Miles DavisAmandla

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Jazz

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Tracklist

Catembe 5:35
Cobra 5:15
Big Time 5:40
Hannibal 5:49
Jo-Jo 4:51
Amandla 5:20
Jilli 5:05
Mr. Pastorius 5:41

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Release Date: May 18, 1989

Miles Davis, Trumpet
Don Alias, Percussion
Joe Sample, Piano
Kenny Garrett, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Marcus Miller, Bass, Keyboards, Bass Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Drums, Guitar, Additional Keyboards, Blues Guitar, Additional Guitar
Omar Hakim, Drums
Jason Miles, Synthesizer Programming
Bashiri Johnson, Percussion
Foley, Electric Guitar
Jean-Paul Bourelly, Electric Guitar
Ricky Wellman, Drums
Mino Cinelu, Percussion
Geroge Duke, Keyboards, Synclavier
Joey Desco, Additional Keyboards
Michael Landau, Electric Guitar
Paulinho da Costa, Percussion
Billy Patterson, Wah-Wah Guitar
John Bigham, Drum Programming, Guitar, Keyboards
Rick Margitza, Tenor Saxophone
Al Foster, Drums

32nd Annual GRAMMY Awards, Feb 21, 1990
Nominated for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

It is the third collaboration between Miles Davis and producer/bassist Marcus Miller, after Tutu (1986) and Music From Siesta (1987), and is their final album together. The album mixes elements of the genres go-go, zouk, funk and swing jazz, combining electronic instruments with live musicians. The composition “Mr. Pastorius”, featuring drummer Al Foster, is a tribute to late jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius.

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    Reviews

    • Placido09's avatar
      Placido09
      The fantastic sound of this CD is a celebration of the King of Jazz. Great dynamics, clarity, separation.
      • Dzubox's avatar
        Dzubox
        Here we have a great sounding Europian / German pressing. The sound is fresh and crispy.
        • Astratoly's avatar
          Astratoly
          A great album with a great sound. Simple envelopes. The plate is heavy and smooth. Assertive, transparent sound, the stage is wide, the mass is quiet. I listened with pleasure.
          • EliRobillard's avatar
            EliRobillard
            Edited 3 years ago
            A very clean, quiet pressing, on my gear it plays great. But I'd like to hear that Doug Sax mastered it for vinyl and not kinda tweaked it from the cd masters, because there's a vibe of compressed here that goes beyond it being a product of the 80's. Our maybe that's how it was mixed and this is the range he had to work with. At the place known for its awesome cd mastering. Anyone? Just a curious bystander. And I love this album, had it on tape as a kid, when it was fresh. He was the greatest. Did I already say this is an awesome pressing?
            • vouvounix's avatar
              vouvounix
              The digital 24bit official files sounds great

              Analyzed: Miles Davis / Amandla
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              DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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              DR14 -0.75 dB -18.04 dB 5:40 01-Catembe
              DR15 0.00 dB -18.31 dB 5:19 02-Cobra
              DR15 -0.43 dB -18.43 dB 5:45 03-Big Time
              DR14 -0.19 dB -18.30 dB 5:54 04-Hannibal
              DR15 -3.64 dB -20.79 dB 4:55 05-Jo-Jo
              DR15 -0.65 dB -19.25 dB 5:25 06-Amandla
              DR17 0.00 dB -19.07 dB 5:08 07-Jilli
              DR14 -2.44 dB -20.78 dB 5:45 08-Mr. Pastorius
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              Number of tracks: 8
              Official DR value: DR15

              Samplerate: 192000 Hz
              Channels: 2
              Bits per sample: 24
              Bitrate: 5516 kbps
              Codec: FLAC
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              • agladstone's avatar
                agladstone
                Edited 7 years ago
                This is the best sounding version of this album (2011 Japan SHM-SACD) - the sound quality is very good and with a good dynamic range (not at all compressed or "Loud").
                This is a strong Album within the later Miles Davis Recordings and his style and Trumpet playing is definitely on the mark! The "Go-Go" style and fusion does not detract from Miles improvisational Trumpet and the album still retains quite a bit of influence of modern "Jazz" so to speak. I also have the HDTracks 24-192 FLAC of this album, and the 2011 Japan SHM-SACD is by far the superior (if you can find a copy without taking out a second mortgage, lol).
                • hafler3o's avatar
                  hafler3o
                  The only problem with this album is it came out a few years after 'Tutu'. Slightly fuller arrangements and a little more natural sounding but not as strict or 'one vision' as Tutu so is less of a statement in my view. Impeccable musicianship as you'd expect and still sounds fresh and lively nearly thirty years on.
                  • Jewbotcrusher's avatar
                    Jewbotcrusher
                    Quiet press, worth buying, really sounds great. Warner did a good job on this one.

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