In A Silent Way

Gave me TPAB vibes!! Loved the psychedelic sound of the record and the sounds panning from one ear to another.

Sick album, sheeit, brother

I enjoyed side two more than side one. Thought both were good not great.

Not my style,too slow. But a great compositor for a picture and art inspiration

Nice

2 songs 38 minutes are we having a giggle josh would love this

Nice bit of relaxing, background jazz that doesn’t overstay its welcome.

Apt title. Useful if one is meditating.

Unlike most jazz this actually had a few redeeming qualities, mainly a tight band that could probably do some cool stuff in other contexts. Still no actualy songs, though; just noodling, which has interesting bits intermittently.

Det va fint, det kommer æ til å vende tilbake til når æ treng nokka å høre på.

Chill jazz. Neither good nor bad. I'm not really into instrumental jazz. Cool album cover though.

It’s really weird and probably unlistenable for most people but I love it. Miles Davis had by far the best selling jazz album ever and he still pushed the boundaries of jazz.

Me alegro de haberlo escuchado!

Haunting Jazz. 2 songs - 38 minutes - kind of weird. Kind of Blue was more my speed I suppose.

Not bad but confirm that jazz is not really my thing. I can see why people like it though.

Relajante jazzisto

This is a classic!!! The start of the electric Miles!!! Three of the greatest ever on keys - Hancock, Corea, and Zawinal!!! Tony Williams in drums, McLaughlin on guitar, Shorter on sax!!! Wow, every note from everyone is pure gold!!

Perfect soundtrack for my walk downtown leaving the office today

I think this might be the most I've ever enjoyed a Miles album. The blending of rock and jazz made it easily digestible to my uncultured ears! This was filled to the brim with atmosphere. The first song would feel like it would be right at home soundtracking a tense stakeout scene in a crime drama. Miles was inspired by the psychedelic rock movement going on at the time and you can hear that in the guitar work. This may have divided critics at the time in the same way that Bob Dylan was crucified for going electric, but this willingness to experiment shows why these guys are so timeless. I don't think we would still be talking about Miles the same way if he wasn't willing to move out on from the stuff he put out in the fifties.

Meditative jazz Favourite track: In a Silent Way

milles viaja muito na maionese, muito bom pra escrever enquanto fuma um cigarro na cozinha. 10/10

ho ascoltato questo calmo album in 4/14/2026 la sera della laurea di francesco.

I's a very relaxing album. Great music, really puts you in a flow state.

It’s not really my thing, but five stars on the merits.

1.5

the Joni Mitchell’s Blue of copying and pasting as a compositional masterstroke

Two incredible records in two days. We are on a streak here.

Absolutely amazing to sleep to. 3/5

love miles

Very comforting and soothing music, really loved the guitar intro/outtro to 'In A Silent Way' Favorite song (50/50 shot): In a Silent Way

I enjoyed this album as it was excellent instrument play and did not drag on.

Very soothing and calming album. A good change of pace

This was neat. Really enjoyed it, liked the way it flowed. I really don't know enough about jazz to give a better review. Nice palette cleanser.

after spending the morning in the dentist chair-this was fantastic to come home to & relax to. great, mellow background music. not sure where this lands on jazz/fusion, but enjoyed the sound

Jazz fusion pathfinder album from Miles

Maybe... Maybe Miles Davis was just the coolest dude to ever live? This is some really smooth jazz, and it's easy to see how Miles became the best to ever do it. Noticed how this also had a bunch of new "electric" sound, which seems like it was something Miles was really experimenting with at the time. It's really good.

That's Jazz

Jammin'

Did not like this one nearly as much as Birth of the Cool, but it’s still solid. Felt like I was playing Sim City 3000 the whole time. The whole album is basically two long songs, almost sounded like improvised jam sessions, which is par for the course for jazz I guess. Not a bad album by any means, I’d just rather listen to Birth of the Cool or Bitches Brew over this one. Solid 3/5

Hudba ke čtení nebo večerní konverzaci. Poslouchala jsem při ranní procházce Brnem a byl to příjemný podklad k přemýšlení

i don't like it very much. every "song" is 15-18 minutes

Demasiado instrumental, agradable pero no algo que me llame la atención, demasiado relajado

Enjoyed a lot

There are 2 songs: 18 & 20 minutes. Fusion jazz. Unstructured and includes electric guitar and Hammond organ. Once again proving Miles Davis' position as a primary trendsetter in jazz music as he breaks ground again for another genre of Jazz music. Very mellow. Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: n/a

Fun and energetic, kind of playful? Don't really gravitate towards jazz out of my own volition but would enjoy it if it came up on its own!

재즈. 가사가 없다. 좋긴 한데 현대인이 듣기엔 평범함

L: N/A M: 9 F: 9 O: 8

Nice

I can really see what this album is going for, and I can understand the appeal of jazz. However, it really isn't for me. The musicians are all very talented, but it just meanders and wanders about for 40 minutes without ever feeling like it's going anywhere.

Impresionante la música, nunca lo había escuchado. Que no te agarre triste

great

Bueno pero repetitivo

Wow! Like wow and wow and wow

Not really a jazz person, but I appreciate the class of it

Super interesting, but probably won’t listen again.

Wow this was fucking good. I've always been a huge fan of blues and psychedelic rock, and this album generator has made me realize that I'm kind of a fan of jazz as well. This album was like a perfect mix of the 3 genres, It blew me away. Reading the reviews is hilarious. Great reminder of how polarizing music can be, especially jazz specifically.

As good as he is, this does nothing for me

Instrumental album, not many notes. Nothing crazy to me, pretty good to play behind Roblox 6/10

fun listen, not always reaching for this kinda music but i enjoyed

I almost never listen to jazz but when I hear Miles Davis it just fills me up. I love it, I wonder what else I am missing in this genre

It was a nice experimental album that I just turned on, but there were some points where it was just not very pleasing to the ears

Too much at once for me

……………………………………………………….🤩

Amazing

goat

Yeah this is really not my vibe at all. I appreciate the talent needed to make this music, but no thanks. Never liked trombones much.

First class

Tering goed. Wel jazz achtergrond

very peaceful, i enjoyed.

In a silent way

good

imagine listening to this in the morning, while it's raining outside, with a cup of coffee.

FUCK I love Miles Davis

Shortest album?

Clearly this isn't for me

This album is a smooth ride. Intricate melodies, interesting textures and a deep atmosphere. Miles is always a treat to listen too.

Good Mellow Stuff

two almost twenty minute adventures into a beautiful wondrous world.

Real jazz artists are like those chess hustlers in the park. Their mastery is unreal and fascinating to witness. It’s an art form that I’m glad exists Now that that’s out of the way I really don’t want to listen to it in any situation I can think of.

Very chilled

2 songs. over 40 mins. oh HELL yess its a jazzternoon.

This is the type of jazz that turns the average listener away from this genre. Unfortunately, this is not the album a beginner wants to listen to.

When you think of jazz ,one of the all-time greats is Miles. Artists still use him as a template for great jazz music, today. Never gets old listening to his music.

it's fine as far as instrumental goes but it's more jazzy than I'd usually go for

8 / 10 - Jazz-Fusion - hypnotisierend, und doch groovy - monoton, und doch interessant

Jazz is exploration into the limits of music. The best jazz artists shatter those limits. Miles Davis made a career pushing the boundaries of music. He could have settled in and kept making "Kind of Blue" but he didn't. That's only part of the reason that Miles Davis is one of the most important American musicians ever.

This was my first time experience with Miles Davis and I loved it!

I can appreciate how Miles Davis is different to Hugh Masekla or Duke Ellington. I can appreciate how THIS Miles Davis album is very different to 'A Kind of Blue' or 'Collector's Items'. But the issue for me is that, even though I can differentiate between these different styles and types, none of the different types stands out to me as better or more unique than another. I enjoyed the dreamy intro to 'In a Silent Way' and I enjoyed the tippy tapping of the drums in 'Shhh / Peaceful'. But I can't seem to find what makes jazz enthusiasts love the genre so much. (2.000)

Magical. This record was sitting in my brain as some faded memory. I cannot lie that the length of this record felt a little daunting at first (just two songs- yikes!!!!)- but it was so impressively beautiful. Is this a divisive Miles Davis pick and the beginning of his electro era? Sure- but I was so on board in the first two minutes. LOVE! IT!

I don’t know jazz but I know this is very good.

Tenia solo dos canciones. Me aburrió y me enloqueció al mismo tiempo (lo escuché de fondo mientras trabajaba). No es lo mio evidentemente.

Miles Davis always deliver good music, good album.

Grandisimas perlas del jazz, esta sacado el negro. Shh/Peacefull es un temazo para escuchar en loop

coollll

😻 EXCITING! I was sooo excited when I saw that this was today's album. 😅 I didn't know that this was what started Miles' fusion era and....I LOVE IT! 🌟 I fell in love with "Kind of Blue" earlier this year. I've listened to it closely enough to be able to appreciate what's similar and different about this album. 🎺 This album is a fantastic example of what I truly L-O-V-E about jazz. I would need to listen a bunch more times but I am sooo glad this came up today. I was as excited at the prospect as am at the actual exercise.

Holy moly this is so good. I could listen to this daily for the rest of my life on not tire of it. In fact I might just do that. 5.0/5.0 Best Song: both of them

Genius, sort of transcends anything else we have listened to so far, just absolutely incredible music, so atmospheric and moody and dramatic. Miles was the cooest man of all time

8.5/10

7/10 - some great jazz, simple with only two tracks

I'd not listened to this before - given it's two long tracks I suspect this doesn't make its way onto many playlists or lists. But I really, really liked this. Brings in more modern stuff (like keyboard), hugely enjoyable listen. Five stars, would buy the album.

Beautiful and I appreciate it but I can’t say it engaged me entirely. Probably a me problem because Miles Davis is the goat.

i'm new to jazz. It was really nice and i liked it a lot. I had never seen a two song album before which caught me by surprise. Overall pretty good/10.

This is the kind of Freeform Jazz I am struggling to appreciate. No denying the playing is good.

Miles Davis was a hard one for me. I always found his playing too perfect, too structured, too put-together. It was as if he has spent agonizing hours in the studio buffing out every wrinkle of his playing, cleaning it up as much as possible. That aspect of Davis isn't nearly as perceptible on In a Silent Way as it is on something like Kind of Blue, which I have no doubt is also included on this list. Composed of 2 lengthy, side-long suites (take that prog rockers, the jazz cats beat you to the punch!) In a Silent Way presents a variety of moods and changes as they develop incrementally across their 20-plus minute runtimes. My personal favourite of the 2 is the A-side "Shh/Peaceful" for its lengthy buildup and the heavy organ presence. It has a very live feel, as though the individual musicians are on guard to find the next direction to take the song into. It's a far contrast from most of the Davis catalogue I've listened to so far. The title suite on the B-side is no slouch either, with its sense of dynamism more pronounced than on the opposite side of the record. It's a more patient song too, giving the listener a quiet moment of reflection as it resolves in its final minutes I enjoyed this album quite a lot: it's definitely more adventurous than most of Davis' work, and the wide contrast of genres really made it feel like a jazz symphony in multiple movements. A great album to recommend to someone already somewhat versed in jazz, but it might not be the best entry point.

Miles Davis – In a Silent Way (1969) On Day 96, I found an absolute masterpiece. "Shhh/Peaceful" perfectly showcases the fusion between jazz and rock at times, it feels more like a rock track than jazz, but then Miles brings in his signature trumpet for a chef’s kiss performance. The title track, "In a Silent Way/It's About That Time," is on another level. For the first four minutes, I felt like I was literally levitating. The moody vibes and the 19-minute journey were incredible, honestly some of the best minutes of my life. The production and immaculate soul of this record created a 100/5-level experience that is easily the highlight of the challenge so far. A definitive 5/5.

Another slice of genius from Miles Davis (and Teo Macero) - glorious, deep, warm music that ripples and shifts slowly, like sunlight on a river 5 stars

gosto de jazz, mas a improvisação aqui é muito repetitiva não sinto nada demais ouvindo talvez minha praia seja algo um pouco mais agitado e um pouco mais consistente porque tem sonoridade foda em momentos fodas, mas isso não se mantém daria 7/10, pra fins de avaliação vai 6 mesmo

I remain not qualified to speak on jazz really but I liked this.

It’s Miles Davis, of course it’s good. Excellent easy listening while getting things done. Very classic 60s organ in “Shhh”. Without looking at the track playing I thought “Peaceful” must have been “In a Silent Way”, so the transition between the two was pretty striking. If nobody has choreographed a modern ballet to “Peaceful” or the last quarter of “In a Silent Way” then someone really ought to.

No me gustan las canciones largas, pero si me gusta para ambiente o estudiar. No la agregaría a un playlist random

Really enjoy this classic. Songs are so interesting throughout the whole thing!

Really really really good when I could get into it. At times frustratingly dissonant (though I’m not jazz-pilled enough to really be able to appreciate it in its entirety). The titular track is incredible.

serene and relaxing, sounds highly skilled

I wouldn't have guessed that this was Miles Davis if someone played it for me. My jazz knowledge is very minimal but I like just about everything I have heard by Miles Davis -- including In A Silent Way.

9/10

The fact that Miles puts together some of the craziest bands and then sits back is wild. Tony Williams is on fire on this album.

This is my first album with this one. I didn't expect to be treated with experimental jazz right away, but it's fun! These long songs felt like I was swaying with them. I like how present I felt even with the lack of lyrics. Though I feel some music has a time and place to be enjoyed, atleast for me. This one, I wanted to recline and swirl a glass of wine. But I was at work getting interrupted with distractions. A welcome change. Here are my notes: - wow, these long ass songs - i feel like it's swaying with me - i can feel the breath through the instrument. i dont wanna put a name to it, it makes me feel so present - i like the lack of lyrics. i like being able to sit with this - in a silent way and it's the most music has spoken to me in a while (i also say these things because they're fun to say, they may be half-truths) - this qualifies as an album???? - it's picked up pace and carried me along - i have an imagined glass of wine that im swirling while swaying - okay, i might get a little tired of it - maybe this isn't the right manner of listening: sitting down and getting distracted by calls / messages at work - ? might be causing audio fatigue that way - in a silent way is making me mournful. - how do you review music? - it feels like a sound from just below an ocean's depth - the art is a green hue. this song is blue. - it's picked up now - do they freestyle this? or write it down? or just go with the room? is there an audience? or just a man doing his thing? - reminds me of that excerpt. of that man who thought jazz wasn't anything special, till someone played it in front of him for 16 minutes straight without opening their eyes - from that day he started loving it. - fun! i'll have to build some kind of patience for it though - it's lulling me along -

definitely not the type of music I would normally listen to, but it was enjoyable. for the most part, a good soundtrack to walk outside to.

A 2 song jazz playlist that prolly just gives off a bourgeoise or an established feel while you multitask. Fits in well as a good background score.

Will probably now be listened to 100s of times in my life as it gets added into the retinue of albums to listen to at work, alongside Animals by Pink Floyd and basically the whole discography of Aphex Twin

Nice music to work to.

It was alright, probably would have helped splitting the songs up into multiple chunks, as there are parts that I like much more than others in the same song.

The perfect background music. I did zone in and out slightly.

Expected a bit more from the legend, I guess? More energetic or what not. Eh, big disappointment.

Ik voel mij hier echt perfect neutraal onder.

I've learned many interesting things from doing the 1001 albums list, one of which is that I like jazz less than I thought I did. But this is a definite improvement on Kind of Blue, sounding more like I feel jazz should: varied, interesting and unexpected while you appreciate the musicianship on display. But, like The Grateful Dead album I heard a couple of weeks back, can I really imagine myself sitting and actively listening to two 20-minute tracks of it? And the answer is still no, not really.

The jazz, it's overwhelming.

As far as jazz goes, this is it. Great way to start this 1001 albums journey. Miles Davis was gifted.

Очень хорош, на виниле если, вечером супер

Miles

Excellent for meditation and living in the moment.

Is this jazz? It doesn’t swing. It doesn’t have chord changes. There are solos but they are remarkably restrained. There is an electric guitar. Apparently all of these things were vexing to the old guard of jazz, with its various orthodoxies. Well, if it isn’t jazz, what is it? It’s ambient and meandering. In the groove that emerges on the second track, you can hear funk struggling to be born. The bassline predicts Birdland by the Weather Report. I really like this record and find it fascinating. I hadn’t heard it before, but it will enter the rotation.

yep it's Miles, it's good

38 minutes squished into two songs. Okay jazz, I've heard better. I liked the start of ‘In a silent way’, and I wished it was its own song that I could listen to, but then it transitions to jazz again, I like the ending as well

In A Silent Way - Miles Davis, 1969. Es una buena música para disfrutar en un ambiente cómodo y hogareño, podía usarse para bailar al ritmo lento pero con esa melodía movida que te hace querer mover alguna parte de tu cuerpo con animo. 4.5/5

2 track album. Boss move. I feel like a young Jim Morrison had this on repeat. Have added do favourites. That ending!

I didn’t like this album

I get the importance of this but I think I just have to accept that jazz is not my thing. Annoyingly, cause my name is literally Jazz. I had to accept recently that magical realism is not my thing in literature. Glad that Magical Realism is not my middle name at least.

Great one, fun to listen to :3

I’m absolutely miserable about talking through jazz, especially something so ephemeral as 40 minutes of pure jamming. Loved the sound, amazing vibes- can’t quite say it fully captured my attention the whole way through but I listened through it twice

Relaxing. Favorite track: In a Silent Way

I can recognise the masterful playing but I have to admit that I struggled to enjoy very much of it.

Two twenty minute tracks, but really just 40 minute continuous jazz that fits well with the background.

I avoid making meta comments too, but I'll make the (current) 2nd-highest comment's words my own and hope his thoughtful analysis surpasses the ignorant and narrow-minded top review.

Low-key not my favorite Miles, but everything he does is kind of perfect

it was chill. nothing more, nothing less. good if i want to think

Jazz fusion. Incredible stuff

Groovy baby, I enjoyed this and I didn't think I would. Four and a half stars.

Smooth but I wouldn’t say it was anything special

On the surface, it doesn't seem like much but after time, I've found this album holds some unique subtlety. An intense brewing that when the band is in full, it's very satisfying. And what a powerhouse of players on this record, all showcasing an unusual amount of restraint.

3.5. Thinking of making a hard pivot at 42 to be a jazz guy.

It mostly just felt like noodling for 40 minutes. There were a few moments of brilliance but a lot of it was over my head. It wasn't unpleasant but it didn't blow me away.

The tiny selection of random jazz albums on this list is still basically pointless, but this is my favorite Miles Davis.

Moody. I like it!

Not a really fan of jazz.

I liked it while I was just cycling to school. It was calming.

miles davis really tried pushing the boundaries between jazz and other music genres and it worked out very well. this almost sounds like an ambient experimental rock album, especialy the second half of the album. i really enjoyed it, more than i thought i would!

Fun and very listenable, but I won't really return.

Good grooves. Good tunes. 4/5

7/10

I like the concept of this album - only two tracks, it feels well thought-out and polished. 8/10

Tjill og næs

Tvö lög, 39 mínútur. Geggjað.

Miles Davis is a master of his craft. Compared to some of his more monumental works, In A Silent Way is a much more compact album, and I'd say a fair bit easier to listen to too.

Lo puse y me quedé dormido, pero puede que no sea por la música a lo mejor por qué tenía sueño y estaba medio cansado. Acogedor.

it was fine. I liked when it slowed down and got a little more aethereal.

Two amazing jazz tracks, not my favourite of his but still great solid 9/10

Loved this, great fusion record. John McLaughlin is excellent throughout the record.

It caught me by surprise to only see 2 songs on this album... then I saw the run time for each song and it made a little more sense. Very interesting to listen to. Even though these songs were quite long, it felt like the music stayed connected instead of switching up throughout - without feeling stale.

If I was really into jazz I'm sure I would like this, but jazz is something I have a very limited understanding of.

Beautiful album that has such a clean improved rhythm

238/1089 parts are giving The Last of Us’ score. not sure how to rate this when compared to lyrical music which i generally prefer or instrumental music for media where intention/feeling is easier to interpret but it was nice 59/100

For jazz, fine

Missed it

bom, jazz, apenas instrumental

Miles' landmark fusion of jazz and rock unfortunately is missing a lot of what I like about both genres. There is a Murderer's Row of talent here (Miles on trumpet, saxophonist Wayne Shorter, guitarist John McLaughlin, keyboardists Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Joe Zawinul, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Tony Williams) but their interplay feels constrained somewhat by having to conform to repetitive funk vamps that underlie most of the album, and also the fact that In A Silent Way is mostly a creation of editing, with 27 minutes of recorded music drawn out to 38 on the album by jazz superproducer Teo Macero, with frequent loops and overdubs. This album and the follow-up, Bitches Brew--which will also be reviewed in this exercise--were largely composed in the editing room. What's here is basically a sonic collage, and while it's very distinctive and atmospheric, substituting the usual rhythm section interplay that was indicative in most recorded jazz of the '60s for the sort of repetitive funk vamping that was prevalent at the time in Black music feels like a step down to me. This album is also a bit too staid for my tastes. Drummer Tony Williams was normally very explosive and rhythmically expressive, but here he mostly confines himself to timekeeping. It's not bad music by any stretch. I generally like "Shhh" that bookends track 1 (yes, Teo put it on their twice with minimal changes) and the second track "In A Silent Way" has a distinctive film noir feel when it's not soul groovin'. But in my opinion, Miles vision for the genre wouldn't be fully realized until the landmark Bitches Brew.

not a big fan of jazz but this is pretty good

Otro invento de Davis. Este disco puede sonar como música ambiente en cualquier escena de buen cine.

I need to listen again with the tracks separated instead of two long halves of the album.

This might be a wildly off-base take but: I think Miles Davis was a talented and charismatic eccentric. So much so that normie-ostracized, nerdy white guys took his musings and made it technical and complicated and derivative, kinda like what Zuck did with human interaction. If you just don't think about it, you end up discovering how truly impressive this work is.

It’s not a bad album just not what I typically enjoy

This is my favourite Miles Davis album, shoot me

we are not worthy

Wowzers! This is incredibly!

No muy fan de la música instrumental, debería escucharlo más veces pero me he perdido en mis pensamientos

3 - This was a very pleasant listen, but it's not something that I'm ever going to choose to put on again.

phenomenal instrumentals loving listening to this in the bath

Great listening experience, this had so many different transitions in this album that allowed for a very trippy experience. Also was great for focusing on some work tasks. Would recommend to a friend that is wanting to get into Jazz.

*Great jazz fusion album

That rocked.

Really dig this album. It’s fun, accessible and musically interesting. 4.7.

Dammit, jam bands are just jazz, aren’t they? Jokes aside, this was great, I was really grooving. Sub-note: The “joke” above was my own, but I went to Claude to see if it could come up with anything funnier. My favorite: “I don’t like jazz. I just like 20-minute improvisations over modal harmony with extended grooves. Totally different.” I realized I didn’t know what “modal harmony” meant. So I asked! > Modal harmony is when music is built around a mode (a type of scale) rather than around chord progressions that pull you toward a home key. In traditional jazz or pop, chords create tension and resolution — you feel that pull toward the “one,” the home chord. Modal harmony sits in a scale and just lives there, creating atmosphere and color instead of that constant push-pull. > In a Silent Way is a perfect example. Instead of cycling through chord changes, the music hangs on one or two chords for long stretches, and the musicians improvise using the notes of a mode over that static foundation. It’s what gives the album that floating, hypnotic quality. This is actually a big part of why it connects to what you already love in jam bands. When Goose locks into a long jam and the harmonic movement slows way down while the band explores texture and rhythm — that’s essentially modal playing. Miles (along with guys like John Coltrane) pioneered that approach in the late ’50s and ’60s, and it filtered directly into the improvisation-heavy music that came after, from fusion to funk to jam bands. > So your quip is more literally true than you probably meant it to be.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Apparently Miles Davis is going to be my next deep dive. 9/10. Actually, no, fuck it, this gets my first 10/10. 10/10 Godlike

I am not a fan of instrumental Jazz but I know that any greatest hits list of the 70s will always include this gentleman’s Kind of Blue and Bitches Brew so was interested. This was absolutely beautiful. It was like sparkling rain on my head tempered with rolling thunder. Never has a trumpet sounded so yearning. It made me happy in a way I can’t explain and I can only imagine that when I eventually get (I hope) his two greatest albums my head will explode with the sheer immensity of his work.

Excellent jazz. I understand why he is such a legend

дуже цікаво джаз??? ну мелодія чудова

Scioccante trovare John che suona così già prima di BB, non so cosa pensare... BB resta nel mio cuore e non ho avuto il tempo di riascoltarlo, darò 4* nella fiducia

This was surprisingly awesome. I really liked the sound, don’t think I’ll listen again but really appreciated.

Initial views of the album are surprising, two track album with each track being above 10 mins is new to me. I've never heard something in this form before. Music was more neo-soul, experimental Jazz. I like jazz a lot, listened to it a lot in passing haven't really delved into each artist like that though besides Chet Baker and also my favorites from Bossa Nova being Louis Bonfa. Track 1, "Shhh / Peaceful" felt exceptionally long and bloated by the time it was ending but the quiet drums, organs and bass carry an element of suspense and melancholy to the track which even if it drags on and gets repetitive keeps the track somewhat alive. Track 2, "In a Silent Way" it started off slow with guitars and the switch around 4 minutes was exceptionally done and caught me off-guard. I prefer this song over the first one because of its structure and the way the song continues from the beginning till the end. Although it was a minute or so longer than the first song it did not have the same bloated factor for me. Loved the bass work, the drums and the organs and the trumpets that showed up near the end. The slow starting and dreamy de-escalating ending of the song gave it a bouncy (almost hip) structure with a middle that is full of life. Final review: 7/10 Might revisit this again and put it on as background music when i am performing any activity or studying and i need something going on in the back.

I’m sure I would’ve have listened to this if it weren’t for this project. It was good to have on as background music while doing stuff in my house. I could see maybe having this on while, but it might be too loud/distracting for that. Rating: 2/5

This effort has both Chick Corea AND Herbie Hancock?! It was impressive to read about before I even started, and I wasn't sure what to expect since this is that transitioning album that features electric fusion. It was a lot more jazz than expected, but this is 1969, that makes this effort a pioneer in the sound which might now seem normalized. I hear the influence in my latest Kamasi Washington purchase, then again I'm sure this has influenced jazz in a very broad way. Slow texture isn't for everyone. The beauty here is often in the empty spaces, the moments between the solid instruments and their exchanges. This effort also really reflects jazz as communication, the essence of it's beginnings. We hear the musicians edge each other on, call each other out, and these interactions can be agitated or paused, but always smooth. This is not the album I'd recommend a newcomer to the genre. This is a piece for someone who's already learned to listen, or for people who appreciate the art of ambience. 4.4/5

It’s good for relaxing.

“Is that elevator music?” I am angered by my inability to find the adjectives best suited for writing these. Dark room, bourbon on the rocks, cigar smoke. Feels right? Shocked to see two “songs” when I first opened the album. I like this, I really do. Will I remember it in 3 days, sure, but I’m probably not going out of my way to play this again. Next chance? Fall night, out on the deck with yes of course, a bourbon on the rocks. 6.7/10

Great album. Huge Miles Davis fan. Very relaxing for a weekend morning. 7.5/10

Mesmerizing

Nice background music 2/5

6 - AVERAGE

Love this - all all his Fusion period.

Pretty amazing when the two tracks are close to twenty minutes each and I still didn't want them to end. To the person who said they felt like they were on hold with their insurance company: please share the company name. I'm sure a lot of us would like to switch. My dealings with my insurance company would be so much more pleasant if this were the hold music.

This was darn enjoyable.

Wow

Two 20 min ambient (really this time not like yesterday, no words) songs. Good for cleaning house on warm sunny day. Slow ambient jazz like this makes me feel 20th century Parisian

apenas lo vi dije ah mira dos canciones claro cada una dura VEINTE MINTUOS hoy no lo termine de escuchar pero volveré

This is a hard one to rate for me. I need to be in a certain mood to really enjoy this (a late night with a glass of whisky maybe?). It definitely deserves more than 3 stars but I don't entirely feel like it's a 4 star album.

Af en toe iets te langdradig, maar muzikaal top.

Niet mijn favoriet maar wel echt heel erg tof alsnog

Ruime 3 sterren, vooral omdat er Miles Davis albums zijn die ik een stuk interessanter vidnd

Spacey-fusion Miles is mijn favoriete Miles. Deze is een stuk toegankelijker dan Bitches Brew maar je hoort al heel goed welke kant het de jaren erna op zal gaan. Misschien wel de perfecte balans zo.

Muy experimental y adelantado para la época. Improvisaciones excelentes y magnífica propuesta. 8

J’suis désolé mais j’vais pas me taper 40min d’instru sachant que y’a seulement 2 sons

My most enjoyable Jazz album so far. The drumming gave it a more regular rhythm and it felt less noodly. Only managed 3 listens so not yet a convert - but could see myself returning and enjoying it more.

Johnny hates jazz. I don't like it much either, but I appreciated the underlying repetitive nature of this and not the improv jazz that just goes off on one with no rhythm. Early jazz trance music? If you squint a lot maybe.

I didn't really know I was supposed to feel or take away from this. It was happening, then it wasn't. I think the structure-less meandering doesn't really chime with me unfortunately. It felt like the different instruments were just playing whatever they felt like. I see this was the studio album before Bitches Brew which I didn't really like either, much prefer Kind of Blue and Round About Midnight from him

I like the title track In a Silent Way. I was familiar with the song from Carlos Santana, but it was my first time hearing the original.

While Jazz is not my thing, I was pleasantly surprised how good Miles Davis' compositions were. Of course, it's not as exciting as other genres and it's not something I would listen to on a daily basis but I can acknowledge that Davis is a supremely talented artist. Best pieces of this performance are Shhh and Peaceful. 7/10, this isn't just elevator music, come on people.

Not a big jazz fan, but I kind of liked this. Nice background music while studying or something like that. Would I listen to it again? No, probably not. 6 / 10

It's funny how this was controversial at the time, considering this seems like nothing compared to Bitches Brew! This is a nice transitional record on its own though.

Ya like Jazz?

Nice, nothing memorable per se, but nice.

Flying with Miles

"What a short album! Oh...." This is really what I needed this morning to settle me down after a chaotic drop off. I'm just curious about how he performed these songs! Did he just never take a break? I knew he was impressive but damn.

2 songs and 40 minutes later, I want to go to a jazz club

Real music!

Very relaxing

Ok jazz record. Some beautiful sections but also some uninteresting, slow parts. Not my kind of jazz but still a fine listen

I really liked this. I do not have some great history in regards to listening to jazz, mainly recognizing some of it from it being sampled in hip hop. I had listened to "Kind of Blue" and "Bitches Brew" before beginning this list. I enjoyed this album, It is very subdued without a lot of soloing over one another but not anything like easy listening.

3/5

2 songs, one jazz album Shhh/Peaceful: This song is unassuming. It begins off as great background ambiance and as soothing jazz that I personally think is easy to listen to but it is not slow. it keeps a steady upbeat rhythm, easy to not bore the listener. toward the end, it rises and crescendos in a way that the previous composition didn't hint at. the instruments begin to dance with each other in an amazed bacchic celebration that i only wish i could have witnessed in person. it is the type of all encompassing emotional swell that fills the soul deeply to replenish and further soar only to be calmed down again by the soft retire of the day. i enjoyed all 18 minutes and 18 seconds of this jazz ensemble and if it comes on again while doing my homework, i will be sure not to skip. In a Silent Way: This one is an interesting one. (To me all jazz is interesting so it doesn't surprise me). This feels like walking through the busy life of a city musician and all he wants more than anything, is to be able to live in a silent way. Just for a moment. To me, that respite is the end of the song. A calm moment where his energy can recharge, he can take in life in around him, and he's living it not letting life happen.

Loved it!

Miles Davis (from jazz) hears a different kind of silence. Imagine what his noisy is like! I love this skitter-scatter dream of a record. A firetruck just passed as I was listening and it could've been part of the record.

In a Silent Way is wonderful, sounding at once like an ambient lullaby, a jazz-space rock exploration, and a timeless meditation. The keyboards from Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and Joe Zawinul, who wrote the title composition, add layers of mystery and intrigue. They’re like beds for the splotches of texture, rhythm and melody supplied by the rest of the band. It takes you to some faraway places.

The first jazz album I got into, it still hits the notes, weird and adventurous, some ideas here come and go, others last forever.

This album is fine, but with 3 other Miles Davis records on the list that are exactly the ones you'd expect, this is extraneous.

Haunting!!!!

18 minutos, es demasiadisimooooo!!!!!!! Estuvo bien, pero no me gustan las canciones muy largaaaaaassssssss!!!!!

I relistened to the album today on a nice walk around my neighborhood. I thought this album was great months ago when I first heard it and I still thought it was great today. Bring on more of the jazz random album generator!

A bit boring, but rather nice to listen to on a walk

Well, I honesty don’t know how to feel about getting this recommended to me; I have this one on vinyl, and adore it to pieces, and I’ll get to that in a second, but I would hope to get more new albums in a second. Like wouldn’t it be so cool to get like a kinks album recommended? The typa stuff I wouldn’t normally listen to. This… I’ve already heard. Whatever though. I got like more than 900 albums still to go. Something like 986 I wanna say? One day at a time. But anyway this album is flawless. Shhh/peaceful is one of the most masterful pieces of jazz I’ve ever heard in my life, what with the way the guitars and organ interact in the track pan… I fell in love with music production because of that. And in a silent way is one of the most beautiful pieces of ambient-jazz type music I’ve ever, and probably single-handedly invented nu jazz. And it’s about that time… I mean have you heard that trumpet riff at around 13 minutes in?? It takes a titan to do something like that. And that’s what Miles Davis was, a titan. Uhh I don’t really got much more to say. This is like maybe the best jazz album ever though so it’s got that going for it 10/10

Easy on the ears.

I've discovered that jazz fusion is my favorite kind of jazz so I really enjoyed this. Incredible lineup of players and I was surprised how little Miles actually plays trumpet on this. It's much more focused on his role as a bandleader and what he conjures with this murdererer's row of players. I really love how side 2, "In a Simple Way," moves from stately, kind of somber feel to Latin kind of bossa-nova, then back. This is a phenomenal jazz album that sets the stage for a more experimental approach in the 70's.

Kinda nice having only two tracks to reflect on. First one is a really interesting, slowly morphing sound collage with pretty cool electronic experimentation. But highlight is definitely the title track. I love how it starts with the ambient, almost Americana feel and then suddenly switches up about four mins in. Been watching Twin Peaks lately, and i can see how Badalamenti easily could've been influenced by this song in particular for the soundtrack. I hear a pretty straight line from this to stuff like Audrey's Dance. The mysterious quality of it, never knowing what's around the corner. Gotta love it

Empezó interesantísimo Me pasa parecido que con Stevie y su álbum. Son claramente muy talentosos, pero no me gusta casi el Jazz :( , o más que no me guste es que me aburre o no le encuentro el alma. Quizá porque disfruto mucho la percusión más dramática y lo teatral y eso no lo encuentro ahí. Es como música de fondo en un almuerzo. No tengo fundamentos técnicos para desmeritarlo, pero no es mi estilo. Al min 9:00 empieza a sonar algo interesante que me recordó como a champeta. nadie canta. Aunque creo que dicen que el jazz es la base de muchos géneros y entiendo eso. In a silent way empieza más dreamy pero luego se vuelve el fondo del buffet. jeje- Solo le pongo 2 y no 1 porque no quiero parecer iletrada ajja

Decent chill

Very interesting! Kinda ambient-feeling, lots of unusual chords/progressions and shifting between different modes?keys?somethings. Great cool vibes to work to. The shifting nature of the music sometimes makes it hard to latch onto.

Reminds me of Sesame Street

Acogedor, muy agradable de oir.

Now this is real music. What a dream, what a journey. Loved every minute.

Hell yeah

De Miles isch eifach the goat

vilicht liegts dra dass ich das während em schaffe glost han aber mir isch eif nd sehr viel blibe. isch eif so jazz halt vo dem an was ich mich erinnere chan.

Not my cup of tea but a maestro in his domain

Loved this album. It's calm but driving

Jazz fusion, spacey

I was enjoying the journey and then fell asleep (in a relaxed way not a bored way)

Slightly different than I was expecting, I thought it was going to be pure blues/soul jazz but it’s quite mystical, and kind of tells a story. The music may be from some film or tv program I’ve watched, I’m thinking of Louis Theroux documentary for some reason.

Great album

1/3. I just can’t get into this kind of jazz. Little to no dynamics, the same brush drums in the back the entire time, it just sounds like meandering to me. The inclusion of the Hammond is cool I guess, but not in the way they play it here. Just a bore.

This album still sounds way ahead of its time, so much so that I still can’t imagine how amazing it must have been to hear this back when it came out at that time. It’s unfortunate that only this and Bitches Brew are the late representations of Miles Davis on this list because all the albums after those are absolutely mind blowing. I mean come on, how can you leave On The Corner off this list! Also the two long pieces on Get Up With It are two of the greatest examples of not just experimental music but all music ever made in the whole history of music!! The more I get through this list, the more I see how badly it was made but that just makes me realize that I just need to make my own list!

85

Fick lite farhågor då jag såg två låtar på runt tjugo minuter vardera och läste ordet fusion nånstans, tänkte det här kan tuta på rejält och enerverande. Men jäklar vad dom farhågorna kom på skam. Ytterst sparsamt med tut och kanske det bästa jag hört med Miles, eller i alla fall lika bra som Kind of blue och Around midnight. Det är ju egentligen ganska lite Miles och istället de övriga musikerna isom tar mest plats. Bäst är trummisen som ligger och tuffar på obevekligt, allra bäst i ett Shaft-beat i första spåret. Sen har vi elpianot som är lysande som en lyster fond rakt igenom. En relativt smakfull gitarrist som visserligen tar lite väl mycket plats emellanåt. Miles kommer kryddar upp det hela lite då och då men utan att göra det till några excesser. På det hela taget en band skiva snarare än en Miles dito. Första spåret aningen bättre än det andra, kanske främst tack vare beatet. Stark trea, så här får gärna jazz låta

10:30 in på B-sidan vaknar basen till liv och det händer något, ett groove. Det varar i knappt fem minuter och är det enda riktigt pigga ögonblicket på den här skivan. A-sidans Shhh/ Peaceful har i och för sig ett snyggt hihatbeat, men det blir aldrig mer än ett 19 minuter långt intro som aldrig kommer igång. Har man hört Bitches brew finns ingen direkt anledning att lyssna på denna sömniga förövning.

Om Hayes varma smör var en EP får väl detta klassas som en singel. ISW stakar ut vägen för den i BB kommande fusion. Riktigt den klassen når den gode Miles inte upp i här (BB borde fått minst en ytterligare stjärna från undertecknad). Bandet trevar och letar sig fram. Det ligger liksom på ett skönt sätt och maler på utan att nå den där riktiga toppen. Emellertid, klart lyssningsvärt.

Som ett något mer återhållet intro till Bitches Brew. A-sidan något starkare än b-sidan i mitt tycket. Det är repetitiv, nästan monotont, ändå svänger det. Trots att man maler på i nästan 20 minuter hittas inget avslut utan man tvingas till att tona ut Shhh / Peaceful.

very chill, i like

Det var ikke så slemt, som jeg havde frygtet. Faktisk helt ok.

I like Miles Davis. I do not like this album. I understand from an intellectual perspective what made him special, and the new ground he broke with records like this. Unfortunately, that new ground was a little too chaotic to really enjoy much of. I'll stick with Kind of Blue, thank you.

Two songs and still impact. Pretty impressive.

interesante

Could tel that this was revolutionary for the day, reminds me of a nice salon where I’d dance on the table

It was ok. Good jazz

4/10

This was great. Looking forward to more by Miles Davis

Always enjoy Miles Davis, just easy listening in a positive way

woo first album. I liked it. Instrumental. Not crazy about it but it's cool to see how bebop and rock evolved out of jazz.

Trumpet bangers

Great

Gives lofi vibes and I love it when I need some peace or focus time.

Late night magic

8.3

lo escuche mientras caminaba y fue una experiencia increíble

My second Miles Davis album was amazing, Birth Of The Cool and all was nice but this was a lot better. This one is a lot more focused on slower paced songs and more atmospheric than Birth Of The Cool. I love the first minute or two of the two songs, especially the title track, the first minute or two is totally feels comforting, and I feel completely at peace; all worry gone, just for the moment. The ambience a bit afterwards continues the peacefulness. Whilst the first track is kind of similar with it feeling a tad bit less comforting, though it has Miles and the band a bit more rowdy to make up for it. Really enjoyed this one, definitely an album I needed to hear before I died. Highlight Song/s: "In A Silent Way"

cam bun

I really loved this jazz album and the use of the different instruments was beautiful

1 st song was great i love drums and guitar parts combined with synth piano 2nd also cool but i think not as good as first and a bit too long, apart from that i really enjoyed listening 7/10

Love this one. Next to Sketches of Spain probably my favorite Miles Davis record. Love the ambient touches.

No. 111 Another great listen. Smooth, cool, and classic

My favourite jazz record - absolutely incredible

This is what im looking for. Previous Miles was a bit too dense for me, but this was lovely and more accessible. Absolutely mesmeric rhythm section and then the lead trumpets providing melody and storytelling.

not my favourite jazz project

This feels like I like a precursor to 'Bitches Brew'. Has all the fusion hallmarks that resonate to my ear. Just the right amount of avant-garde, quirkiness, without losing its way. I'll be returning to this and hopefully adding it to my shelves. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ✅️ ★★★★☆ (8/10) Total reviewed : 233 Already owned : 53 Purchased : 12 To buy list : 3 Nope : 165

10/10 perfect no notes Easily one of the greatest albums ever made of all time. It speaks for itself.