Album
Bitches Brew
1970 · Jazz
151 collectors on Gatefold own this
Bitches Brew is a Jazz album by Miles Davis, originally released in 1970. On Gatefold: 199 pressings tracked, owned by 151 collectors.
About
Miles Davis took a turn away from hard bop with <i>Bitches Brew</i>, and its mysterious fusion vibes still reverberate throughout jazz music. Psychedelic guitar lines cavort with funky percussion on “Pharaoh’s Dance,” while the title track manifests the album’s surreal atmospheres with stark trumpet blasts, bobbing bass, and wild bursts of percussion. And despite its abrasiveness, a chilled-out character emerges on opus “Miles Runs the Voodoo Down.” Arguably Davis’ most intense work, this masterpiece firmly cements his name in the jazz-rock pantheon.
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Tracklist
Side A
- APharaoh's Dance20:07
Side B
- BBitches Brew27:00
Side C
- C1Spanish Key17:30
- C2John McLaughlin4:23
Side D
- D1Miles Runs The Voodoo Down14:03
- D2Sanctuary10:54
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
- layered
- hypnotic
- psychedelic
Release Date: Mar 30, 1970
Recording Period: August 19, 20 & 21 1969
RIAA Certification: Platinum
Billboard Jazz Albums Peak Position: 9
Label: Columbia Records
Miles Davis, Trumpet
Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone
Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet
John McLaughlin, Electric Guitar
Chick Corea, Electric Piano
Joe Zawinul, Electric Piano
Dave Holland, Bass, Electric Bass
Harvey Brooks, Electric Bass
Jack DeJohnette, Drums
Lenny White, Drums
Don Alias, Percussion, Drums
Juma Santos, Percussion
Billy Cobham, Drums
Airto Moreira, Percussion
Larry Young, Electric Piano
Teo Macero, Producer
Frank Laico, Engineer
Stan Tonkel, Engineer
13th Annual GRAMMY Awards, Mar 16, 1971
Won Best Jazz Performance - Large Group Or Soloist With Large Group
Nominated for Best Instrumental Composition
35th Annual DownBeat Readers Poll, Dec 24, 1970
Won Jazz Album Of The Year
GRAMMY Hall of Fame Inductee, Feb 24, 1999
It marked his continuing experimentation with electric instruments that he had featured on his previous record, the critically acclaimed In A Silent Way (1969). With these instruments, such as the electric piano and guitar, Davis departed from traditional jazz rhythms in favor of loose, rock-influenced arrangements based on improvisation.
Post-1999 reissues include "Feio" (Wayne Shorter), which was recorded in January 1970.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bennie MaupinBASS CLARINET PERFORMER , BASS CLARINET
- Charles AliasDRUMS
- Chick CoreaELECTRIC PIANO PERFORMER , ELECTRIC PIANO
- Dave HollandBASS DOUBLE BASS PERFORMER , BASS
- Don AliasDRUMS DRUMS , CONGAS DRUMS, CONGAS
- Harvey BrooksBASS BASS GUITAR ELECTRIC BASS
- Jack DeJohnetteDRUMS PERFORMER , DRUMS
- Jim RileyCONGAS, SHAKER PERCUSSION PERFORMER , PERCUSSION
- Joe ZawinulELECTRIC PIANO PERFORMER , ELECTRIC PIANO
- John McLaughlinELECTRIC GUITAR GUITAR PERFORMER , ELECTRIC GUITAR
- Larry YoungELECTRIC PIANO ORGAN, CELESTA PERFORMER , ELECTRIC PIANO
- Lenny WhiteDRUMS PERFORMER , DRUMS
- Miles DavisDIRECTED BY , TRUMPET DIRECTED BY, TRUMPET PERFORMER , TRUMPET
- Wayne ShorterPERFORMER , SOPRANO SAXOPHONE SOPRANO SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Airto MoreiraCUICA, BERIMBAU CUICA, PERCUSSION PERCUSSION
- Bihari SharmaTAMBURA, TABLA
- Billy CobhamDRUMS DRUMS, TRIANGLE TRIANGLE , DRUMS
- Gary BartzALTO SAXOPHONE, SOPRANO SAXOPHONE
151 collectors on Gatefold own this · 199 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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