- jazz, jazz fusion, modal jazz, avant-garde jazz
- 38 min
- 2 tracks
- Columbia
In a Silent Way is a studio album by the American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Miles Davis, released on July 30, 1969, on Columbia Records. Produced by Teo Macero, the album was recorded in one session date on February 18, 1969, at CBS 30th Street Studio in New York City.
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Character
Grave, character-led, contemplative and earnest.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- Musichound Jazz5/5 ★
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz4/4 ★
- Pitchfork9.5/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide5/5 ★
- Uncut4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Shhh / Peaceful18:17
- 2In a Silent Way / It's About That Time19:53
2 tracks, 38 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Miles Davis
- Label
- Columbia
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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