Bitches Brew
Cover art for Bitches Brew
Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, released in 1970, is one of the foremost jazz fusion recordings. Some even argue that fusion began with Bitches Brew, though others argue Davis' In A Silent Way is equally important.
Recorded mostly in three days (August 19 to 21, 1969)By incorporating electric instruments, such as electric piano, and by mostly rejecting traditional jazz rhythms in favor of a looser, funk music influenced improvisational style, Davis and his band changed jazz forever.
The 2 LP/CD set contains mostly very long songs, or jamss that were largely written on the spot. Instead of the largely diatonic style of cool jazz, Bitches Brew often favored dissonance.
Some jazz fans and musicians regarded the album nearly as blasphemy: "Davis drew a line in the sand that some jazz fans have never crossed, or even forgiven Davis for drawing." [1]
Bitches Brew is often called the best-selling jazz record. Such sales figures have been disputed, but it was Davis' first gold record, selling more than half a million copies.
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