Miles in the Sky is an album recorded in January and May 1968 by the Miles Davis quintet. It is notable for the first use of electric piano and electric guitar on an issued recording by Davis, a foreshadowing of his move into fusion music over the next few years. 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Miles Davis (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991), one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the twentieth century, was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. ... Jazz fusion (sometimes referred to simply as fusion) is a musical genre that loosely encompasses the merging of jazz with other styles, particularly rock, funk, R&B, and world music. ...
Track listing
"Stuff" (M. Davis)
"Paraphernalia" (W. Shorter)
"Black Comedy" (T. Williams)
"Country Son" (M. Davis)
CD reissue includes alternate takes of Black Comedy and Country Son.
Although perhaps not as groundbreaking or influential as the former two albums, Agharta is the album where it all comes together: the funk-rock rhythm section, the awe-inspiring experimenting of guitarist Pete Cosey, and - of course - Miles' powerful yet understated soloing.
This late in his career, Miles wasn't at the peak of his game, at least in terms of pure technical ability, but he'd already spent years proving he didn't need his bebop chops anymore to make incredible music.
Agharta was one of Miles' last live performances of the 1970s (the companion album Pangaea was recorded during a second set the same day, and has a noticeably lower energy level).
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 25, 1926 – September 28, 1991) one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the twentieth century, was a fl jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.
Miles in the Sky and Filles de Kilimanjaro, on which electric bass, piano and guitar were tentatively introduced on some tracks, clearly pointed the way to the subsequent fusion phase in Davis's output.
Miles Davis continued to tour and perform regularly through the last years of his life, before succumbing to a stroke in September 1991 at the age of 65.
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