Miles in the Sky
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Miles in the Sky is a 1968 jazz album by Miles Davis that marks one of his first major steps toward jazz fusion, incorporating electric instruments and more rock-influenced rhythms.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Miles Davis album
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jazz album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtDesigner | Columbia Records art department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| featuresElectricBass | true ⓘ |
| featuresElectricInstruments | true ⓘ |
| featuresElectricPiano | true ⓘ |
| followedBy | Filles de Kilimanjaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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jazz fusion ⓘ jazz-rock ⓘ post-bop ⓘ |
| hasBassist | Ron Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDrummer | Tony Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPianist | Herbie Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRockInfluence | true ⓘ |
| hasSaxophonist | Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Black Comedy
NERFINISHED
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Country Son NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraphernalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrumpeter | Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumber | CS 9628 ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| length | approximately 51 minutes ⓘ |
| mainPersonnel |
Herbie Hancock
NERFINISHED
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Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marksTransitionTo | jazz fusion ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bridging acoustic post-bop and electric fusion periods of Miles Davis
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early use of electric instruments in Miles Davis’s music ⓘ |
| partOf | Miles Davis 1960s quintet recordings ⓘ |
| performer | Miles Davis Quintet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Nefertiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Teo Macero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Columbia 30th Street Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod |
1968-01
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1968-05 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1968-07-22 ⓘ |
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