the earliest inklings of modern-day fusion on Shhh/Peaceful and the equally spacey in a Silent Way/It”s About That Time.

• Shhh/Peaceful

• In a Silent Way