Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969–1974

An ambient, jazz fusion album, It is followed by 16 minutes of remixed music from the On the Corner sessions and approximately half-an-hour of music from Get Up with It. == Critical reception ==

Panthalassa received positive reviews from critics. The Wire called it an "ambient fusion power force which breathed new life into the originals without detracting from Davis's artistic intentions", crediting Laswell for "teasing out the music's spiritual dimension". Joshua Klein of The A.V. Club said the reordered songs did not "sound out of context" and commended Laswell for giving more exposure to these unappreciated "masterpieces". Robert Christgau declared he would play the album as often as the electric-period Davis records In a Silent Way and Jack Johnson (1971). He wrote in The Village Voice that listeners unfamiliar with Davis' fusion albums will find it to be "a passport to provisional utopia" in Panthalassa: In a year-end list for the Pazz & Jop critics poll, Christgau named Panthalassa the sixth best record of 1998. When first hearing "Shhh/Peaceful" on Panthalassa, Geoff Dyer said he realized the impact such compositions had on ambient and chill-out music. == Track listing ==

• Bill Laswell — Mixing Translation, Reconstruction • Bob Belden — Research, Transfers • Steven Berkowitz — A&R • Robert Musso — Engineer • Diabel Faye — Assistant, Assistant Engineer • Michael Fossenkemper — Mastering • Amiri Baraka — Liner Notes • Umar Bin Hassan — Liner Notes • David Henderson — Liner Notes • David Toop — Liner Notes • Bill Murphy — Text Coordination • Russell Mills — Art Direction, Artwork, Design, Images, Photography • Tom Terrell — Cover Photo, Photography • Urve Kuusik — Photography • Sandy Speiser — Photography • Michael Webster — Design, Image Photography Original recordings • Miles Davis — Trumpet, Organ • Wayne Shorter — Saxophone • Carlos Garnett — Saxophone • Dave Liebman — Saxophone • Joe Zawinul — Keyboards • Chick Corea — Keyboards • Herbie Hancock — Keyboards • Cedric Lawson — Keyboards • John McLaughlin — Guitar • Reggie Lucas — Guitar • David Creamer — Guitar • Pete Cosey — Guitar • Dominique Gaumont — Guitar • Collin Walcott — Sitar • Dave Holland — Bass • Michael Henderson — Electric bass • Harold Williams — Keyboards • Khalil Balakrishna — Sitar • Tony Williams — Drums • Jack DeJohnette — Drums • Al Foster — Drums • Badal Roy — Tabla • Don Alias — Percussion • Mtume — Percussion, Rhythm Box ==References==