In A Silent Way

Album is decent and is an easy listen but as I have said previously jazz is not my vibe by any means. I will give Miles his props as he was a great musician. For me it was just a 6/10 and got 3 stars.

Lovely. I enjoyed this.

Fav: Shh/Whisper L: In A Quiet Way 3.5 Was expecting more trumpet, but I’m fine with it. I almost feels like an album like this shouldn’t be on the list, not because of its quality or influence but because it’s right on the edge of a bunch of stuff that the list doesn’t include for reasons I don’t understand. Cover: 2.5 not very creative Name: 3 would be a lot cooler if it wasn’t one of the songs Minecraft Parody: Tsss/Creeper; In an Ender’s Way

por acaso eu tava escutando esse de sábado pra domingo enquanto passava 9h dentro do ônibus voltando pra casa, e pqp eu vou cravar aqui que o post-rock foi criado em 1959 com in a silent way, pq é uma composição e execução COMPLETAMENTE A FRENTE DO TEMPO puta que pariu caralho pedrada absoluta pega o homem pega a banda pega tudo caralho vamo porra

o primeiro da fase elétrica dele, hein. jazz fusion de altíssima qualidade, ce ta doido tem umas guitarrinha brutal demais. toda a construção das músicas é muito bonita. bacana ver ele dando um alô pra galera do ROCK sem perder o jazz. bão demais!!!!

Modern jazz, sounds like everyone's playing a different tune

Miles Davis is always great. Really enjoyed this one.

surprised at how i enjoyed this more than i expected. engaging music. i don’t know if id listen again. depends on the setting

Another background listen. This was very pleasant to work to!

In terms of its musical personnel this is a 5 star album - Wayne, Herbie, Joe Z, chick corea, John Mc, Tony w. It’s the first album of Miles’s electric era and its two single compositions with 3 part sonata form equivalent structures was difficult for the reviewers initially but naturally gained plaudits with the passing years and is now seen as almost the first fusion album. I find a lot more accessible than Bitches brew probably due to the more obvious sense of recapitulation and the the calmer consistency to the ‘vibe’.

Impressive sure, but nah

Some parts kind of pretty -Mack Not the kind of jazz I like, but not bad either -kaden

OK bro

Miles at his best

Second song came on, and I legit thought it was some contemporary post-rock. Will listen to this one again and again.

One of the cool parts of sifting through the shit of this list is that when you reach a gem, it is very easy to tell. It is very easy tell a work that stands out from the rest. This is one of those works. It is undeniable from top to bottom and you don't even realize it's just 2 songs. Highlight: Shhh/Peaceful

I don’t love jazz (don’t even really like much of it) but I sure do dig Miles Davis. So smooth and rich. And… too beat a dead horse… just cool. The coolest.

Great album by Miles Davis. Not the best of his but still enjoyable.

Great jazz album

This was actually better than I expected. And, actually enjoyable. Probably wouldn't return to it again if I'm being honest but gonna give it a 4 because out of the respect to Miles Davis. I think he's a way more interesting person than his music is.

- 4 minutes in, liking it so far. Nice consistent bass with trumpet + piano flourishes. Kinda dark, in the sense that I feel like I'm at a jazz club at night. - end of song 1, I'm still in it. This was good to listen to while studying (creating the ASTRO 465 CMD lab) - 4 minutes into 'In a Silent Way', a whole different song just started. - Very chill. good ambient music

DNL

nice and moody!

Surprisingly big fan of this, more than other jazz I've heard. I really appreciate how these have a steady, unchanging pattern underlying the improvisation parts above it, which gives a sense of context for it. It's no longer just "here's the notes", but I can think of "here's some notes that are related to, but different from, the last time you heard this measure". It's able to set up expectations in a way that straight improv can't. Enjoyed this a lot!

I take back what I said about miles Davis he is cool

Good jazz music 7/10

One of the most obvious 5 star albums. Revolutionised jazz and still holds up to this day

A little bit keyboard heavy for me. Definitely evokes some type of quiet scary suspenseful feelings. Not sure all the way what to make of this considering I don’t have a refined palate for this type of music so I’ll give it a 3

It’s okay, but I don’t know if I appreciate jazz the way I should. Just not really my taste. Sorry Miles Davis I know you are very influential and talented.

Slaps!

I'm sure this would be good at the right time and right environment, but I listened to it at work, so was a bit lost on me. 2.75

Interesting and pleasant

This was fine but not as interesting or engaging as I expected It could be.

A classic - a stone cold classic. Two minutes with this album is like going on a journey (good). Favourite track: Shhh/Peaceful

Amazing, amazing wow wow

This is music for the thinking man. I’ll be honest I started losing hope for this when listening to the first track and started losing interest around maybe 5 minutes, but then I started paying attention again and I didn’t even notice the gradual increase in the amount the musicians were playing, but it drew me back in. Everything about this is so atmospheric and interesting and it really plays with the emotions. The thing that really draws me in is how difficult it is to create a piece of music like this and have it not be boring, had almost anybody else try to create something like this I would have thought “this fucking sucks”. But I really felt this. The whole album feels like it’s building tension which only gets released at the very end but in a way that doesn’t feel good. It’s almost like a reflection of the life of somebody that never finds their purpose. It maintains this tension that feels stressful and uncomfortable and then tapers off at the end before quickly fading into nothing. The drums also seem reminiscent of a ticking clock, counting down the years until death. It’s not sad and it’s not happy but it feels kind of mysterious and almost sorrowful. It makes you reflect on your own life. And maybe the music has nothing to do with all that, but that’s how it feels to me. In terms of the actual music though, it sounds absolutely phenomenal. Everything feels massive like you’re actually in the room with them and the droning organ adds so much atmosphere. The melodies feel like their both fighting for the spotlight at times which adds another element into the mix, you start wondering if one of them will actually take the lead. The music definitely starts to fully develop into the second half where you start to notice a lot more going on. The first half feels purely suspenseful which is then releases into the second half which then continues the build suspense up to the end. I absolutely love this album which I never would have thought if I hadn’t listened to the full thing. Hearing it from start to finish is the only way to have an opinion on it in full, because you seem to get a new idea every 5 minutes and then they all come together at the end where you come to your final decision. I will definitely come back to this at some point and I think it would be even better on vinyl if I owned it which I will now be considering. I’m not rating this 5 stars because I think the music is absolutely spectacular, I’m voting it because I think everybody should hear this just to see if they get it. This will be absolutely immense for some and not so good for others but I think it’s important that people hear this before they die.

3 eme album après ‘Kind of Blue’ (5/5) et ‘Bitches Brew’ (4/5). Cet album est très relaxant, avec de belles improvisations. Il n’est certes pas au même niveau que ‘kind of blue’, mais il reste très agréable à écouter. Il va rejoindre ma collection. =>4/5

Vou fazer uma comparação besta. Ouvir In A Silent Way é como comer uma boa salada, muito bem temperada. É uma refeição leve, porém saborosa e muito satisfatória. Nada nela ataca seu paladar, cada um dos seus elementos está bem colocado e possui seu perfil próprio. Ela nutre e preenche sem exagero. Simples, mas magistralmente executada. Uma aposta fácil e segura quando se quer comer bem. 5/5

yeh, it was alright, maybe I just don't get it?

3.9

Enjoyable

genius and gorgeous. a painting of an album

I liked it. I'm not much of a jazz fan, but this felt good and accessible. That's a good thing in my opinion. I've seen some jazz live on stage and it made my head hurt. This didn't.

pulling this as my first experience w/ miles davis (and basically first jazz album in general), this wasn't exactly what i had in mind, but that's far from a negative in this case. this ended up being a much easier listen than i expected from the genre the way the album revolves around constant chords/scales, particularly neutral-sounding ones at that (particularly the first half), along with the very chill drums and soft keys form this dream-like haze that only miles' trumpet work manages to cut through i'd probably need to read a book or ten on jazz harmony/vocabulary or whatever to really understand what's happening here, but all i really know or care about for now is that all the sounds are really nice on the ear holes favourite songs: lol least favourite song: lol

That was incredibly relaxing.

Good? I enjoyed it, but I'm sure I didn't adequately appreciate it.

More like in a loud way haha lol just kidding. This is my first ever time listening to Miles Davis and it is a little underwhelming. I didn’t hate this, it’s just alright.

Poetry in musical form. The soft swells and rhythmic patterns feel improvised without losing purpose. Each section is given space to breathe. What’s that saying about jazz, “it’s about the notes you don’t play”? This beautifully shows that in full. How can an instrument as abrasive as a trumpet, come off sounds so melodic and chill? Certainly it takes a mixture of skill and genius.

Ever since we got John Zorn’s Spy vs. Spy, I’ve been listening to jazz nonstop. From Stan Getz to Anthony Braxton, I’ve become obsessed with the genre. Ironically, one of its most significant figures—Miles Davis—remains an enigma to me. I’ll readily acknowledge that he produced several masterpieces, particularly during the celebrated run with his Second Great Quintet from Miles Smiles through Nefertiti. Even so, I still struggle to grasp the through-line of his work and what he was ultimately after, especially in his jazz fusion period. In a Silent Way is, without question, a phenomenal record—one I could listen to on repeat. I love the keys, the atmosphere, and the moments when Miles steps forward and truly shines. Yet part of me is still left wanting something more, or at least with the persistent sense that I don’t fully understand it.

A wall of electric pianos (three?! what in the world!), guitar like warm lapping waves, and...very, very little Miles Davis, lol. And it's amazing. I would love to know exactly how much trumpet is on the album...has to be less than 15% of the runtime. I'd also love to know what exactly "Davis as bandleader" meant...there aren't really solos, so what IS HE DOING DURING HIS SILENCE? His spirit is everywhere, that much is sure. So inscrutable and mystical and wonderful. Those ambient, almost-drone sections at the start and close of the title track...holy cow! I could listen forever.

Sorry to all the jazz heads, I recognise that these are fantastic musicians at the top of their game. I really tried to give it a fair go but despite a maturing ear it's not for me,

The Miles Davis run from In a Silent Way through to On the Corner are all fantastic albums. I might prefer this to Bitches Brew as well. I saw one review saying that they thought they could play the trumpet parts on this album. Perhaps, but the point is they wouldn’t play them.

One of my favorite Miles albums. Calming and interesting, reflective and inspiring.

‘Bliss’ is the word you were looking for.

Très intéressant comme musique d'accompagnement, à garder en mémoire pour les sessions de travail ou de JV.

Simply beautiful, start to finish. In A Silent Way will be getting a permanent spot in my playlist. You can find something new with each listen.

Je n’aime pas les prétentions electro jazz que veut introduire cet album. Mais cela a été une introduction au jazz de manière générale que j’ai beaucoup apprécié.

I appreciate the fact that Miles Davis was constantly trying to reinvent his music, creating sounds that were truly unique and ultimately influencing music across numerous genres that followed. Part of what gave him such freedom was that Davis and his band were such outstanding musicians. “In a Silent Way” is considered by many to be the first fusion album bridging rock and jazz. It is also the first album in Davis’s Electric Period, which is my personal favorite—jazz purists be damned. This is a brilliant album, especially late at night with the family in bed, and a glass of whiskey in my hand. This is how I choose to listen to Miles Davis and he rarely disappoints.

This was a really cool album! Hearing him go electric was pretty cool and it was just a vibe!

It’s fine.

What a cool album. And it was a perfect night for it. It was a little rainy and dark. My suburban setting maybe wasn't perfect but a downstairs bar in a city with neon lights and the rain beating down on the half windows up toward the ceiling. I could see these guys just going to town on their instruments in a smokey corner. Thats the vibe I got. And they all are great at smacking the shit outta their instruments. Eveyone is in synch and havr standout moments. You would think the trumpet would be the star of the show with the name on the cover but he dips in and out here and there. He does get some spotlight but no more than anyone else. The organ and keys, bass, drums all work together so well. As much as I liked it im not too sure if I can give it full points and thats nothing to do with the music recorded. Its a me thing. Like I know very little about jazz. This site has pushed a decent bit of it at me so far but im still such a novice. I dont know what the best jazz is at all. I dont even know what elements it has. All I know is I hear music that feels improvised and it works. Thats all I need. The differnt players killing it in their own way is a touch. I did reallt like this though. Alot even. Im just too inexperienced to say its the best ever 5 stars epic. Its great all the same

This album is really good and different from something like Bitches Brew or Kind Of Blue. It shows how versatile Miles Davis can be, and how creative he is. The instrumentation is peak, naturally. He truly is the goat, and having a 2 song album that's nearly 40 minutes is insane work. Incredible album

Two fantastic songs. Really enjoyed the musicality of it - and now I am gonna go down a Miles Davis-shaped rabbit hole. God I love this project.

I get lost in it.

Enjoyment: 5/10 Replayability: 5/10 Cohesion: 6/10 Flow/Pacing: 5/10 Artistic Merit: 4/10 Weighted Average: 5/10 Review: Two songs is a bold choice for a 38 minute album, but jazz-rock noodling would be the time to do it. I was hoping for something faster paced to give me an anthem to work to, but instead Miles and his crew provide a leisurely yet rhythmic beat to relax to. I wouldn't add either song to a playlist, but I would definitely listen to this album again. Liked Song(s): (None) Disliked Song(s): (None) Recommend? Maybe Heard Before? No

Whoa this is awesome! Only 2 instrumental tracks, both masterpieces.

there are moments in the title track that were quite emotionally effecting. and other portions that slipped by. enjoyed it! will relisten

This is an interesting one...it's already in my rotation for when I'm cooking dinner or at work, but I don't love it as much as I thought? The first half is great but the second half...drags. Still, I like the dreamy vibe of this, and there's something beguiling that brings me back again and again.

I'm not jazz to it

Excellent

i hate jazz

Beautiful album, especially the second more calmer half was very very very good and moving!

perfect

Enjoyable jazz. Maybe little more low key than some of the other jazz entries on the list, but quite enjoyable.

This album is a great one if you love smith jazz with so up beat in it.

5/10 A step up from elevator music (derogatory) but not interesting enough to get me to engage or listen to the music with any emotion resembling pleasure.

Ist nicht meins, obwohl ich Miles sehr mag. Aber das ist mir zu "Free"

Yyy... qué decir... Medio aburrido la verdad. No me gustó. Por lo menos es tranquilo.

Really enjoyed this. Shocked at how different it was. Starts to be an electronic ambient album in parts. Which given its age is incredible.

The second track is Post-rock about 30 years before post-rock existed. Phenomenal.

Me gusto un poco, no suelo escuchar este tipo de música. Me imagino en una cafetería con este álbum de fondo.

Amazing!

One of my favourite jazz albums. It manages to be smooth and relaxed yet moves with urgency and pace. Works first thing in the morning or late at night.

The worst kind of Jazz.

Musical onanism.

Long jazz pieces are kind of weird for me. Because there are parts I absolutely love, and parts I could care less about. This is still a good album, but it's not entirely my thing. I know it might sound kind of shallow, but I prefer more energetic jazz music. I'm gonna give this a mid to high 3

Miles Davis saw that Jazz was dying, an in an attempt to change that, built this. And with Herbie Hancock and John McLaughlin’s playing here, this album becomes a new corner of the what could be in the world of Jazz.

These post-war jazz albums are really testing my patience.

- I usually default to 4 stars for jazz albums because 1) I do find jazz interesting (and often relaxing), 2) I have basically no technical know-how of the genre, and 3) it is made by people way more musically talented than myself. But this did not spark my interest in quite the same way? - I did not mind "Shhh / Peaceful," though it never felt that peaceful given the underlying, frenetic percussion. Nothing bad here, though I once again find myself at odds with electric keyboards. - Legitimately liked the beginning and end of "In A Silent Way," which was almost post-rock in nature. But the middle, which is the vast majority of the track felt less engaging in comparison.

Life changing beauty.

Muy disfrutable, pero depende un poco del estado de ánimo que se tiene al escucharla

Epic album! Felt like a never ending jam session the entire way through

i liked it but not really my style

Jazz fusion, jazz rock.

My favourite Miles Davis album!

Very relaxed. Like how it slowly changes without needing to get loud. Great atmosphere.

Davis is in terrific, lyrical form on this record and drummer Tony Williams is a steady anchor for these tracks, but the guitar and electric piano work amounts to little more than noodling.

Good album

I didn't dislike it, but didn't love it either!

This was beautifully captivating. Soulful and spare at times. This really hit something for me. 5/5