Miles in the Sky

Miles in the Sky was produced by Teo Macero and recorded at Columbia Studio B in New York City on January 16, 1968, and May 15–17, 1968. The album's title was a nod to the Beatles' 1967 song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". This is the final appearance of tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams together on a full-length studio album in Davis’ discography. == Composition ==

For Miles in the Sky, Davis and his quintet pulled further away from conventional jazz and more toward jazz-rock fusion. The album's compositions are extended and groove-oriented, often with rhythms that, according to Stephen Thomas Erlewine, "are straightforward, picking up on the direct 4/4 beats of rock, and these are illuminated by Herbie Hancock's electric piano". In the opinion of All About Jazzs C. Michael Bailey, Miles in the Sky was one of six albums by Davis' quintet between 1965 and 1968 that introduced the poorly defined jazz subgenre post-bop. == Critical reception ==

}} In a contemporary review, DownBeat called Miles in the Sky one of the best albums by Davis and his second quintet because of how it shows he had been influenced by Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane: "even as Miles denies it, for their assault on the popular song has pushed Miles along the only path that seems open to him, an increasingly ironic detachment from sentiment and prettiness". ==Track listing==

Columbia – CS 9628 == Personnel ==

• Miles Davis – trumpet, cornet on "Stuff" and "Country Son" • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone • Herbie Hancock – piano, electric piano on "Stuff" • Ron Carter – bass, electric bass on "Stuff" • Tony Williams – drums • George Benson – electric guitar on "Paraphernalia" == References ==