In a Silent Way
Context
Recorded in a single session in February 1969, this track opens Miles Davis's electric period, with three keyboards and John McLaughlin's guitar. Teo Macero edited the tape, and the piece follows a three-part form, like a sonata. Jazz critics were at first divided, rock critics more receptive.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk, Modal. Among the origins and influences of Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk: Modal, Soul jazz, boogaloo, Hard bop, Free jazz, Brazilian instrumental music, Indo-jazz, Modern big bands, Clube da Esquina (Minas Gerais).