Miles Davis – Bitches Brew

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   Title: Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
   Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970, Jazz, Jazz Fusion and Avant-Garde Jazz, Alton, Illinois 8/26
   Matrix #: N/A
   Condition: EX (LM) | Members: Miles D (26' - 91') | Producer: Teo Macero
   Cultural Facts:

   1. Studio Innovation: Miles brought a huge rotating cast into Columbia’s Studio B, including multiple electric pianos, basses, drums, percussionists, and guitarists, building the music from layered rhythm rather than traditional jazz arrangements.
   2. Editing Lore: Producer Teo Macero treated the tape almost like another instrument, cutting, looping, and splicing long improvisations into finished compositions, making Bitches Brew as much a studio construction as a live performance.
   3. Player Spotlight: The sessions gathered an extraordinary generation of musicians including Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Joe Zawinul, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, and Airto Moreira, many of whom soon led major fusion groups of their own.

5/3/24 KG 3/21/2026 CC