In A Silent Way (50th Anniversary LP)

In A Silent Way, released in 1969, marked a transitional moment, not only in Davis's career but in the future development of jazz as a whole. Considered by many to be the first fusion recording, it also commenced the composer's most divisive phase - commonly referred to as his "Electric Period". This groundbreaking album would test latent tensions surrounding the future identity of jazz, its relationship with new technology, and the questions of authenticity which these contentious issues would draw into focus.

PERSONNEL:
MILES DAVIS, trumpet
WAYNE SHORTER, soprano sax
HERBIE HANCOCK, CHICK COREA, electric piano
JOE ZAWINUL, organ
JOHN McLAUGHLIN, electric guitar
DAVE HOLLAND, bass
TONY WILLIAMS, drums
New York, February 18, 1969