1969 · In a Silent Way
Miles's 1969–70 studio experiments fused rock's rhythmic sensibility with jazz improvisation. Bitches Brew
Library — Guitar
John McLaughlin
4 albums as leader and 8 as sideman (1969–1995), each listed chronologically.
As Leader · 4
As Sideman · 8
Notes on these albums · 6
Jack DeJohnette
Dave Holland1973 · Birds of Fire
In February 1969 John McLaughlin had only just landed in the United States and knew nothing of the New York scene. Within the same month he was called into the In a Silent Way sessions and told to play like a man who had never touched a guitar. A year later, on Bitches Brew (1970), his name is the title of a track.
1970 · Bitches Brew
Brazilian percussionist Airto Moreira
— Miles: The Autobiography, Miles Davis, 1989
1985 · You're Under Arrest
Miles Davis
— Miles Davis Covers Michael Jackson's 'Human Nature' — Open Culture
sourced1970 · Infinite Search
For years the received ranking of Blue Note's tenors put Wayne Shorter on top. But drummer Joe Chambers, who was in the room, remembered it differently: 'Joe and Wayne were equal talents — Joe just had more soul.'
— Statement stmt-joe-chambers-on-joe-henderson
Joe Henderson
Wayne Shorter1970 · Joe Farrell Quartet
Just as Bitches Brew (1970) pushed Miles Davis's electric music to its peak, his own rhythm players Chick Corea and Dave Holland walked out — turning an off-hours trio into Circle, a free, near-atonal group, rather than chasing the fusion market.
— Statement stmt-dave-holland-on-chick-corea
