IN A SILENT WAY

Miles Davis's 'In A Silent Way' is a beautiful little jazz album with something for all prog lovers to enjoy. It paved the way for Jazz Fusion artists and albums to come, like Frank Zappa and 'Hot Rats', Herbie Hancock (who played piano on this LP) and 'Mwandishi', and even future Miles Davis, like with the following 'Bitches Brew'. The album starts with 'Shhh/Peaceful', a sidelong, multi-part jazz freakout. There are many amazing parts in this song. Stellar percussion and horns. The opening melody repeats at some point, reestablishing the song's mood. 'In A Silent Way/It's About That Time' opens beautifully, with soft electric guitar and chiming percussion. The saxophone takes over the stage, continuing this enchanting melody. Then, out of nowhere, the song explodes into a short-lived funky saxophone solo. The percussion builds for a long time, creating anticipation in the listener. Then a guitar comes on and so forth and so forth. What an album! Every piece so powerful, every solo so meaningful! Miles would have still had an amazing discography even if he just stopped here. Prog on.

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