In A Silent Way

I enjoyed this, great musicianship

Hitler seguro vetaba este disco, no hace falta ni conocer al artista para saber su tonalidad extrema monocromática de color de piel. En respecto al disco me. O yo soy muy básico para reconocer el buen blues/jazz pero me pareció muy básico, no me hizo querer mover el hombro que digamos.

I know jazz is not to everyone's taste, but this record is sublime. I didn't expect to say that of a two-track, 40 minute album but there you go. There's such a warm tone to Miles Davis' trumpet and the whole thing is an absolute pleasure.

Soothing, hypnotic sound that follows a continuous tone almost ambient-like. The guitar-driven bluesy tones were the most fascinating point for me. A bit monotonous at some points, but overall worth listening.

I love miles earlier stuff with his quintet but I was not a fan of this one. It’s just music nothing particularly special about it to me.

Pretty cool and chill, didn't blow me away but I enjoyed it.

Cool to see him incorporate some more modern sounds but it doesn't quite reach the heights of Kind of Blue

Classic previously unknown to me. Will return!

Masterful, elemental.

Haven’t heard this one before. Great two tracks that pair perfectly with a gummy.

Album 10/1001 Not one of my favourite of Miles but apparently a hugely important and influential record which marked the beginning of jazz fusion. Much prefer the second track to the first. Favourite song: In A Silent Way 🤫

Pretty nice, liked the calm, almost Brian Eno-esque ambient/serene parts

Now here we go.

This album was alright, pretty groovy but not my favorite

A work of absolute genius, still fresh, still relevant, still mind-blowing.

It's Miles Davis,of course it's a masterpiece

Would be better if it was separated into more than two tracks

Legendary. 4.5* My expectation was obviously not the design for this album. I just want some more improv.

Means a lot that two records by Miles are 5 stars.

Decent jazz. Not the best I’ve heard, but far from the worst.

Awesome

not a fan a jazz but Mr. Davis is a talented trumpet player. Music was ok. Keyboard/synthesizer detracted from the sound.

Fusion, groovy

Incredible musicianship but not really my thing

It's Miles Davis.

The first Miles Davis record I ever bought. It was a used copy from 1977 and still sounds great. Arguably the beginning of a new experimental phase for Miles that would last for years. REALLY cool to hear how that evolves from this early non-traditional (now) classic. I love this album!

Super Dope

Good

Tentative 4: need to re-listen in a better environment, where I can lend it more scrutiny.

Genius.

Disjointed but beautiful, complex in arrangement but simple in melodies. Pleasant arrangement

Some great instrumentals

2 songs, pretty jazzy

-very nice listen, the drum work throughout the entire album is extremely solid keeps it all together -i feel asthough this album need to be a bit long - some more variety is needed -amazing listen for when youre working or doing something else that has your attention - the end part of the last songs is very nice

Oj to akurat zupełnie nie dla mnie. Nauczyłam się powoli lubić jazz. Ale jednak taki klasyczny, bez wokalu i dynamiki mnie nudzi. Tu nic nie przykuło mojej uwagi i bardzo szybko stawało się tłem codzienności. To pewnie moja wina, ale niestety muszę być subiektywna, bo przecież o to w tym wszystkim chodzi. 6/10

Jazz som genre kräver mer, t.ex fler lyssningar för att kunna uppskattas. Jag har knappt lyssnat en gång på denna M. D.

Wow, I didn’t like this at all.

Man kan ikke gå galt i byen med Miles Davis. Fantastisk jazz album.

Need to spend more time with this.

This album is fantastic!! Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea, and Herbie Hancock all on the same record with Miles Davis. This is so good.

I like to read and work to this. It's calm without bordering on sleepy or elevatory. 8/10

First song was good second was great

I love jazz and will revisit this one often

Not my favourite type of Jazz but still very good.

Damn, that was just about the best vibe. My car journey in had large periods where I suddenly went... "Oh, what I'm here already?" I got so entranced by the music. Very rarely do I replay an album later that day from this list. This time however I nearly went for a third.

I am 125 albums in, and this is my third Miles Davis album. That is two too many. When I listen to this along with other Miles Davis it sounds like it's just a bunch of instruments doing their own thing, I see no logic to the arrangement and it is not enjoyable, in fact with this album it is downright annoying. 1 star, no more Miles Davis please.

Lovely, the sound felt so beautiful- magical almost

chill jazz. only 2 tracks

Peaceful night drives

Sometimes challenging but thoroughly enjoyable listen

In a Silent Way – Miles Davis (1969) | Jazz Fusion / Modal Jazz | Avg: 7.5 In a Silent Way was such an easy listen. The cool jazz atmosphere, slow pacing, and calm performances gave the record a relaxed flow that I could just vibe along with. Neither of the two pieces blew me away, but maintained quality throughout. In a Silent Way has all the things I love about cool jazz; an experience that lets me exist in peace.

Not my thing.

Yeah im still no jazz guy

One of the best jazz albums I've listened to, but then I don't like jazz. Two songs, 40 minutes, very relaxed. I didn't love it but I didn't hate it. 3+

Nothing much to say, just extremely enjoyable.

Classic jazz album. Miles was on the cusp of change to a more modern way of playing jazz. Great stuff

THAT's the Miles Davis I like to listen to. My trumpet playing son's recommendation.

Beautiful. Probably my favourite Miles Davis album. One million stars.

A classic. Nice.

Pleasurable pace. Right up there with he's best

No

Lost on me

Although not one of my personal greatests by the greatest, it still holds up as being great

Miles qui entame une nouvelle phase de son évolution artistique. Grand fan du début à la fin de sa carrière (oui même la fin...).

Pas mon préféré, mais je comprends l'importance historique (tournant électrique/fusion) Le groove de bass de in a silent way est bon.

Vraiment aimé! Plutôt simple, sans trop de fioritures (selon mon oreille de néophyte, c’est surement terriblement complexe), presque de la musique ambiante dans le meilleure sens du terme! Ça accompagnait parfaitement nos tours de voitures hier. J’aimais aussi le beat de drum un peu hypnotique sur la 2e moitié de la première pièce.

Excellent album! I particularly enjoyed the title track. 8/10

Magical. Ethereal, with just a little edge.

good

Lofi for my parents

Molto bello. Miles Davis per ora non sbaglia un colpo per i miei gusti

No lyrics, but interesting enough jazz to keep my attention. Miles Davis was beyond talented and a prolific musician. I enjoyed this album though it is not my usual style. Glad I jammed it!

Music with a nice atmosphere. Interesting enough. 6/10 because it wasn’t quite really in the realms of excellency. 28/08/25

better than bitches brew

Radical, groundbreaking, and understated. Do yourself a favor and fully commit to the ride.

Almost felt like a math rock album dressed up as jazz. Really really liked it.

In A Silent Way is an interesting answer to a question I had: How did we get from stuff like Sketches Of Spain and Sorcerer to Bitches Brew. In A Silent Way is a slightly earlier foray into the kind of more experimental fusion sound that Miles Davis would explore more later. I guess this was pretty controversial at the time, which is kinda odd to me. Like I get that this strays away from more traditional forms of jazz, but I don't hear anything really alienating either. This is honestly one of the best jazz albums I've gotten through this so far. Shhh/Peaceful is tethered to a pretty stable percussion line and features really expressionistic splashed of sax and keys and other instruments. And the title track is a *little* less beholden to a percussion line, so it comes across to me as slightly airier, but a lot of the same elements are in place. This album showcases a more abstract mode of jazz songwriting which really puts Davis and his ensemble's ability to improvise at the forefront. The chemistry on here is second to none, and that tracks: the personnel here are an endless parade of soon to be established '70s jazz genius. At the end of the day this is just such an enjoyable listen for me. And while I do think this isn't Davis' best work in this style, it is still very much it's own, extremely valuable piece of art.

one of my favorite vibes

Very good, very groovy

Elevator jazz

тем кто ставит 1-2 - хватит пиздеть, просто ощутите вайб.

Did not like

Two song. 40 minutes. What? I'm not really a huge Jazz guy but this is definitely one of the better jazz albums I've heard.

yeah this was pretty cool

Jazz > Punk Still not my jam, no disrespect intended for the great Miles Davis.

Shh/Peaceful: more upbeat, rock, funky In a silent way: more eerie, fluid, airy, dark

Nop, vraiment pas mon truc. Je note les albums avec mes goûts non pas en parlant de la musique réellement je vois bien qu’elle a des qualités mais je n’y reviendrais jamais et ça ne sera pas un manque dans ma vie loin de là

J'ai bu un café chaud, au bord de la fenêtre un matin d'hiver. J'ai vu une route de campagne au travers la fenêtre, au loin j'ai aperçu la mer briller. J'ai flâné la nuit dans les rues Paris, jusqu'à trouvé un lac teinté de la lumière de la Lune. Quand l'album se finit, je me réveille avec la sensation d'avoir vécu un voyage extraordinairement apaisant.

Beautiful

Very interesting, easy listening. Enjoyed. Felt like a very well written piece of classical music in that it elicited lots of emotion. Sanguine.

This one was "quieter" than I was expecting, but had a nice vibe.

Day 43 First listen- UGH i love Miles Davis's albums! They touch your heart in a way no other musician can! Profound (5/5)

Дуже крутий запис, хоч я люблю набагато більше кул/боп версію Девіса

Можливо мій улюблений альбом Майлза, якщо не брати sketches of Spain. При тому, що я не прям фанат фьюжна, але цей транзішн, який Майлз Девіс зміг зробити на in a silent way, вийшов просто ідеальним. Ще й шикарно вписана тут гітара Джона Маклафліна. Я б рекомендував цей альбом тим, хто не любить більш класичний бі-боп\кул, але цікавиться джазом.

I want to like Miles more than I really do (wife beating aside). I enjoy the music but it drifts into the background rather than getting lost in it

In A Silent Way will be my final Miles Davis album to review. My most recent album of his to review was Bitches Brew, which I listened to in January, and pretty much hated. His other two albums got four stars from me, and I had high hopes for Bitches Brew, but I found it to be a complete slog to get through. Jazz music is a big blind spot for me, but I'm hoping that Miles Davis will go out with a bang on this one. I can’t say that I understood this album, or that it really tracked with me, but it was pleasant to listen to, and I think it’s safe to say that this is the closest I’ve gotten to ‘getting it’ when it comes to jazz music. I enjoyed the piano and organ playing on both sides of this album, and I liked how each of the two songs had their own unique movements that still fit together with the song as a whole. I thought the music was really well arranged too, and even though I enjoyed the piano and organ parts best, it never felt like any particular instrument was trying to wrest away control from the ensemble. I liked the second side of the album a bit more than the first, just because it felt a bit more unique. I’d be down to listen to this album again, and I think it’d be something worth owning a physical copy of.

It's ok. Heard better from him. Didn't quite do it for me.

there is sometihng here,kinda

Amazing. I’ll be searching for the LP

I'd never heard this really early Miles Davis before, but I'm really familiar with Kind of Blue, Bitches Brew, etc. This was really matching my mood today but was too short! Overall 5 stars for sure

What a ridiculously stacked band. I have loved this album since I first heard it about 20 years ago. It is definitely not going to be for everyone. Too static and rock/funk-ish for many bebop heads, and too weird, obscure, avant garde for many rockers. For me, it falls right into the perfect intersection of jazz, rock, funk, ambient. The two side-long tracks are like collective meditations. 5 stars

I only heared Bitches Brew before (15 years ago), and it annoyed the hell out of me. Either, this is so much better/different or I have became older smarter enough. I enjoyed all of this album. Sorry Miles, I don't hate you anymore

Absolutely the top of the list for random horn honks

not my thing

Not a jazz fan, but this was still pretty good.

No

p165.1969. 1 star. Just because something is technically proficient does not mean it is worthwhile listening. This is the perfect case example. I wish he had produced this in a silent way.

Very relaxing

Miles is the GOAT. Nuff said.

-I love this man and his trumpet -I like the subtle drumming in the back keeping the songs moving -Long as hell but can I really complain -The funky keyboard sounds in the back kinda of kill me sometimes but i love them at the same time

I don't want to have to give this record a rating. I own it and I've listened to it a gazillion times but I'm honestly not sure how much I like it. Miles is in my top tier upper echelon favorite. Most listened to most influenced by musicians but I'm still working on getting a handle on this phase of his career. Few years before this he was making some of the most profound music ever and a few years after this he settled into something pretty special, but this particular. In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew and the albums on either side just doesn't totally do it for me. Feels a little transitional and even tentative, which is ordinarily kind of the last word I would ever use to describe Miles and even now I'm wondering if I'm misinterpreting what I'm hearing. If I were in charge of this list, it's very possible that Miles would have the most albums on it of anyone but I don't think this is a good album for this list. There's a good half a dozen records from his first quintet that I would put ahead on that list, and a similar number from his second quintet I would put on there. And then a few in between and before those quintets that may be worthy. and then even some stuff from when he came out of retirement a decade after this album. All of that may be worthy of this list but not this.

This makes #3 of 4 for Miles Davis albums in this collection, and while that might be a bit much for one artist, I'm really glad it was included. I've never heard anything from it, so it's all new to me, and I enjoyed it from beginning to end. I can see why everybody freaked out about how to classify it, as it doesn't really fit into any particular genre, and I'm not sure it really led the way for other artists to follow, but it holds up really well. Miles Davis seems to have been able to collect really great band members for his albums, and the interplay of Chick Corea's and Herbie Hancock's keyboards was a highlight for me of the first side of the album, as was the Davis and the guitarist on the second side. It's funny to see that this album was listed next to the Bee Gees' "Odessa" in the "1001 Albums" book--I can't think of a bigger contrast in terms of sound and sophistication.

I really enjoyed the first track, though it took me a few minutes to warm up to it. The title track had an offputting tone to it--I'm not sure if it was the recording or my headphones or what was going on but there was a low tone which didn't resonate with me.

Learning more about myself, wasn't expecting to like jazz. Did not overstay its welcome, felt like it found all sorts of ways to keep things interesting while listening. May come back to this later.

I’ve enjoyed all of the fusion albums by Miles Davis but somehow I had never heard this one. Considering it is his first journey into the fusion world, I loved it! I’m a fan of cool jazz, but most other jazz can get a little repetitive if not seen live. I’ve never felt that way about fusion jazz, especially the way Miles uses such a wide variety of instruments and electronic elements.

It's Miles. Miles always gets 5 stars from me.

Short one, but good. Some stressful bits, but very varied listening experience. Felt like ocean waves doing their thing.

Sonic world peace. The man can do no wrong.

For those who are about to rock: skip this album. But if you are into to musically baldly go where no one has gone before: fasten your seatbelts, but not too tight, close your eyes and let miles and his fellow musicians take you to free flow fusion wonderland…

I will always love Miles Davis

Jazz. Its Jazz.

The ADHD boss battle of jazz. And I lost, abysmally. 🎺💀

So chill. So so chill. I prefer Coltrane for my jazz tastes, but this is one of Miles' best. Can't help but think that a lot of the instrumental bits remind me of Pink Floyd and/or The Doors (?) I enjoyed this one a lot more than I thought I might, going into it. It will be in my rotation going forward.

A little slow at times, but such sweet sweet jazz.

Cool stuff, better than I was expecting

I almost listened to this twice.

Miles Davis going into a new Jazz sound. Wild this was recorded the way it was.

Fantastic listen, would listen again. I love the movements of each piece, and the addition of the jingling and jangling electric guitar and keys really highlight the brass when it comes in. Overall, love that this was Miles going electric, and it works. Shows that he and the band he put together could really make some fantastic music. Can really see its impact on funk and R&B that is set to come in the 70s. I can really see some of this influences in Frank Zappa's fusion (Waka/Jawaka)and some of the music of Curtis Mayfield and Marvin Gaye.

If peeing your pants makes you cool, then consider me Miles Davis

3.0 - Ok

I had this on cassette years ago. It was perfect personal stereo headphones on staring into a rain lashed train window on a long journey by night music. Then I had it on CD and lay in bed hungover on Sunday with it on. Now I have a vinyl copy and look out at the foliage of all the back gardens and the abandoned caravan park I can see out of my window typing this.

Huch, nur zwei "Songs"? Überragend in seiner Musikalität und Virtuosität, aber für meinen Geschmack einfach doch in der Form zu frei. 3/5 (muss wahrscheinlich 5/5 sein)

A calm and relaxing Jazz album 4/5

Damn, took almost 25 min for the drummer to find the snare... This is not for me, definition of background music, not bad but also kinda boring...

Bom

Es ist zwar einer der einflussreichsten Jazz - Musiker des 20. Jahrhunderts und ich möchte ihn hier auch nicht runter machen, aber ea ist einfach absolut nicht meins. Ich wüsste nicht zu welchem Anlass ich das hier nochmal hören wollen würde. Das erste Stück habe ich nach der hälfte abgebrochen und das 2. war weder entspannt genug um nebenbei zu lernen, noch um zu chillen. Sorry aber das ist nichts für mich. Aus respekt gebe ich noch 2 Sterne, da ich mir sicher bin das er gut spielt, es nur nicht meinen Geschmack trifft.

Muy inmersivo pero plano en general. No se que otra wea decir. Nota: 3/5

Es Miles Davis Intimo, melancolico, y particularmente experimental Me atrevo a decir que es un 9/10, pero tiremos para arriba la nota

would benefit from some song structure

I guess I don't really know what jazz is because this didn't sound like anything I'd recognize as jazz, but I liked it.

Excelente captura en vivo del gran maestro.

I recognize the instruments sound beautiful but honestly I couldn't listen to it completely. It is not the style of music I listen to daily but I appreciate the discovery.

nice and minimal

Exactly what I expected. Magnificent. The quality of the musicianship on this album is probably close to perfection as you can get: Herbie Hancock and John McCloughin add a depth of musicality that is transcendental.

Surprisingly enjoyed it.

Fine mellow jazz.

Wonderful

As a deadhead, I can hear Miles’s influence on Jerry throughout this album. It’s like I listened to a 38 minute Dark Star. It’s almost comforting in a way that I didn’t know jazz was capable of.

very silent i like it

I enjoyed the second track more than the first, though both were pleasant enough in a chilled out sort of way. It's the sort of music I want to fall asleep to, rather than to sit listening to in a critical way. But I will critique it anyway... Half of the time Miles Davis isn't playing, so big up to the rest of the band. I do think that some artists get a lot of credit just because of who they are and not necessarily for the album itself. It's Miles Davis so it must be a 5?. If this was just any old trumpeter then the album may not have even been made. However I do like the way that Davis makes his trumpet sound like an oboe with the mute he uses. But you do have to think why not just use an oboe? All things considered, I liked it. I will keep it in my library. But I think I will need to be an a particular mood or in a specific headspace to listen to it again 3½

You really hear the evolution of Miles Davis' sound (and by association, his influence on the jazz genre) throughout this list. I think this is the third album of his that I've received already, with the first two (Kind of Blue & Bitches Brew) being on opposite ends of his career spectrum. Specifically here seems to be when Davis began to experiment with jazz fusion, adding electric instruments into the mix such as the electric piano, organ, and guitar. There may be only two tracks here, but each track is technically separated into its own sections. That is very apparent in side two, where the electric piano and drums will abruptly kick in at times. It's all pretty chill without completely slowing down however. Reading contemporary reviews of this album, many dubbed this as "neither jazz nor rock", which is somewhat accurate I guess. It's still jazz at its core if Miles Davis is involved. Although this was the start of Davis' shift towards fusion and experimentation in his work. This would continue into the 70's, starting with "Bitches Brew" (which I'll admit that I was maybe too harsh on in my initial review, but I was like a month into this list when getting that album). I do prefer this to some of his later works however. Jazz fusion as a whole may be a miss on some people, but "In a Silent Way" should prove to be more digestible than others.

I know very little Miles Davis, and this sort of album is an interesting introduction. My favorite track (of the two on the album) is by far is the title track.

7/10 This was an interesting album. The playing is obviously first class, Miles Davis doesn’t pick any slouches, but while the playing is great, and the sound is also a really interesting step away from his more traditional jazz sound of previous albums, there are areas where things just don’t get moving quite enough for me. There are lulls, which is fine, but those lulls can drag on a little too long. There also isn’t quite enough variation in the rhythm section for me, particularly in the first track. The overall feel does feel like a stepping stone from the old style to the shorter-form more rock style structure of some of the jazz fusion artists, like Weather Report and Mahavishnu Orchestra that would follow. I can really see why the trad jazz heads would have had issues with the album. There are couple of quite glaring edits in there, which detracts a little from the flow, but overall, I think this is a really important step for Miles Davis and was a really decent effort. It’s kind of weird in that it probably rewards close listening, but also background listening, but not so much the sort of half-listenening that I suspect a lot of us do while doing something else. Shhh / Peaceful - This is good stuff. The rhythm section provides a consistent bed that gives momentum to the piece (although you’d be bored as hell being those players, because they don’t really diverge much over the 18 minutes), while the keys, guitar and organ just dance around each other in little bursts and flourishes, lending and taking back phrases and ideas from each other. Miles and Wayne Shorter both take their turns and, while their presence is relatively fleeting, they deliver some really subtle but delightful playing over the top. It could do with a bit more rhythmic variety for me, but it feels like a really chilled out jam where everyone’s having a great time. In A Silent Way - This is multiple tracks in reality. It has one movement that begins and ends the piece, with another in the middle. The opening and closing are almost a pre-cursor to ambient. They sort of drift around and flow without ever really landing anywhere over a droning bass tone. And then after four and a half minutes of ambient prep, the thrust of the track kicks in. It’s definitely got that fusion edge. It comes and goes and everyone gets their turn at the forefront of the sound. It’s definitely still got more of that traditional free-form flow from more traditional jazz, but some of the motifs and tones really hint at some of the fusion sound that would follow, particularly with Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter’s future band, Weather Report.

I'm not really into Jazz

This is the 182nd album I’m rating. I've heard many great things about this album but I've only heard a little bit of the first song. Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. Not Adding to my Playlist - Shhh/Peaceful and In a Silent Way/It's About that Time. All in all I liked 0/2 songs. Honestly these songs were too long, and kinda boring. Miles Davis is a jazz great but not for me. I was wrong.

Too long and meandering for me….but that’s jazz I guess!

The sound of a new Miles Davis being born — very, very quietly. Miles goes electric. Causes controversy. Eventually hailed a masterpiece. All true. This isn’t jazz to tap your foot to — it’s jazz to lose yourself inside of. In a Silent Way ebbs and flows and the host himself invites you in, sits you down to indulge his world. Long, hypnotic movements. Trumpet lines barely there — more like a signal from somewhere far off. Electric piano, ambient textures, and the birth of something new. It floats, it breathes, it waits. This is a turning point in jazz and a gentle revolution.

Alright jazz. Still can't tell much apart. I suppose I can only tell jazz apart from how it makes me feel, and this was just feeling average

Good stuff. Enjoyable. Don't really know how to rate it. Sounded nice while I got work done

I can't say I disliked this album, but I struggled to keep my attention on it as it went. I did enjoy it more than the last Davis album I got on here (though that isn't saying much). I liked its sonic/stylistic qualities even if it didn't engage me that much. There was some good stuff there, but it wasn't really for me. Overall: 2.5/5

It somehow reminds me of The Doors

2 ~20 minute chill instrumental jazz tracks. They were good but I wasn’t really paying enough attention to tell the tracks apart. Best song: Shh/Peaceful Notable(s): In A Silent Way

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Sorti en 1969, "In a Silent Way" est considéré comme l'acte de naissance du jazz-rock, il est la première pierre d'un édifice sonore qui allait redéfinir le genre pour la décennie à venir. Le premier contact avec "In a Silent Way" est une expérience sensorielle indéniable. Miles Davis, abandonnant les rivages acoustiques de son second grand quintet, plonge corps et âme dans l'électricité. Il s'entoure pour cela d'un panthéon de musiciens qui deviendront les piliers de la fusion : Herbie Hancock et Chick Corea aux pianos électriques, Wayne Shorter au saxophone soprano, un jeune John McLaughlin à la guitare électrique, Dave Holland à la basse et Tony Williams à la batterie. Le son qui en émerge est radicalement nouveau. C'est une musique de textures, de climats, une fresque sonore contemplative qui semble s'étirer à l'infini. Les nappes irisées des Fender Rhodes créent une atmosphère aquatique, presque amniotique. La guitare de McLaughlin, évanescente et cristalline, flotte au-dessus du rythme, délivrant des phrases d'une pureté désarmante. Le saxophone de Shorter, quant à lui, s'élève comme une voix solitaire, mélancolique et interrogative. Cette beauté atmosphérique est le point fort incontestable de l'album. Les premières minutes de "Shhh/Peaceful" ou le thème envoûtant de Joe Zawinul qui donne son nom à l'album sont des moments de grâce pure. On y entend la naissance d'un son, une audace folle qui consiste à ralentir le temps, à privilégier l'espace et le silence sur la virtuosité et la densité harmonique du be-bop. Miles Davis, avec sa trompette feutrée et ses interventions minimalistes, agit en maître de cérémonie, guidant l'auditeur dans un état quasi méditatif. Le groove subtil et lancinant imposé par la section rythmique est hypnotique. On ne peut qu'admirer la confiance de Davis à proposer une musique aussi dépouillée, qui demande à l'auditeur de s'immerger plutôt que de simplement écouter. Cependant, c'est précisément dans sa structure et son développement que l'album montre ses limites et justifie une écoute plus critique. "In a Silent Way" n'est pas l'enregistrement brut d'une session live en studio. C'est une création post-moderne, façonnée, découpée et reconstruite par le producteur Teo Macero, qui a usé et abusé du "tape splicing" (le montage de bandes magnétiques). Les deux longues pistes qui composent l'album, "Shhh/Peaceful" et le diptyque "In a Silent Way/It's About That Time", sont en réalité construites sur des boucles et des répétitions de sections entières. Cette technique, bien que révolutionnaire pour l'époque, installe une forme de monotonie structurelle. L'audace se transforme peu à peu en langueur. Le groove, si captivant au départ, peine à évoluer. On a parfois le sentiment d'écouter une esquisse sublime, une jam session inspirée, mais qui aurait été artificiellement étirée en post-production pour remplir les deux faces d'un vinyle. Là où l'on attendrait une progression, une montée en tension, une explosion libératrice, l'album préfère stagner dans son propre climat. La magie opère, mais elle ne se renouvelle pas suffisamment au cours des quarante minutes. La contemplation cède parfois la place à une forme d'ennui poli, comme si les musiciens eux-mêmes tournaient en rond dans ce paysage sonore qu'ils venaient de créer, sans savoir quelle direction prendre. Cette sensation est d'autant plus forte lorsque l'on compare "In a Silent Way" à son successeur volcanique, "Bitches Brew", enregistré quelques mois plus tard. Ce dernier réalisera toutes les promesses de son prédécesseur. Il conservera l'instrumentation électrique et l'approche texturale, mais y injectera une dose massive de chaos, de dissonance, de fureur rock et de complexité rythmique. À côté de ce chef-d'œuvre dense et abrasif, "In a Silent Way" apparaît comme une ébauche, un galop d'essai. Il est le calme avant la tempête, un laboratoire sonore où Miles et ses musiciens testent de nouvelles couleurs, de nouvelles dynamiques. C'est un album charnière, essentiel pour comprendre la transition, mais il n'a ni la perfection formelle des albums acoustiques précédents, ni la puissance dévastatrice de ceux qui suivront. En conclusion, "In a Silent Way" est une oeuvre paradoxale. Il faut la saluer pour son courage, son innovation sonore et sa capacité à créer une ambiance d'une beauté saisissante. C'est une porte d'entrée magnifique vers le jazz électrique et une pièce maîtresse de l'histoire de la musique enregistrée. Néanmoins, son caractère répétitif, sa structure artificielle et son manque de développement dramatique l'empêchent d'atteindre les sommets des plus grandes œuvres de Davis. Un 3 sur 5 pour une révolution incomplète.

Bardzo przyjemne. Może długo szeptać dzwięki do uszka.

muy chilling pero a la vez animado, me gusta para tenerlo medio de fondo mintras que hago algo. Los sonido atrapan. A la vez se hace largo, a los 6 minutos de la primera cancion ya estaba cansada de todo el rato los mismos sonidos sin una cancion, alguien cantando o un cambio en la musica, lit la bateria es la misma todo el rato. en el segudno se nota mas el cambio de distintos estilos, contraste cada cierto tiempo cambios, ns, ha mejorado. Los cambios de la segunda la hacen mas amena, simulando que estas escuchando varias canciones distintas y que no fuese la misma que dura 19 minutos. Album interesante pero no me guardaria ninguna de las dos canciones en mi playlist ni siento que lo volveria a escuchar.

When I was younger, the names of prominent jazz musicians kept striking my walls as paintings that I couldn't quite understand. The colors and shapes were all in front of me and yet I stayed far from names such as Coltrane, Mingus, Hancock, etc. I had an interest in wanting to understand these works of music, but I just wasn't ready for it. Another name that can fit into this category is Davis, Miles that is. I've heard about his classics for years now: Kind Of Blue, Birth of The Cool, Bitches Brew, Jack Johnson and now this one: In A Silent Way. I had never found the right time to be able to sit down and interpret his work for myself, so thankfully this project can given me the opportunity. I find that I am a much more matured individual when it comes to music and what I can conclude upon hearing this record is a better understanding of what I'm hearing. The ambient focus of the first track would have alienated me at a young age, but now I hear something greater. There's something so enticing about how light and open that track is. I find its tranquility to be endearing. The second track starts off beautifully before transitioning into a more upbeat movement. The way this record moves around is unlike anything I've heard up to this point. It has its own unique and relaxing vibration where it lets the percussion, keys, guitar and bass do the heavy lifting. The addition of Wayne Shorter's sax or Miles' trumpet is merely an added flavor to this harmonious affair. In other words, a star in the sky that hasn't faded (9/10, 5/5 on this scale)

Miles Davis is an amazing musician, I'm just not that into instrumental jazz. Best song: Shhh / Peaceful

I had this in my MP3 collection. But never listened to it. WOW! Genius is thrown around, probably too much. But Miles had it...here's an example.

Great jazz (fusion) album. Even though it's just 2 pretty long tracks, it works very well. It's an easy listen, can serve pretty well as background music, but if you pay attention it's very rewarding, the way they move around and explore Davis' compositions is so interesting. The band here is a mythical lineup, they're all amazing musicians and they all bring their best. I loved Davis' trumpet playing and the electric piano as well.

Maybe I'm just not cerebral enough for jazz music but so much of this just sounds like elevator music. He's obviously incredibly talented, but I can't imagine putting this on and spinning it just because I love it so much. It's fine, nothing special

Good album. Not my style of music but very peaceful! 6.4/10

That's jazz baby. I don't really know how to talk about this kind of music. All I can say is that it was not really my cup of tea (a little too slow to hold my attention) but not actively bad

CoooooooOooOoooooooOooOoooOOOOOOOOooool shit

Different, 2 long songs stood out to me. Interesting, not the biggest jazz guy but it was good background music.

Jazzy

Perfect album to listen to while working/studying. However, I fear the fine notions flew past me. I'm usually a huge jazz enthusiast with an only marginal knowledge, therefore, I'm more into clear, bigger solos. These were lacking here in my opinion.

Chill

When mom says you can listen to 2 more songs before bedtime

Enjoyed, but maybe not favorite. More experimental side of Miles Davis.

I’ve been really hit or miss with Jazz albums throughout this. My previous Miles Davis album, Birth of the Cool, I loved and gave it 5 stars. This one however I really struggled with. At some points I was really enjoying it, other times I hated it. Part of it might be listening to it in work. I will come back to it someday when I’ve listened to it in a more chilled setting.

my goat right here

Very nice and chill. This is a great listen on an early morning.

I hadnt seen this album before. I liked it. The two sides were both good, but very different.

Chilled.

I've been almost dreading this one: how can I even begin to write a review of In A Silent Way that does it justice; I have no idea. There's the circumstances of when I heard it for the first time, in the cool flat of my bohemian collegue who'd put it on, joints were involved, likely, wine, possibly. And how it blew my mind, then. How it opened my ears. But that would be cheesy, even if true. Then there's how it continued to blew my mind, for years. How it's unmistakably the mayhem of fusion jazz, but light, airy and wispy. Simultaneously, with structure and purpose. How it's serious, deep, and for some people apparently difficult music while Davis instructed his fellow musicians to play as if they'd been just introduced to their respective instruments. How intent listening rewards you with all those riffs and licks shimmering in its undulating flow. How timeless it is, while it absolutely is an artwork from when Hendrix played Woodstock. And then, today, while the sensation of having my mind blown has worn off, I always happily return to it like meeting an old friend. I might also pick up something another reviewer has made me realise: this album is the shortest 40 minutes of music ever recorded. Whatever I would say, in that review: "In A Silent Way" is my most important album in all of these 1001. If aliens landed in front of me and demanded a piece of humankind's culture, I'd play them this. One Million Stars.

not bad, but I didn't feel a lot while listening

This was fine sitting at my desk and listening to, but I do not think I would be able to just sit at home and listen. Miles Davis is a good musician, but not my kind of jazz.

I liked the first bit and got tired of it.

I enjoy jazz, this was solid. The guy is clearly a world class musician. Just not sure how much this is my vibe. I can respect and appreciate it.

Good background music, but a little sleepy for me

You’ve got to love miles Davis’s brilliant album.

Makes for some chill out and vibe background music.

Put it on for my 40 minute bike ride home. Ended up taking me 60 minutes and I started listening to it again because I was so relaxed I wasn't riding my bike fast.

Well Yeah it's Jazz

Jazz: Strike one. Horn Jazz: Strike two. Instrumental music: Strike three.

Not my music.

I hate Bitches Brew and this sounded like Prelude to Bitches Brew. I hate Bitches Brew so much that I think I may have Bitches Brew-related PTSD, and so hearing how similar this was to Bitches Brew triggered me something fierce. I am sorry to those that like this kind of thing, but I very much do not.

Good, nice vibe.

Man just lovely

This is one I absolutely need to revisit at some point in my life. It took me a while to fully integrate myself into the album but as I listened to the reprise of the main theme at the end of In a Silent Way, it somehow all came together. An absolute journey through sound, with Miles at the front and an absolute unit of a group behind him (including both Hancock and Corea, who led their very own successful fusion groups). I’m thrown between a 4 and 5 because I listened to it broken up and I think I need to listen to it straight though, but Miles is an innovator and this is certainly an innovation of the direction of his music. Gonna settle on a 4 because this is truly unlike what I’m used to with Miles, which is more Birth of the Cool and Kind of Blue

Miles is immortal but dude was just kinda doodling here not sure why this is on the list

Boring as hell. Stopped in minute 10

Maybe I primed myself to dislike it, but what else am I supposed to feel when seeing 2 tracks (technically 3) at 38 minutes? I liked the fusion elements of some electric sounds layered in with the group, but for me, this style of Jazz featuring trumpet runs facing background repetition blurs together into a largely uninteresting 18-20 minute sludge.

cool but not really my thing 2/5

Respectable, no doubt. Not my usual listening.

Abstract jazz. Meh. Miles is awesome

Listening to this album was like falling in love for the first time. Unpredictable, indescribable, and full of highs and lows.

Friday album so had a full weekend with this one. Listened to it 3 times over the weekend and saw it is great

Don't got a ton to say about this, it's just some damn good jazz. Not quite the vibe I look for in jazz, I tend to like jazz that gives me suits, cocktails, and dinner vibes and this is more straight live music setting for me with it's more fusion/almost-verging-on-funk style, but yeah. Can't really explain it better than that. Second song, In A Silent Way is more the vibe I like. I was always more of a Coltrane fan though, to be honest, but Miles is fantastic.

Jazz Fusion. Only two tracks for 38 mins of run time. A hugely influential and controversial album on the Jazz scene. Jazz is hit or miss for me. Some albums are cool. The rest aren't. I don't know what to do with this one though. An oddity.

Nice listen

Miles Davis and his mathematical mind. Some of the smartest math people I know love this music. Shh, just listen.

Not a fan of this style of jazz but Miles Davis is a legend and does it as well as any of the best.

Love this album!

end of first song fell off for me but overall a good listen

A little bit too ambient for me. Respect the creativity at work here but probably won’t be back. It had a good vibe though 2.5

I haven't gotten to this period in Miles career but loved this. Miles tone is beautiful and the other musicians are great

First time properly listening to Miles David and what a great experience! I find lots of jazz albums to be a bit too long/boring but this one is just the right length and has some exciting things going on 3/5

Absolutely beautiful album

Incredible, beautiful and serene music. Immediately creates a chilled atmosphere and builds on it, some of the best musicians of the 20th century. Perfect close your eyes and listen album

Lo siento, pero no conecto con el jazz.

I don’t understand jazz. I don’t know what makes it innovative, or controversial, but I know Miles Davis is an accomplished musician. To my ears this was just 38 minutes of noodling guitar and gently brushed percussion, and a bit of trumpet. It is audibly not just cobbled together nonsense, and parts of it reminded of the fade out of the Doors’ Riders on the Storm, but ultimately I just didn’t like it.

I know I should probably praise this to all high heaven……but jazz is not my thing.

Excelent album, synths and jazz

Magical, but you got to be in the right headspace to appreciate it.

Once again, all instrumental jazz is just not my thing.

This is the same to me as people that look at a couple of lines, squiggles and some paint thrown at a canvas and call it captivating art. I don't get it. I understand individually, anyone that can play an instrument even halfway decent, is an accomplishment unto itself. When those musicians get together and make free form jazz, it just sounds like noise. Personally, Miles oozed the cool and seemed like a polarizing figure. Musically though it just doesn't translate for me. I don't want to shit on it but it's just.......not good

I think this would be utterly mesmerising to witness live and I feel the need to go to a dark room and just let this wash over me. It felt like an effortless flow of music and while I am not necessarily a jazz fan I could appreciate this and the talent on show here. Not quite a 5 for me but maybe that’s more a reflection on my tastes than the musical quality. A superb way to spend some time and I’ll be a repeat customer (maybe then at least in spirit I’ll be increasing my rating).

Despite 2 mega tracks still found myself noticing clear musical divides. Its like a Jam of the most amazing artists of their respective instruments. Top quality. I would say at times its a little repetitive but thankfully mostly in a mediative, trance like way. With it always building or winding towards something and if you really listen there is always a sub note track going on. I still maintain its hard to get the most out of Jazz without being there live but the mood they generated in this was outstanding. Played to the title and tracks to perfection. Loved the odd crackle and mild airy tone on Trumpet Miles gets in there as well. To play a trumpet so clean and mild yet chuckiung in the odd delicate imperfection is amazing. Got better with each listen. Now, if you'll excuse me, I suddenly have an urge to dust off my old trumpet and resurrect my dire blowing skills.

Was hoping that I would enjoy this but I just didn't get it. Just sounded like endless formless noodling. Fairly pleasant to listen to but nothing I could really grab hold of. It illustrates my lack of connection perfectly that when the album ended and Tidal automatically ran onto some Jazz by John Coltrane, I didn't even realise the album had finished let alone that I now was listening to a completely different track and artist. Genuinely all sounded like nondescript Jazz noises to me.

Good!

Loved it

Jazz

Cool but also a very forgettable middle part

Absolutely vital jazz in transition, Miles always restless and moving to the future. Brilliant playing and atmosphere.

This is the kind of music you have to fully immerse yourself in and let yourself fall into the instruments. It's just so full of emotions. Songs saved: Both Album saved: Yes

Loved this. Such a good vibe - smooth, easy to listen to. The second track on this felt like a few tracks amalgamated into one but the journey was still great. Would absolutely listen to this again.

Not my cup of tea but can see why he is highly rated

Now this is what I'm talking. Smooth and enjoyable. Truly a please to listen to. Peaceful is most likely my fav. Fun album indeed. Reminds me of a 70's cop TV show's episode music.

Sublime

The first track is more of a soundscape than a melody, though it also has movements, and you're either going to go with it or resist it. The title track is easier to settle into and is really beautiful. Not the easiest thing to get into, but reading reviews and appreciation of this album confirms some impressions and gives language for others: psychedelic, fusion, minimalism, negative capability. One guy compared it to Dylan going electric. Like so much of Davis's work, this album deserves to be listened to on vinyl on a hot night with a bottle of wine. It grows on me every time I hear it.

This album only has 2 good songs on it. I enjoyed this for what it was. Self disclosure: I am not a trumpet guy and I struggle with Jazz.

I’m just an unfrozen caveman lawyer…this kind of music scares me.

This one is special. It hits all of my buttons. It makes me want to go back and knock my other 5-star albums down a star. After all these years I'm still being hooked by new grooves or hearing a new lick. (By the way, I peeked at what's ahead and since it won't be coming up, let me here suggest "On the Corner" as required listening if you were into this one.)

I dig. It's not often in up for jazz, but when I do, Miles definitely hits the spot. 4/5 #110

I'm not a jazz guy but I like this one.

So dreamy and definitely going straight to my instrumental playlist

While not as good as "Kind of Blue", this is still a great album for sitting and chilling. Musicianship is on point.

Incredible. I wish it was longer. It felt familiar and new at the same time. It felt like running and swimming.

I enjoy Miles Davis but I found this one only average.

Mesmo não gostando tanto da fase fusion dele, acho que aqui quando ele começa a experimentar com instrumentos elétricos o Miles Davis consegue criar algumas das sonoridades mais criativas da sua carreira

i’m speechless

A very pleasant album to listen to. Wasn't expecting entirely instrumental but I enjoyed it a fair bit in the background. While its not my cup of tea right now, I can definitely see myself revisiting and potentially liking more of this album. This record has extremely catchy sounds littered across both tracks that will have something for someone. Favourite Tracks: In A Silent Way Least Favourite: Shhh/Peaceful

Feels a pretty boss move to have an album of two tracks. The length of songs really allows easing into it as a journey, the continuation, themes and a pleasurable listening experience, which feels vastly different to 12 4 minute tracks. Just feels a really seamless, organic journey through so many layers and phases. Reminds me a bit of psychedelic trip music and could see it being powerful with that too. Just all feels so easy, smooth and effortless (listener and players). Listened straight through again after finishing first time. Definitely a different type of album to usual, but I like that.

Soothing jazz album. Like the side a more than b.

Doing some internet browsing on this album, and apparently in 1969 jazz critics were upset that electric guitars were used on this record. The horror! Well to me this album sounds like regular jazz, very ethereal at times. Might be good for museum music.

This must be the first 2-track album I've heard. After all the yelly albums earlier this week, 'Shh/Peaceful' & 'In a Silent Way' certainly seem promising titles. And this is comparatively peaceful, nice little snares/toots & strings, although 'Shh/Peaceful' is actually less peaceful than 'In a Silent Way', which I like better. Pleasant, but non-orchestral instrumentals are a tough sell for me.

At first I was inclined to give 2 stars; its just random notes and trumpet improvising. After listening some more, I remembered that I actually quite like disorganized notes. The trumpet playing is interesting - as a modern trumpeter (albeit not a very good one) it doesn't seem revolutionary, but I also wasn't alive in 1969, so... Also, the bit of it being a full length album consisting of 2 tracks is just so good.

Jazzy.

No me pareció un álbum sobresaliente de Miles. Me gustó, y entiendo que el punto es que sea una obra basada en lo repetitivo. El tema "In A Silent Way" me pareció muy lindo. Pero siento que Pharoah Sanders ha dominado mucho mejor esta música de estilo "trance" o contemplativa. El primer track debo decir que hasta llegó a aburrirme. Es destacable que es el primer disco que llevó a la etapa eléctrica de Miles y eso es históricamente significativo, pero en lo personal me han gustado más sus álbumes posteriores.

Experimental, electronic Freeform pieces put together often linked with sizzle of hi-hat.

The first half of this didn’t do it for me but the second song, the in a silent way, so so so so good. It made me go back and listen to the first track again and I got it then. Just such good work of rhythmic layering and meter and just like mastery of technical songwriting. It’s not a 5 for me but it’s a great 4.

Self medicated beforehand which I think led to a little bit more enjoyment from my end. First song was challenging to follow along due to the lack of structure. Couldn't really find any particular element that really took the lead anywhere. It felt like a composition that didn't really have a backbone. Second song got better halfway through with more structure until it kinda faded away. Didn't hate, definitely didn't love. Definitely won't listen again. Decent 2/5

This took some patience. I didn't really get into this until the second section of In A Silent Way. Once the drummer kicked into a groove, it kinda opened the whole album up and gave me a better appreciation of the other parts of this. I swear I've heard the trumpet lick at around the 14 minute mark before, but I can't place it. The final section was so much more satisfying after having that crescendo. I'm not a jazz guy, but I'm interested to see how Davis's next couple records are. I like the direction. I'm feeling a light 4/5

well what can i say? it’s a two track jazz album, i know i’m physically incapable of enjoying this and i was right. some ups and downs but by the minute 20 i was so bored that started cleaning my bathroom

Always cool to hear old Jazz, especially by the 🐐

I can appreciate the musicians behind this, the horn playing is amazing. But, I don't rent listening to this.

Groovy brotha!

Wow, what long songs you have!

Easy to listen to. Talent

Intimate and seductive. This is an album you can escape to in order to unwind and dispel all toxins from the day.

I enjoyed the overall vibe of this one but I wouldn't say it was anything special to me. Some folks saying this was a sort of process switch for Miles, but I'm not so familiar with him that I'd know. Long songs, though. Pretty cool to hear those just keep on going and not get too repetitive to me.

Very chilled for an afternoon off work

respectfully,,,, 2 songs 38 mins is crazy work. otherwise it was chill

I get if you’re a jazz fan, this is great. For me, it was passable background music

Some good background music, but IDK if I would listen to it again

Title track intro (first 4 minutes) was a vibe Edit on Jan 20 2026: changing from a 3 to a 5. This really is great WOW

Hva faen

Absolute fucking gold.

(7/10)

no esta mal pero no lo oi entero

Absolutely awesome

bästa jazzen nånsin?

chillig

A chill, ambient Miles album - kinda fusiony, I guess. I'm no jazz expert. Here is the personnel on this album and I'll just let them speak for themselves: Miles Davis – trumpet Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone John McLaughlin – electric guitar Chick Corea – electric piano Herbie Hancock – electric piano Joe Zawinul – electric piano, organ Dave Holland – double bass Tony Williams – drums A bunch of legends.

never listened to miles davis before. i only know him cause of that tom cruise movie collateral. but i understand it

I thought I had the wrong album at first because it was so short. 2 songs at under 40 minutes. Apparently that's right though. It was okay. Not really my thing.

As everyone else has said - reminds me of wait music.

Wow, this was genuinely one of the most magnificent things we have listened to thus far. Ethan shared that this album was the birth of Jazz fusion, which is just why I love this album so much. The electric guitar and electric keyboard did something for me! I fell in love with the drums in the first song; they were pristine in their execution as the trumpet came in and out, the keys adding organ-y interruptions throughout. The star of the show for me, though, was the title track. I loved the piano(?) that welcomed you into the song; it felt like glitter. The guitar was so beautiful, too! My favorite part of the song was the very end portion, where things went quiet and were way more relaxed. The soft trumpet with the glittery keys is out of this world.

A Proto-Ambient Masterpiece 1001 Albums Generator 53 (06/16/2025) Just play it like you don't know how to play guitar. This is the advice that trumpeter, band leader, and jazz legend Miles Davis gave to guitarist John Mclaughlin when Davis was unhappy with his complicated, chord-heavy arrangement that the first part of In A Silent Way was originally based on. Mclaughlin decided to take this to an extreme, stripping the arrangement back to revolving around a single E Major chord, one of the simplest chords on a guitar. To say it was played like a beginner would be disingenuous however; nothing about Mclaughlin's delicate, beautiful playing sounds like something a novice could play. It is also worth noting the guitar itself. This was not an acoustic guitar, which was more traditional for jazz arrangements; instead, Mclaughlin brandished an electric guitar. Meanwhile, Davis had not one, not two, but three of the greatest pianists in jazz history all playing electric keyboards. The trio of Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Josef Zawinul add constant layers of keyboards, with the most iconic parts being the organ that starts the whole album at the beginning of Shhh / Peaceful and the descending 3-bar chorda line that repeats throughout various points of the title track. The implementation of electric instrumentation into jazz, while not entirely new (even to Davis, whose last two albums had incorporated sparse electric elements), was very controversial. In A Silent Way is not the first jazz fusion album, as Frank Zappa and Larry Coryell had already started playing with the sound. But, both of these artists came onto the music scene with rock backgrounds. For Miles Davis, the jazz master, to incorporate rock elements into his sound was seen by some as a betrayal of his roots. Can I just say, this whole discourse is so strange in retrospect. This is not a rock album. Besides about two minutes in the title track, it's not even close to a rock album. But to contemporary reviewers, the sound of an organ or a guitar plugged into an amp was enough to classify it as "rock-adjacent". These are not the only players on the album, however. Dave Holland is playing an acoustic bass on this album, and the great Tony Williams has remained from the remnants of Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet. Wayne Shorter's saxophone adds an undeniable jazz element as well. And of course, Miles himself is still on the trumpet. I can only imagine that these reviewers' minds exploded when Davis started playing organ on later albums, but for now, he remains on the brass. His compositional skills are on full display, with his modal method of composition combining with a surprisingly ambient timbre throughout the whole thing. The greatest moment on this album is in the title track when, after 13 minutes of building, the drums open up and everyone's energy skyrockets. This is the moment. The other hero of this album is of course Teo Macero. In many ways, this album can be seen as a beta test for what would come on Miles' next album, Bitches Brew, and nowhere is that more obvious than in the production techniques. Similarly to that album, these songs are not only products of the musicians: they are products of the studio. Macero took the recordings on tape and physically put them together to create these 20 minute songs out of individual recordings of Davis and his band. For the most part, these cuts are very good (although not as good as the cuts on Bitches Brew). There is one cut around 9:07 on Shhh / Peaceful that is not very smooth, but besides that, Teo does a great job. In A Silent Way is my favorite album by Miles Davis. I have rated 50 of them, and this is the one that I come back to the most. It is a sublime musical statement and is so ahead of its time. It's an easy 5/5. Favs: Shhh / Peaceful In A Silent Way Least Fav: NONE!

The album title says it! Peaceful and smooth, but not sleepy.

It feels really kind of samey throughout the whole of the first 18 minute track. I guess there's some nice themes running throughout? Kind of? But there's really very little to grasp onto. The second track is so fucking boring. And why is the recording so bad? There's so much background hiss. I get that it's hardly a studio session, but still. This is a generous 2/5.

Damn, that trumpet. I like it.

Great music to listen to while working. Dude had a wild life after goggling him.

A classic. So inventive and still feels so fresh and innovative

Davis hit the target on first go here; I’m glad he moved on, but this encapsulates and surpasses all kinds of smooth that decayed to lounge at speed. I’ll plug again his later, much rawer “A Tribute to Jack Johnson”.

Interesting listen, perhaps can hear some Krautrock origins in the fusion arrangements. I've played this 5 times over the weekend and can't remember a single motif, however..

Originally not interested in listening to this record - not quite in the jazz mood. Then I decided to give it a quick listen. Got 2:40 minutes in and said no. Not my jam. at least for today.

A brilliant jazz album with one of the best line ups of all time. This album is ground zero of jazz fusion and is a precursor of the legendary seventies group Weather Report. Unlike the more lauded Bitches Brew that followed a year later, In a Silent Way seems more accessible and it is a very relaxing album with beautiful laid back grooves and subtle sounds blending together to create a beautiful dreamy textures. The last few minutes of the title track are sublime.