The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions
Box set by
Miles Davis
ReleasedOctober 23, 2001
RecordedSeptember 24, 1968 – February 20, 1969
Genre
Length210:03
LabelColumbia/Legacy
ProducerTeo Macero, David Redfern, Seth Rothstein
The Miles Davis Series chronology
(Box 4)
The Complete Studio Recordings of The Miles Davis Quintet 1965–1968
(1998) 		The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions
(2001) 		(Box 6)
The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Allmusic(2004 reissue)[2]
Pitchfork Media(9.5/10)[3]

The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions is a three-disc box set by trumpeter Miles Davis released by Columbia/Legacy, (Mosaic Records in conjunction with Legacy released the 5 LP set)[4] featuring recordings from the sessions that would produce his 1969 album In a Silent Way as well as transitional pieces from the era. Besides two tracks previously released on the 1968 album Filles de Kilimanjaro, the set also includes material for Columbia outtake compilations Water Babies, Circle in the Round, and Directions. The box set features previously unreleased music, mostly from the In a Silent Way sessions proper. As well as the CDs, it includes essays by Michael Cuscuna and Bob Belden and details of the recording sessions. It is number five in the Legacy series of Miles Davis' Complete Sessions box sets.

It includes several previously unreleased tracks, namely "Splashdown," "The Ghetto Walk" and "Early Minor," as well as a longer, much different version of "Shhh/Peaceful" and two "In a Silent Way" alternate takes.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Miles Davis, except where noted.

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Mademoiselle Mabry" Filles de Kilimanjaro16:37
2."Frelon Brun (Brown Hornet)" Filles de Kilimanjaro5:37
3."Two Faced"Wayne ShorterWater Babies18:02
4."Dual Mr. Anthony Tillmon Williams Process" Water Babies13:20
5."Splash" Circle in the Round10:05
6."Splashdown" Previously unreleased8:03
Total length:71:55
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Ascent"Joe ZawinulDirections14:54
2."Directions, I"ZawinulDirections6:50
3."Directions, II"ZawinulDirections4:53
4."Shhh/Peaceful" Previously unreleased unedited version19:17
5."In a Silent Way (Rehearsal)"ZawinulPreviously unreleased5:26
6."In a Silent Way"ZawinulPreviously unreleased unedited version4:18
7."It's About That Time" Previously unreleased unedited version11:27
Total length:67:09
Disc three
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."The Ghetto Walk" Previously unreleased26:49
2."Early Minor"ZawinulPreviously unreleased6:58
3."Shhh/Peaceful (LP Version)" In a Silent Way18:18
4."In a Silent Way / It's About That Time (LP Version)"
  • Davis
  • Zawinul
In a Silent Way19:53
Total length:71:59

Personnel

Musicians

Charts

Chart (2001–16) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 147
French Albums (SNEP)[6] 104

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom (2011). "The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions – Miles Davis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  2. ^ "The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions [2004 Reissue] – Miles Davis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  3. ^ Leone, Dominique (2011). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Miles Davis: The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Description and discography". Mosaic Records. 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Miles Davis – The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  6. ^ "Lescharts.com – Miles Davis – The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
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