Artist:Miles Davis/Bill Laswell
Song:In A Silent Way/Shhh/Peaceful/It's About Time
Album:Panthalassa:The Music Of Miles Davis 1969-1974
Normally it would be considered blasphemy to take the classic fusion era music of Miles Davis and remix it. But you have to remember that's what Miles and producer Teo Macero did when the music was originally produced. Fortunately Sony Music hired Bill Laswell to do the remixing. He was born Feb. 12, 1955 in Salem, IL. He's a bass player probably best known for his group Material but he also does a lot of mixing of various musical styles. So Laswell does what can be best described as a reimagining of music from In A Silent Way and On The Corner. Is Panthalassa acceptable to jazz or Miles Davis purists? I don't know. Fusion era Miles Davis isn't for purists anyway. But I think fans of that music should check out Laswell's work on this CD and maybe look into some of his other music. Sony has released a lot of Miles Davis' music so it would be easy to overlook this CD. Here's Miles Davis with Joe Zawinul & Wayne Shorter performing In A Silent Way in Paris in 1991.
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