The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions
| The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions | |
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| Box set by Miles Davis | |
| Released | October 23, 2001 |
| Recorded | September 24, 1968–February 20, 1969 |
| Genre | Jazz-fusion, avant-garde jazz, space music |
| Length | 210:03 (total) 71:55 (CD 1) 67:09 (CD 2) 71:59 (CD 3) |
| Label | Columbia |
| Producer | Teo Macero, David Redfern, Seth Rothstein |
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| Allmusic |  |
| Allmusic | (2004 reissue)
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| Pitchfork Media | (9.5/10) |
The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions is a three-disc box set by trumpeter Miles Davis, featuring recordings from the sessions that would produce his 1969 album In a Silent Way, as well as transitional pieces from the era. Besides material previously released on the 1968 album Filles de Kilimanjaro, the trilogy of outtake compilations released by Columbia Records during Miles' 1975–79 recording hiatus, and the completed In a Silent Way, the box set features previously unreleased music, mostly from the In a Silent Way sessions proper. As well as the CDs, it includes essays by Michael Cuscuna and Bob Belden and details of the recording sessions. It is number five in the Legacy series of Miles Davis' Complete Sessions box-sets.
It is notable since it includes several previously unreleased tracks on CD, namely "Splashdown", "The Ghetto Walk" and "Early Minor", plus a longer and different version of "Shhh/Peaceful" and two "In a Silent Way" alternate takes.
All tracks on Disc 1 composed by Miles Davis, except "Two Faced" by Wayne Shorter
All tracks on Disc 2 composed by Joe Zawinul except, "It's About That Time" by Miles Davis
All tracks on Disc 3 composed by Miles Davis, except "Early Minor" and "In A Silent Way" by Joe Zawinul
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