Reviews (page 7 of 15)
Miles Davis plays the trumpet
Fucking amazing! I loved it
Lovely background music. Doesn't do as much for me as I imagine it should. Guess I don't get Jazz as much as I thought.
oooooh so good.., oooooh those cats cooking oooooh miles my love
Not my favorite Miles album, but good none the less.
Great moody fusion of jazz with electric/rock instruments. Standouts: Only 2 tracks, both long and enjoyable
8/10
7/10…jazz fusion
Last Mile Davis album was a surprise to me, loved the smooth jazz so excited for this one! Really chill vibes, long meditative calm.
I'm not an expert when it comes to jazz, but I enjoyed it. For a track titled 'shh/peaceful' I did find it pretty non-peaceful though as there was a lot happening. Definitely an album worth re-listening to.
I liked it. Very interesting since I've heard a lot of music that must have been pretty directly influenced from this album. Jamming over one chord for 15 minutes is only something this incredible lineup of musicians could pull off.
Very long but interesting
I don't know much about jazz or jazz fusion, but this sounded pretty different from what I expected for that genre, in a good way though! I like it, this is the first time jazz "clicked" for me. I liked the first track better than the second, because the second one fizzled out a little to early for me, but overall enjoyable!
Everything I like about Bitch's Brew, with none of the other stuff.
Cool, dark, and immersive. More than 50 years after recording, it still sounds cutting edge.
Pretty good smooth jazz album. Would recommend.
Great album, I really enjoy the instrumental albums as it allows for a deeper study of the instrumentation. Overall enjoyed side one “Shh / Peacefull” the most as it is really a great mix of instruments and much more upbeat. The keyboards and drums are perfection on this track. Side two “In a Silent Way” was slow and that disappointed me a bit but it does pick up in the middle, which I enjoyed, it ends again as slowly as it started which makes a perfect close to the album.
I remember the first time I heard this album how blown away I was by the guitar tone. It seems less important or notable now than I remember it then. I think in a lot of ways this album also benefits from being pre straightforward than bitch’s brew, which I heard first and which made this seems a lot more focused and accessible. I still think it’s great, regardless of my first time listens.
I liked this. Wasn't prepared to hear long songs again but it was nice. I hear instruments repeating themselves like the bass and it doesn't stop. I think it keeps a tension of the song that is mysterious. When things finally do change it feels like a journey has been reached. The repeating instruments come back and back again and it feels like a never ending cycle. Although this happens, this gives the other instruments room to experiment and breathe in their own sound. Jazz is cool.
I really enjoyed it because this is the kind of music I actively seek out, something that is calming and well made. I loved the opening track. The album felt very well thought out and arranged.
I liked it, but I thought it was a little disjointed in the middle. I listened to it a couple of times and felt there weren't any standout moments but it was consistently enjoyable and interesting.
What a wonderful way to end this 1001 albums challenge - it was exactly what I was hoping for. I need to listen to more Miles Davis cause he's fab. 4 stars.
Favorite Track: In a Silent Way
40 days in and finally a jazz album. Really good album. So different than all his earlier recordings. While I prefer the hard-bop style, it’s tough to say I don’t like this. It was a ground-breaking jazz sound in 1969 and I love risky, game changing albums that are 5-6 years ahead of everyone else. Good listen.
This was great. Definitely I want to come back to it
Quite nice— has a nice vibe to it.
Suprotno očekivanjima, vrlo prijatan album čak i za nekog ko ne podnosi jazz. Dosta eksperimentalno, inovativno, drugačije. Podržavam što se nalazi na listi.
I really enjoy miles Davis vibes but I gotta say I preferred birth of the cool to this album. But he is certainly an amazing musician still, I know that. This was just a little more chill and on the side of “elevator music .” This is something that has a right place and a right time but it doesn’t really hold attention by itself. I enjoyed it but I also might fall asleep to it. And idk how bad of a thing that is or not so
Avoided listening to this until I was in the right mood for jazz. Really enjoyed gardening to it.
I'm not here to say this is his best album, but I love the vibes on this. Plus it's rare to have such a guitar-heavy album by Miles Davis so this feels like a treat. 4/5
I definitely enjoyed this one, but I’m still not very confident in my ability to discuss jazz. I know Miles Davis is a jazz legend, but beyond that I couldn’t tell you much about his career. This was pleasant to listen to, made for great background music while I was working, I will most likely listen to it again.
Enjoyable and fun as hell to listen to.
Listened to this on a walk, and had a jazzy, dreamy soundtrack. It does just kinda keep going on, no real breaks but not exhausting just hard to latch onto something other than album as a whole. Would totally listen to again and enjoy.
Ya like jazz?
To me this sounds a bit like the incredible "A Love Supreme" by John Coltrane, a similar gradual slow burning brilliant collection of music. This one is of course different, slightly more modern, but it has the same rolling onward and sometimes meditative vibe. I feel like the 16th note hi-hats and "i'm taking some big steps" bass lines really just pick you up and drive you around town on a beautiful day. I like a lot of things with this album and it feels so impressively serene and comforting which is apt for the titles. The only thing that would make it a 5/5 for me is if it it would have a few more climactic moments. The guitar solos are really killer and do all the right things, but I can't help but feel like I wanted just a little bit more of some kind of explosion after all of that building. I'm sure there's some dynamic constraints in play here, but that's why it's a little short of a 5 for me.
A really nice listen on a really lousy Monday morning.
My god this is a beautiful album. Have been listening to a lot of Miles Davis recently. The guitar intro of in a silent way is just beautiful. Innovative but still so classic sounding. Fabulous. Structurally so bizarre but the chords on the organ are beautiful. Have to get more familiar with this one
Love a bit of Miles.
4 - great fusion jazz
2 tracks, 40 minutes long, this is a great album to do practically anything while listening to. 4/5
4.5
Good album in a four stars way. Album does kinda sound like it restarts itself every 6 minutes or so throughout. Nonetheless, good album in a four stars way. Some very good silently moody playing by Chick Corea and John McLaughlin. Good album in a four stars way.
Favorite Track: Shh/Peaceful
Really pretty jazz-rock fusion album that is just two tracks, all instrumental.
Nice but a bit background music. Wouldn't have it on a run!
I’m not a jazz guy, but these are some good musicians
quizá de los últimos Albums qué sostenían una gran melodia por varios minutos, un genio
I preferred the back half. First half was groovy fast paced jazz. The second half was dark and atmospheric, like a precursor to ambient music.
Cool concept, experimental and improved like bitches brew but more put together. Pretty cool but not not as ground breaking as bitches brew or put together as Kind of Blue
There's nobody like Miles. As George Wein once said, Miles wasn't ahead of his time, he was the time. This is such a wonderful step between the second great quintet era and the fusion era.
If youre more of an instrumental rather than lyrics person then I would lisent to this album, I like it even tho I prefer songs with lyrics but I like the jazz I would lisent to this while I study or bake in the kitchen. I recommend this album.
I rate shhhhhhh peaceful a 3 star because there are no lyrics and I like jazz so Its for me but not really. I rate in a silent way a 4 star because its calming and its relaxeing and the gutire is really good
I thought "Shh! Peaceful" was good. I liked the instrumental music even without the lyrics. "In a silent way" was also great because it very delicate and nice. It's actually good without the lyrics. I recommend this album
No lyrics necessary
Listened several times this weekend.
v chill
Nice album, not his best 4/5
Lovely vibe, very palatable jazz. Beginner friendly. Listening in the wake of trying to listen to Bitches Brew and losing my mind lol.
A breath of fresh air. I've tried to understand A Kind of Blue, but I connect far more with In A Silent Way speaks. Will need to give it a few more listens - there is so much going on.
Jazz Great solos
Delightful, but honestly too short. I could listen to that for hours.
In A Silent Way doesn’t ask for your attention, it grabs it, slowly and effortlessly. This isn’t jazz that swings, pops, or even really moves in the way you expect. Instead, it floats, unravelling time until you forget where one note ends and the next begins. The electric pianos hum like streetlights flickering to life in the dusk, the guitar drifts in and out, and Miles well his trumpet slipping through the mix like the wind blowing gently around you. It’s so delicate that you almost don’t realize how much tension is lurking underneath, like the calm before something either beautiful or a storm happens, and you’re just waiting to see which way the clouds are blowing. This is jazz stripped down to its very bare essence. Space, mood, and the art of not saying too much. Miles is practically daring you to slow down, to stop expecting anything, and just exist inside the music. It’s the sound of a band listening as much as playing, every note hovering on the edge of something bigger. And just when you think you’re about to drift off into some blissful, weightless oblivion, the whole thing fades out—like it was never really there to begin with. Maybe it wasn’t. Maybe I just imagined the whole thing.
3.8 5x
So peaceful, I think the theme which he tries to make works completely. Nothing alike kind of blue but not for the worse. I need to listen more times, and the score could get higher but for now.. Favourite songs: both (obviously). Overall around 8/10
Would be nice to have more distinct sounds on a Davis album on this list (Looking at you Kind of Blue), but still decent.
I love Miles Davis’ trumpet playing of this type. Although it is relaxing there are many passages with tempo, which is also great - this is just the kind of jazz I love. I am dreading, though, the day when I have to listen to Bitches Brew, which is definitely not my taste
for some reason this took like 4 attempts listening to get through it but i really enjoyed it
I need to listen to this intriguing thing more but there's something here I think. Probably? Jazz is weird even when it's not jazz.
9/10 Miles’ first step into Fusion music is well regarded in retrospect similar to someone like Bob Dylan’s Bringing It All Back Home, and while it is a huge departure from his “traditional” work, being much more palatable for mainstream audiences who have begun embracing Rock music. The first side of this record is stagnant, with various isolated performances coming in and out of the mix pristinely playing along to a groove, and while it still has a lot in common with traditional Modal Jazz structures there’s various surprises and experiments that make these 20 minutes feel ominous. Continuing this ominous feeling for another 20 minutes is the other side of the record, this time with a surreal atmosphere, combining Ambient music with Rock, Funk, and Jazz in an incredibly smooth but elusive way, it makes sense why this album pushed some people away at first but it didn’t take long for them to really understand where Miles was headed. In a Silent Way works extremely well as a mysterious and hypnotizing soundtrack for the Manhattan streets at night, but it’s also an exciting teaser for what’s to come in Miles Davis’ career. Cool Jazz more like Drool Jazz! *Drives away in my 1984 Honda Elite*
Electric jazz fusion from Miles Davis. I've couple of his albums that were more traditional jazz ("Kind of Blue", "Sketches of Spain") but also had listened to "Bitches Brew" (released after "In a Silent Way" and also jazz fusion) so this was definitely an interesting listen. His talent as a trumpeter and as a band leader shines in what is his first true electric jazz fusion album after a hard turn in genres, according to Wikipedia. I'm a big jazz fan and this album was no exception.
Awesome possum. Dim lights and nice company. I understand why he is held in high regard. If I found this on vinyl for a decent price I would pick it up.
You finally got me Miles, I quite enjoyed this.
it’s Miles, what do you expect?
In A Silent Way ist ein zeitloses Werk, das sowohl als entspannendes Hörerlebnis als auch als tiefgründige musikalische Exploration funktioniert. Die Subtilität und Tiefe der Kompositionen machen das Album zu einem Meilenstein in der Jazzgeschichte. Ob als Einführung in Miles Davis’ Fusion-Phase oder als meditative Reise – dieses Album bleibt ein unverzichtbarer Klassiker. Ein perfektes Album, um die Seele baumeln zu lassen und in die Weiten des musikalischen Universums einzutauchen.
Excellent jazz album, especially if you're fine with electric in jazz 👌.
Smooth- really really enjoyed this album. Ups and downs. I heard it was the start of his crazier era.
Love Miles Davis but I'm not the biggest fan of +8min Jazz songs which low-key could be separated songs with transitions. I love progressive rock songs etc. but this album is most likely only listenable when not the whole album get listened streaming wise. But on wax its just a simple Side A and Side B which is cool. Kind of blue still my fav! (3.5/5.0)
Ich bin mir immer unsicher bei Miles Davis. Dem letzten Album hab ich 5 Sterne gegeben, die kann ich hier nicht geben. Das zweite Lied hat mir besser als das erste gefallen.
I've always wanted to listen to Miles Davis, but never jumped in. This is me jumping in. It's really good.
Space age jazz, or perhaps just call it music. At times it is almost like a sound track. It sounds very late sixties and I like that - It could easily be incidental music for something like Mission Impossible. And this album is certainly more accessible than the following Bitches Brew.
I quite like jazz and this was nice, vaguely-on-in-the-background, music.
Goed!
Solid 4, don’t love jazz but doesn’t get much better
listened to again another banger
First time listening to Miles Davis, really enjoyed it !!!!!!! Funky groovy melancholic cool shit
Hmmm hmmm hmmm, ça c’est du Jazz qui coule tout seul
Calm, cool and collected. What a journey this record takes the listener on, through upbeat rhythms to more docile and relaxed, ethereal tones. What a wonderful and experimental jazz record from the legend himself.
actually really good when doing more mindless things, like puzzling or cooking and just needing noise or drawing put surrounding noise. only 2 songs, but each song felt like several complete journeys. good album overall actually and will likely listen again in the future :)
liked songs: both This is the kind of music you just have to exist in. There's so much going on that it would be impossible to identify everything in the first listen. The layers of guitar flowing in and out of keyboards, relatively simple basslines, and relatively unorganized solos evoke a sense of floating. The use of discord and harmony is so well done, preventing total resolution at any point. This is a master of his craft surrounded by top-tier talent. Miles Davis is an all-time great trumpet player and band leader, and an even better composer. 4.25
way more digestible than Mingus because more predictable
Very groovy indeed. I felt like I was in the middle of a long Doors instrumental break for much of it, which is not a bad place to be. Quite transporting.
Good jazz. A little slow for my taste
While I am obviously no expert, it feels as though there is no note out of place in this exposition. Wonderfully crafted, and truly beautiful music. My ignorance for jazz music makes me feel like I can't properly appreciate this, but nonetheless. Love Miles Davis. Still think he has some better albums in comparison. Best Song: Shh/Peaceful Rating: 8.0/10 4 Stars
This, for me, is like watching a Kurosawa movie in original Japanese. I realize it is brilliant, I recognize the pure genious of the art but I can't understand it. I wish I could since this is probably some of the greatest music ever made. That said, even though I feel I can't truly appreciate what I am listning to, it puts me in a mood and I find it pulls me back in. How awesome is that?
Breathtaking. 4.5.
Great
I have seen this album cover before. Never heard these two tracks. This is solid. Reminds me of Jimi Hendrix with the improv and jamming and guitar solos.
Solid stuff. Really like that each song is just one side of a record
Very chill, loved the drumming
This and Birth of Cool are by far in a way his best....
This is a great and classic jazz record, despite being a transitional album between Davis's Cool Jazz and Jazz Fusion periods. I don't have much else to say here other than I wish there was more jazz on the list. Key tracks: Shhh/Peaceful
A whole vibe. Proto-Bitches Brew, a little more groovy and accessible than that one.
Greta background music
Pretty great to have on in the background. It's interesting and inventive and easy to listen to.
Had never heard before. Was shocked to see just two songs, but they were long. Really nice mood and tonality. Parts reminded me of The Doors (The End) and bits of Atom Heart Mother.
Ethereal sessions of jazz. The guitar work adds an interesting dimension to it. 4.5*
Never thought I was a jazz man but here we are
What a great listen. Only two pieces but they each move in so many directions. You can feel the anguish and disparate realities of 1969 permeate. But the drums, particularly the hi-hats, give them a forward momentum in spite of all they're up against. A glimmer of light through the clouds. Miles Davis at his best.
I really enjoyed this. I know next to nothing about jazz but this was great. Initially I was intimidated with in being 38 minutes with only 2 tracks, but it flew by and I enjoyed every second if it.
That's not my taste in musik. But interesting music. Great musician.
Ok, wasn't differentiating between songs
I really liked this! I preferred the second track to the first, although I'm not sure if I'd listen to it again in the future, as I'm not a fan of super long songs.
Virkelig godt musik at have i baggrunden på arbejde. Kunne lidt bedre lide Kind of Blue men generelt er Miles arkiveret under COOL CAT hos mig
Better than expected experience.
Difficult not to compare to his next, superior, album Bitches Brew, In A Silent Way is a gentle introduction to jazz fusion. It doesn't quite get there for me, and as blasphemous as it might be, I found John McLaughlin's guitar to be downright clunky at times.
Miles fully commits to jazz fusion on In A Silent Way - only to later perfect it on Bitches Brew.
经典，豪庭啊
the trumpet was trumpeting
Stellar line up of musicians. You can really hear what Jazz Fusion was about to become and how the next decade was gonna look.
Chill jazz.
Another classic album by Miles Davis. While I enjoyed listening to this, it did not have the same overwhelming and inspiring feeling of his Kind of Blue album.
When I want Jazz, Mike's is in the mix. I like the album.
Hard to pinpoint, but an engrossing listen. As there are only two pieces around 20 minutes each, the build ups are quite rewarding - when that bassline kicks in at the 14 minute mark on the title track, or in Shhh/peaceful, when after pounding a closed hi-hat for around 9 minutes the drummer releases the pressure a bit and we get a single snare drum hit (I do not fully realize whether that was irony or not.)
Very solid entry
Nice Jazz music. One reminded me of Ella
Presenting Miles as the musician of subtlety and restraint.
A jazz album that's not too long and doesn't get boring. Made in the same year as many other classics. Some jazz records can be monotonous after a few minutes. But Davis avoided that as there's many instruments on "In a Silent Way". In other words, I liked this album. 4 stars for "In a Silent Way".
10/24/24 first time listening!
4.5 Kinda weird but I can appreciate that given its year. Also really beautiful. Big fan!
Cooooool Jazz man.
4 estrelas fácil. Miles sempre esteve milhas à frente.
The last Miles Davis we got was Birth of the Cool. Here he is 20 years later showing he's can take the two chord jams of psych rock into a new kind of cool. appreciated. (⌐■_■)
This guy sorta knew his way around a song eh
Not perfect but really good.. added
Beautiful.
It seems like I've been getting a lot of jazz lately . This album was a little different in that it only had two, rather lengthy songs. It hit me like good jazz is supposed to.
A perfect set of tracks for walking around empty city roads late at night in autumn.
I don't know if I'm really qualified to review this. I like it better than most jazz, but it's also more rock-like than most jazz. The middle section of "In A Silent Way" is basically two long stretches of them just hanging on a riff. It's got more in common with "Band of Gypsies" than with Duke Ellington. But it's cool, it's really cool. It's got a lot of strange, strange sounds - lots of atonal stuff, wide diversity in voices (with the guitar and organ and all that added in). But then there's also very pacifying sequences with a very smooth sound. It's disorienting, in a good way. I listened to this a couple times, in part because it's short and because it's good background music for work. It definitely rewards repeat listens. There's a lot there.
I do not listen to jazz at all so I am completely unaware if this is good, bad or influential in the jazz world. What I do know is I like it. I don't listen to jazz because I don't feel like it has a flow, I feel like it is all over the place and the instruments don't really work together but do their own thing. However, for me this was totally different, worked together and made sense in coherent musical pieces. It was different because it was more electric and not just jazz band instruments, which was also cool and a different experience. It did give me the vibes of background music in an elevator or a store, but it was still enjoyable.
Okay, wasn't expecting pure instrumentals
Pretty chill
Quite pleasant to listen to 4
Smooth and always surprising. David was the bomb, baby!
Huippu. Uusiks!
Miles Davis was such a badass that he could release a record that was two tracks long. And have it be fantastic. This is a typical Davis album in terms of its moodiness and introspective feel. But it’s great and stands out a little because of the statement it makes. Two tracks, one on each side of the record. Done. He didn’t need any more than that. I don’t know what else to say, really. It’s Miles Davis. One of the best to ever do it. Four stars. Standout Tracks: both of them
This was fantastic. Even the parts that were a little more wandering, was there to build up to the next piece of each song. It was calm yet poignant and interesting. 4.5/5 Would definitely listen again
Features a cool blend of rock and jazz, where neither really feels like they're taking center stage. The musicians who played on this are an absolute murderer's row. I preferred side A to side B, but both were solid. Favorite track: "Shhh / Peaceful"
i already own this album on vinyl. this is probably what it feels like when someone reminds you that you have a really good sandwich in the fridge that you then get to indulge in
It's Miles, it's cool.
Need more in my life
Nice in the background
Not fully my type but I enjoyed it quite a lot. Nice work.
Nice Jazz album 👍👍👍
I'm not really a jazz fusion fan but this worked for me. It toes the line where I could still listen to it and enjoy it whereas something like Bitches Brew goes way over the edge and to me, is unlistenable despite multiple tries. I could see revisiting this but I would reach for several other Miles recordings before this one.
Great trip, but it requires your full attention. I had to listen to it in 3-4 different takes.
шшшшшитсокэйшшшшшшшш Лучшая песня - In A Silent Way.
ho finalmente accettato che mi piaccia il jazz. assurdo. che melanconia, che magia.
Great album, very deep and always interesting. The B1 track must have been sampled a gazillion times by the lofi squad, the whole B side is chops galore.
I liked this album, it was very nice background music. It's the kind of thing I'd put on quietly in the background of a nice house party. Not that I've ever had one of those. Jazz doesn't do anything special for me, so I didn't fall in love with this (presumably) iconic record, but I definitely like it. I don't have the developed nose for Jazz that I'd need to say anything intelligent about it here. 7/10
95% of music I listen to I'm working at my office. I put this album on three times. Each time I lost track of it and didn't tune back in until I noticed something else came on after. I can't say whether or not I was extra productive like it put me in some kind of flow state. So many albums in this 1001 project give me a guilty feeling like I'm not giving the art the context it needs to be optimally enjoyed. Like if I heard In A Silent Way in a jazz club? Ugh. Would be pure magic. But instead its coming through my Apple Studio Display speakers. Sounds good but is it even the same thing? What even is life? :P 4 stars for the jazz club daydream.
This was a really cool and varied album. I love how it ebbs and flows through. Shh/Peaceful was really fun to start with. The guitar is really fluid and flowing. What I like though is the play between the guitar and the trumpet. One minute you're locked in kind of psychy sounding guitar riff and then Miles comes in on the trumpet and kind of just takes you to a new level. Also, really cool and moving percussion. The tempos changes throughout, but the drums really keep it tight through all of their jams. In a Silent Way was really interesting. I love how it starts and ends. The ambient soulful somber tones really lock you in. The journey to the fusion jazz / rock in the center is really what captivates me. It ebbs and flows, ups and downs in tempo, pace and instruments. Then it lands you safely back home in that ambient space. I really enjoyed this!
First listen, likey. Fusion…cool. Recorded in one day. That’s one way to make a good album. Think I would like to read his Autobiography.
Jazz, 1969 -> 4
i think jazz music is pretty awesome, but unfortunately i find it very difficult to approach. less made up of songs and more just background noise, but its really good background noise
Based album.
Sottile, ipnotico, incalzante. Non lascia margine all'indifferenza e coinvolge fin dalle prime battute. Ottimo dopo una piatta giornata estiva.
Many jazz albums have flew over my head, but this certainly didn't. Though the first track dragged out for quite a while, I thought it was a nice journey and I didn't get bored. Had an interesting suspense to it, like something crooked was about to happen. The second track started off more mellow, relaxing, and peaceful. Then it ramped up and changed form. This track also took me on a nice journey. Overall really good album, nothing to complain about! Strong 4.
Nice chill jazz! Not as Iconic or catchy as "Kind of Blue" but still definitely worth a listen. Some great solos and vibes here.
Sophisticated Jazz
Wow
Wow, you know you have something special when you can release an album with two 15 min tracks. So glad we got another Miles album, and one I hadn’t heard before!
Another great one from the Great One. Only two tracks, and they're all over the place. Parts of this feel surprisingly modern, like a blend of jazz with some pop or rock elements. Really cool honestly, Miles Davis is just consistently that guy. Favorite tracks: I liked 'em both. Album art: Sort of an ominous headshot of Miles, looking....what would we say here, worried? Forlorn? It could even be a positive emotion, hopeful? Really hard to read this guy, he's an enigma. I hate that this picture reminds me of some bigger account on twitter that has this cover as their profile pic. 4.5/5
This near-peak Miles, but neither at his most tuneful nor his most outrageous ... quiet and contemplative (but in a different way than Kind of Blue), open and innovative, just floats and shimmers and invites layered and attentive listening, with so many evanescent and glowing passages of wonderful and inventive playing to consider.
Álbum muy bueno la verdad, adelantado a la época debido a la mezcla de estilos que se escuchan en esta obra. 2 canciones de 19 min c/u que no se hacen aburridas. Es Miles Davis, nada más q agregar. 9/10
Sublime
Albumi #9, 05.08.2024 Miles Davisin klassikkoalbumi on yksi fuusiojazzin merkkiteoksista. Albumi koostuu kahdesta kappaleesta: A-puolen "Shhh/Peaceful"-jamittelusta sekä B-puolen "In a Silent Way"-klassikosta. Albumille tunnusomaisessa fuusiosoundissa merkittävää osaa näyttelevät sähkökitara ja sähköpiano klassisten jazz-soittimien ohella.
My third Miles Davis album, first of this project. I very much enjoyed this, though not as much as Kind of Blue and Bitches Brew. I'd love to listen to this out on the porch with some coffee on a drizzly weekend morning.
The melody on the track in a silent way is really evocative and moody. But the next section of the track is cool, I like the groove. But ultimately it’s quite a difficult listen as a whole as it’s very exploratory and seems to not really know what it’s trying to be.
Experimental, early electronic jazz is weird and cool. Released 10 days after the moon landing. That fact seems appropriate.
Liked it but not as much as Bitches Brew
Impressively varied. A complex collage of different sounds.
Good album. A couple nice long, meandering jazz tracks. I always like some nice jazz. ****
It's interesting to hear Miles Davis transitioning with the time. The skill of the performers here is wild. You can't predict where anything is going to head but when you hear it you know it works there. I gave this one a listen and knew I needed a second one to lean in closer. This album feels like it it was a continual song and ran forever you'd keep hearing interesting moments without it feeling repetitive.
It's amazing what they can do with one chord for over 18 minutes on Shhh/Peaceful. Shorter's soloing is particularly good here, as is Davis'. In A Silent Way is a lot more melodic. Overall, a very interesting listen.
Fits a different mood than we've normally had here, but it's pleasant to listen to for long periods of time. I had to take a little bit to change listening gears, but then I definitely enjoyed this one.
Pretty beautiful. I really enjoy how it sounds - good background music too. Somewhat repetitive in a way I don't love but I mark it up to me not knowing much about jazz/how to listen to it. Loved the guitar breakdown (?) in the middle of track 2. 4/4.5 again because I don't fully understand jazz - but liked this more than the other Miles Davis album I had earlier
I'm starting to come around to this jazz thing. That's 2 of them in a row that I've quite liked. This one has a cool atmosphere and of course it has excellent performances all throughout. There's only 2 songs so no fav songs from me, they're both real good.
Shhh/peaceful is quite animated for its title. The drummer is just playing 16ths on the hihat, wouldn't associate that with jazz but it is undeniably jazzy, really nice. In a silent way is actually more tranquil I found.
This preceded the far-more-known and popular "Bitches Brew" but I like this infinitely more. The cool groove and tension that builds (endlessly?) in the first half is a perfect meld of jazz and rock...ish genres. Much like with the best of Miles' earlier jazz, it's the space in the music that ties it all together. You get the feeling while listening that they could go nuclear at any moment which would of course destroy that tension. Odd reach / parallel: you can clearly hear the edits especially in the first track where they patched long passages together and it makes me think of some of those old classic Yes tunes like "Yours Is No Disgrace" where you hear a similar cut. Apparently that was a big critique of this album - I say it gets more points for it. Gorgeous soundscape - I love it. 8/10 4 stars
Unusually this album just has 2 tracks on it, both over 10 minutes. A beautiful performance by Miles Davis 4/5
I've been having very bad experiences with the Jazz albums sent to me on this site. So much so that in my summary it says that the genre I like least is Jazz, but that's not true. I just wasn't lucky! Miles Davis is an artist whose name I've heard somewhere but I've never come into contact with his work and I have to say, this is an excellent example that a Jazz album can be fun and entertaining. I don't give it 5 stars because of my philosophy that music should convey a message, even if it's an instrumental album. One of two things: Either I don't know enough about Jazz to understand the message of this album, or there is no message at all. Either way, it's a great album!
This album mixes jazz and rock really well. It's smooth and cool. The instruments blend perfectly, and both songs flow. It's a unique and timeless listen, and something I'm happy I got to experience.
Vibe!!! Så nice att lyssna på när jag var i bilen
Vibig musik långa låtar på ett bra sätt bra som bakgrund:) mycket olika låtar i låten typ
I loved this, will be listening again - 4.5/5
that was nice
Not the best in Miles’ discography, but with one as stacked as his, an electronic jazz fusion is cool as shit and very much welcome
The beginning of Davis' jazz-fusion era, and a very modest, yet still engaging listen at that. While it may not have the punchy or more eccentric qualities that later Davis projects from this era would have such as the psychedelics and explosiveness of Bitches Brew, the hard-rock leanings of A Tribute to Jack Johnson, or the more funk-infused findings of On the Corner, In A Silent Way's best quality is in its sonic textures and how it manages to take its relatively simple melodies as templates that allow for its individual parts to take the spotlight throughout the 38 minute runtime, such as the intertwining keys between Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Joe Zawinul, the smooth guitar playing of John McLaughlin, to the gentle yet at times honed-in drumming of Tony Williams (especially during the latter half of the title track). This all creates a record that is may sound relatively simple and modest at a first glance but is best appreciated when you start to listen closely to all of its subtle sonic details and realize how beautifully and smoothly it all blends together.
4☆/5 06.26.2024
It's one of the best ways to get into jazz fusion. Easier accessible than Bitches Brew.
Wish it was longer.
What a great listen. Maybe my favorite jazz album so far? Felt much more contemporary to me.
Didn’t expect to like this as have generally found the jazz selections pretentious but this bops.
Vibrant, groovy, alternatingly brisk and delicate. The closing part is transcendentally lovely.
One of the best musicians playing one of the best albums. Glorious music to sit back and lose yourself in. It’s relaxing while still being exciting. It’s soothing and frightening. There are no words to fully dewcribe - just go listen!
This was good, I really enjoyed it. The whole band is very talented, everyone has a moment to shine on the album. Just overall good music
Marvelous and simple at the same time!
4.5
This was really nice to listen to.
Enchanting
Very chill vibes
both pieces were good but the start of the second rocked my world
The best work music I have found on here so far. I am sure I would appreciate it more if I wasn't still an uncultured swine who didn't really understand jazz, but I dig it nonetheless.
Only 2 songs? Enjoyed jazz, or whatever subgenre of jazz this is meant to be.
He’s one of the best and both of these songs are brilliant in their own right. Miles Davis always finds a way to make jazz refreshing when you find more of his music
I like a good jazz album every once in a while and this was pretty good. Not my favorite, but I liked listening.
Very good stuff, as always from Miles Davis
Nice Miles
Smooth jazz
Smooth Miles
As a lover of lyrics, I can’t fully get behind listening to a full jazz album like this. But as a former trumpet player, I have such admiration for Miles Davis as a musician to be able to perform at his high level for multiple 20-minute songs. In particular, the while the opening "Shhh / Peaceful" was nice but a bit repetitive, the titular "In a Silent Way" kept me engaged throughout and was a perfect listen. To conclude - "If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis." 7/10
I hadn’t heard this album, which some claim to be the first fusion album. I actually really enjoyed it. Davis’ smooth transitions in and out (example 9:20 mark) was a perfect show of his mastery. I also appreciated the skill he allowed for the rest of his band, though I have to give praise and condolences to drummer Tony Williams for the 18-minute high hat routine. Favorite track: Shhh/Peaceful.
I enjoyed this album. As someone who's not super well versed in jazz, this is an accessible piece because it's more of a rock-jazz fusion project. It's a little bit jazz, a little bit Hendrix psychedelia, a little bit Parliament-Funkadelic experimental funk rock. Very vibey. I feel like I can't quite give it a 5, though, because at only two tracks (at least in the format in which I listened to it) and being completely instrumental, it inevitably ends up becoming background music. My attention would pop in at hearing significant changes in the movement, but I'd eventually zone out again. It's just how my brain works. I wouldn't mind listening to this album again, but I don't know if I'd go out of my way to put it on. 4/5
Shhh Peaceful In A Silent Way It's About That Time
Great listen! Once I understood what I was listening to it was nice to enjoy. I think I need more instrumental music in my day to day
An album that you can comfortably play in the background.
Moody, mellow, rainy day jazz. Just delightful. Great album to start the day with. 8/10
Love Miles! Wish there was a way I could get paid to listen to Miles. He is a conduit to the realm of music. I do not have the musical knowledge or musical vocabulary to explain in words why I love this music..... But I know what I like.
Hypnotizing (in a good way)
Fell asleep to this - was nice though!
Cool, chill… I don’t get jazz, but I like listening
2 songs in 38 minutes is insane. Despite the 20 minute long songs, I enjoyed both, especially since they were both instrumental. The first one was upbeat and fun and the second was soothing and relaxing. 4/5
a nice jazz album. really neat how it’s a two track album and remains engaging throughout. i don’t see it being in my regular rotation but i enjoyed my time with it nonetheless.
This is the second time Miles Davis has popped up in a week and this one was actually better than Birth of the Cool, in my opinion.
Listened to this while playing 7th Citadel. I really enjoyed this album. There were a number of times where I had to check that it was still the same album as it just sounds more modern than it is.
Fandme lækkert, rigtig søndagsalbum, kun 2 numre
lovely, my favorite jazz album of the admittedly few I've heard. probably because it features so much guitar. McLaughlin's tone in Shh/Peaceful steals the show. his intro on In A Silent Way duels with the keys to create an otherworldly track for Davis' trumpet to play alongside. About halfway through In A Silent Way while Davis does his thing on trumpet, the rhythm section has such a nice melodic thing going, they kill it on this album. this felt very direct compared to what jazz I know, surely because the guitar makes things so much more comfortable to approach for me.
A 2 song 40 minute album. King shit.
Great stuff, very relaxing!
Very cool - a single malt kinda album
Nice
This was chilled and I enjoyed it more than I figured I would.
Good jazz album
insane lineup
Great stuff…what I like is that the style around him can change but you can always recognize his horn
nice. instrumental 4
Another great listen. Smooth, cool, and classic. Another example of why I like Miles so much.
Two Joe Zawinul days in a row. This one much better than the last. Loved the repetitive groove of the first track especially.
No lyrics pretty solid. I like the jazz I’ve always loved orchestras of sound, this is probably the essence of what every orchestra wishes they could do. Miles Davis is a musical genius and he didn’t have to say a damn word. Favorite: both tracks 4.1/5
I love Miles Davis, and this album does not disappoint. Somehow loud and quiet at the same time, Davis's brand of discordancy, tension and release, and subtle touches of sonic steering make for a hugely enjoyable 40 minutes. I do feel like they could have taken some of the ideas a bit further, rather than looping and repeating, but what was there was great.
Smooooooooooth
Майлз конечно великий. Атмосфера самого грязного и неуютного бара в котором играет самая красивая музыка на свете. Обязательно надо переслушать
Das macht eine sehr ruhige Stimmung!
You cant give miles under 4
Amazing. First track was brilliant, second good in parts but didn't hold itself like the first. Can really hear the impact this had on music, still hearing it's legacy in music released today... Floating Points, Squarepusher etc. Second or third Miles Davis album I've had now and by far the best. Definitely will have this on rotation. Perfect to work to.
2 tracks, side A and side B, of improv jazz. Chilled out background music, just a serious vibes album. The trumpet man is gonna take you to the unknown destination, and we're gonna have fun along the way.
I enjoyed this a jammy vibe. Nothing super crazy, but just a nice hang in a jam session with pros who are vibing rather than flexing
I never get tired of Miles Davis.
Clearly shows why Miles Davis is one of the best. I also really enjoyed John McLaughlin's guitar parts in this.
Excellent chill walking around town music
Amazing 2 songs. Needs a warm drink and a cozy chair to enjoy.
Definitely a really cool listen. I think the first track is a bit too all over the place for my taste but still pretty good. The second track 'In A Silent Way' is just a masterpiece, though. I never expected to find a beautiful ambient song on a Miles Davis record but here we are. And the complementary middle section of the song is amazing! 8/10
Got sucked into the musicality. Local jazz clubs with talented musicians are impressive while jamming, but then Miles has created this that is miles above, shows the level.
Another great jazz record, not much variation as far as each song goes, but is a good album to just stick on to concentrate on tasks
Fantástico. 4/5.
Good sound and I can appreciate the talent, but it isn't something I'd go back to.
Jazz man's jazz. Appreciate both tracks being starkly different as they were and holding my interest. The first one bustled and the second one contemplated. They both stayed Freeform without becoming overwhelmingly busy. I don't know who needs to listen to jazz before they die, but if you're going to listen to jazz, this certainly has the prestige to make the list. Standouts on this album were "Shhh / Peaceful" and "In a Silent Way".
Wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about this one but in retrospect it’s a pretty cool album. Songs seem to form more of a soundscape rather than conforming to traditional song structures
Loved this
After taking a class on Miles I was hesitant to willing listen to this, but I'm very pleased with this record. Amazing instrumentation and composition.
Jazzy
4-
Good music for cooking dinner to. Need to check out the rest of the Davis discography.
prefer the more relaxed 'kind of blue' but this is an excellent album
Wonderful instrumental album. Great for relaxing and getting lost in real (non electronic) music.
Still figuring jazz out, but it was interesting this album only consisted of two long songs.
Nice inoffensive background music
Excellent
Great and mellow jazz
I've been waiting 91 albums for some proper Jazz, so it was loveley to finally get this. Miles Davis has been a nut I've tried to crack a few times. I've never had his albums stick. Possibly I was going too early. I really liked this one, I would defintely pick it up on vinyl. It doesn't really go anywhere. There's no destination. It's like a walk around the block. Probably in New York. It's a summer evening. There are vibes everywhere. It's just a pleasure to be out, soaking it all in. Even if you do the walk hundreds of time you find something new.
I actually loved the guitar
This album is a jump off to 70s miles, a precursor to Bitch's Brew. I like this one better than Bitch's. The band is completely stacked. It's John McLaughlin on guitar, and 3 of the best keyboardists of all time, Joe Zawinul, Chick Correa, and Herbie MFin Hancock. Wayne Shorter on sax.
Pretty good. Never listened to much Miles Davis (or jazz in general), but I could see how some progressive rock bands from the 60s/70s may have drawn inspiration from this album.
You can call it "fusion jazz" if you like. You can label it controversial because it is "electric" and "experimental". None of that matters. The fact is, this is a great album with melodies that are rich and sensuous.
Decent
Good soundtrack to commit shenanigans to.
Getragener Miles - aber ohne Langeweile.
Lovely ambiance.
Thoroughly enjoyed Miles Davis embracing a minimalist approach and the innovations he adds. More approachable that the later electric work like Bitches Brew. I especially like the reprise on In a Silent Way, kind of the second half of side two, where the guitar plays an ostinato that reminds of Eno's Music for Airports I, the melody kind of revolving around itself without ever fully resolving. Innovative and lovely. Really subtle, bears repeated listens.
Second track really grabbed me
it's just a great jazz album. both tracks, despite being long, progress really well and go to some really interesting places. The atmosphere is also great, it's a great night time album. I really like it. It's a decent 4.
simple yet beautiful - only 2 songs, but they each tell a story in and of themselves. Delicate touch throughout.
My first one of Miles Davis. I liked! 4/5
Pretty good for boomer music
4.5/5
Magnificent Miles Davies! This album shows on two tracks how to work out musical themes. Definitely NOT easy listening, but please compare with J.S.Bach "Die Kunst der Fuge", where the variation around 4 notes (Bflat, A, C,B) is celebrated in a complete concert.
Two wonderful pieces, even if I don't really understand jazz yet. I got properly lost in the music, to the point of doing nothing except listening - which I rarely manage to do. An unexpected joy, which I'm sure I'll enjoy even more when I come back to it - and I certainly will return.
Awesome. Such a great vibe. I want to check out more of his music.
Loved it!
Liked it a lot