- jazz, hard bop
- 42 min
- 6 tracks
- Columbia
Miles Smiles is an album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released on February 16, 1967, by Columbia Records. It was recorded by Davis and his second quintet at Columbia 30th Street Studio in New York City on October 24 and October 25, 1966. It is the second of six albums recorded by Davis' second great quintet, which featured tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Tony Williams.
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Character
Character-led, grave, intimate and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Down Beat4.5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz4/4 ★
- Q4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Orbits4:39
- 2Circle5:54
- 3Footprints9:49
- 4Dolores6:23
- 5Freedom Jazz Dance7:13
- 6Gingerbread Boy7:48
6 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Miles Davis Quintet
- Label
- Columbia
- Released
- 1967
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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