- jazz, modal, post-bop, modal jazz
- 66 min
- 10 tracks
- Columbia
Nefertiti is an album by the American jazz musician Miles Davis, released in March 1968 by Columbia Records. It was recorded at Columbia's 30th Street Studio over four dates between June 7 and July 19, 1967, and was Davis's last fully acoustic album. Davis himself did not contribute any compositions to the album; three of the six tracks are by tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, two by pianist Herbie Hancock, and one by drummer Tony Williams.
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Character
Grave, character-led, spare and earnest.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Robert ChristgauA−
- DownBeat4/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 ★
- Q5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide5/5 ★
- Tom HullA−
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Tracks
- 1Nefertiti7:51
- 2Fall6:35
- 3Hand Jive8:55
- 4Madness7:31
- 5Riot3:02
- 6Pinocchio5:05
- 7Hand Jive - Alternate Take6:49
- 8Hand Jive - Second Alternate Take8:13
- 9Madness - Alternate Take6:42
- 10Pinocchio - Alternate Take5:08
10 tracks, 66 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Miles Davis
- Label
- Columbia
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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