Name: Perfect Way: The Miles Davis Anthology - The Warner Bros. Years by Miles Davis
Brand: Miles Davis
SKU: 825646779215
Price: 9.9 USD
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COMPILATION

Volume 1

Volume 2

Somewhere around the turn of the 2000s, Rhino/Warner Bros. had plans to release The Last Word, a four-CD box anthologizing all of Miles Davis' output for the label, running from 1986's Tutu to his death in 1992 and the posthumous release of the hip-hop-influenced (and underrated) Doo-Bop. But legal disputes killed the box late in the game, after advances had already gone out, and it became the stuff of legend and lore. Now, Warners' European arm has put together an abridged version, with less than half the music, and while it still gives a good idea of what Davis was up to in his final years (and all the source albums are still in print, anyway), it's far from what it could have been. The first disc gathers tracks from the trumpeter's major Warner Bros. efforts: 1986's cybernetic Tutu and 1988's full-band funk effort, Amandla, appending one track from the Hot Spot movie soundtrack (where Davis was part of a simmering acoustic blues band alongside John Lee Hooker, Taj Mahal, and others), and a guest spot on pianist/vocalist Shirley Horn's You Won't Forget Me, as well as two previously unreleased studio tracks from an aborted, fun, band session. The second disc includes tracks from the soundtrack to the Australian movie Dingo (in which Davis also acted), a couple from Doo-Bop, a live performance from the Montreux Jazz Festival at which Davis and conductor Quincy Jones re-created the orchestral music Davis originally recorded with Gil Evans, and some mid-'80s live tracks. All this material was to have been part of The Last Word, along with much more -- that box included the complete Tutu, Amandla, and Doo-Bop LPs, as well as the soundtrack Davis and Marcus Miller composed for the film Siesta. But as a bare-bones introduction to Miles Davis' final years, one that hopefully will inspire listeners to check out the full albums, this isn't bad.
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Volume 1

1. Tutu

by Eric Calvi

Primary Artist: Miles Davis; Main Performer
Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Jason Miles
Marcus Miller
Adam Holzman; Performer
Trumpet: Miles Davis; Performer
Arranger: Marcus Miller; Composer
Composer: Marcus Miller; Composer
Digital Editing: Andy Snitzer
Koji Egawa; Production
Digital Remastering: Greg Calbi; Production
Engineer: Eric Calvi
Erik Zobler
Peter Doell; Production
Executive Producer: Tommy Lipuma; Production
Mixing: Bill Schnee; Production
Producer: Marcus Miller; Production
Author: Marcus Miller; Production
All Additional Instruments: Marcus Miller; Other

2. Splatch

by Eric Calvi

Primary Artist: Miles Davis; Main Performer
Soloist: Adam Holzman; Main Performer
Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa
Steve Reid; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Jason Miles
Marcus Miller
Adam Holzman; Performer
Trumpet: Miles Davis; Performer
Arranger: Marcus Miller; Composer
Composer: Marcus Miller; Composer
Digital Editing: Andy Snitzer
Koji Egawa; Production
Digital Remastering: Greg Calbi; Production
Engineer: Eric Calvi
Erik Zobler
Peter Doell; Production
Executive Producer: Tommy Lipuma; Production
Mixing: Bill Schnee; Production
Producer: Marcus Miller; Production
Author: Marcus Miller; Production
All Additional Instruments: Marcus Miller; Other

3. Don't Lose Your Mind

by Miles Davis

Primary Artist: Miles Davis; Main Performer
Electric Violin: Michael Urbaniak; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Jason Miles
Marcus Miller; Performer
Trumpet: Miles Davis; Performer
Arranger: Marcus Miller; Composer
Composer: Marcus Miller; Composer
Digital Editing: Andy Snitzer
Koji Egawa; Production
Digital Remastering: Greg Calbi; Production
Engineer: Eric Calvi
Erik Zobler
Peter Doell; Production
Executive Producer: Tommy Lipuma; Production
Mixing: Eric Calvi; Production
Producer: Marcus Miller; Production
Author: Marcus Miller; Production
Additional Synthesizer: Bernard Wright; Other
All Additional Instruments: Marcus Miller; Other

4. Perfect Way

by Miles Davis

Primary Artist: Miles Davis; Main Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Jason Miles
Marcus Miller; Performer
Trumpet: Miles Davis; Performer
Arranger: Marcus Miller; Composer
Composer: David Gamson
Green Gartside; Composer
Digital Editing: Andy Snitzer
Koji Egawa; Production
Digital Remastering: Greg Calbi; Production
Engineer: Eric Calvi
Erik Zobler
Peter Doell; Production
Executive Producer: Tommy Lipuma; Production
Mixing: Eric Calvi; Production
Producer: Marcus Miller; Production
Author: David Gamson
Green Gartside; Production
All Additional Instruments: Marcus Miller; Other

5. Rubber Band

by Miles Davis

Primary Artist: Miles Davis; Main Performer
Bass: Zane Giles; Performer
Drum Programming: Zane Giles; Performer
Guitar: Randy Hall
Zane Giles; Performer
Mini Moog: Adam Holzman; Performer
Synthesizer: Miles Davis; Performer
Trumpet: Miles Davis; Performer
Composer: Miles Davis
Randy Hall
Zane Giles; Composer
Digital Editing: Andy Snitzer
Koji Egawa; Production
Digital Remastering: Greg Calbi; Production
Engineer: Reggie Dozier; Production
Mixing: Bob Power; Production
Producer: Miles Davis
Randy Hall
Zane Giles; Production
Author: Miles Davis
Randy Hall
Zane Giles; Production
Additional Mixer: Matt Pierson
Adam Holzman; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: Gary Peterson
Dana Watson
Jimmy Edwards; Other

6. Digg That

by Miles Davis

Primary Artist: Miles Davis; Main Performer
Drum Programming: John Bigham; Performer
Guitar: John Bigham; Performer
Keyboard: Jeff Lorber
John Bigham; Performer
Synthesizer: John Bigham; Performer
Trumpet: Miles Davis; Performer
Composer: Miles Davis
John Bigham; Composer
Digital Editing: Andy Snitzer
Koji Egawa; Production
Digital Remastering: Greg Calbi; Production
Engineer: Jeff Lorber; Production
Mixing: Bob Power; Production
Producer: John Bigham; Production
Programmer: Jeff Lorber; Production
Author: John Bigham
Miles Davis; Production
Additional Mixer: Matt Pierson
Adam Holzman; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: Gary Peterson
Dana Watson
Jimmy Edwards; Other

7. Catembe

by Eric Calvi

Primary Artist: Miles Davis; Main Performer
Digital Editing: Andy Snitzer
Koji Egawa; Production
Alto Saxophone: Kenny Garrett; Performer
Bass: Marcus Miller; Performer
Bass Clarinet: Marcus Miller; Performer
Drums: Marcus Miller; Performer
Guitar: Marcus Miller; Performer
Digital Remastering: Greg Calbi; Production
Engineer: Bruce Miller
Eric Calvi
Erik Zobler
Al Schmitt
Alec Head
Henry Falco; Production
Executive Producer: Miles Davis; Production
Mixing: Bill Schnee; Production
Producer: Tommy Lipuma
Marcus Miller; Production
Author: Marcus Miller; Production
Keyboard: Marcus Miller; Performer
Percussion: Don Alias
Mino Cinelu; Performer
Soprano Saxophone: Marcus Miller; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Jason Miles; Performer
Trumpet: Miles Davis; Performer
Arranger: Marcus Miller; Composer
Composer: Marcus Miller; Composer

8. Mr. Pastorius

by Eric Calvi

Primary Artist: Miles Davis; Main Performer
Arranger: Marcus Miller; Composer
Composer: Marcus Miller; Composer
Composer: Marcus Miller; Composer
Bass: Marcus Miller; Performer
Digital Remastering: Greg Calbi; Production
Engineer: Bruce Miller
Eric Calvi
Erik Zobler
Al Schmitt
Alec Head
Henry Falco; Production
Executive Producer: Miles Davis; Production
Mixing: Bill Schnee; Production
Producer: Tommy Lipuma
Marcus Miller; Production
Author: Marcus Miller; Production
Bass Clarinet: Marcus Miller; Performer
Bass Guitar: Marcus Miller; Performer
Drums: Al Foster; Performer
Keyboard: Marcus Miller; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Jason Miles; Performer
Trumpet: Miles Davis; Performer
Digital Editing: Andy Snitzer
Koji Egawa; Production

9. Hannibal

by Eric Calvi

Primary Artist: Miles Davis; Main Performer
Digital Remastering: Greg Calbi; Production
Engineer: Bruce Miller
Eric Calvi
Erik Zobler
Al Schmitt
Alec Head
Henry Falco; Production
Mixing: Bill Schnee; Production
Producer: Tommy Lipuma
Marcus Miller; Production
Alto Saxophone: Kenny Garrett; Performer
Bass: Marcus Miller; Performer
Bass Clarinet: Marcus Miller; Performer
Drums: Omar Hakim; Performer
Guitar: Marcus Miller
Foley; Performer
Keyboard: Marcus Miller; Performer
Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Jason Miles; Performer
Trumpet: Miles Davis; Performer
Digital Editing: Andy Snitzer
Koji Egawa; Production
Arranger: Marcus Miller; Composer
Composer: Marcus Miller; Composer
Executive Producer: Miles Davis; Production
Author: Marcus Miller; Production

10. Amandla

by Eric Calvi

Primary Artist: Miles Davis; Main Performer
Engineer: Bruce Miller
Eric Calvi
Erik Zobler
Al Schmitt
Alec Head
Henry Falco; Production
Alto Saxophone: Kenny Garrett; Performer
Bass: Marcus Miller; Performer
Drums: Omar Hakim; Performer
Guitar: Steve Khan; Performer
Keyboard: Marcus Miller; Performer
Percussion: Bashiri Johnson
Don Alias; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Jason Miles; Performer
Trumpet: Miles Davis; Performer
Arranger: Marcus Miller; Composer
Composer: Marcus Miller; Composer
Digital Editing: Andy Snitzer
Koji Egawa; Production
Digital Remastering: Greg Calbi; Production
Executive Producer: Miles Davis; Production
Mixing: Bill Schnee; Production
Producer: Tommy Lipuma
Marcus Miller; Production
Author: Marcus Miller; Production

11. Murder

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: John Lee Hooker; Main Performer
Composer: Jack Nitzsche; Composer
Author: Jack Nitzsche; Production

12. You Won't Forget Me

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: Shirley Horn; Main Performer
Composer: Fred Spielman
Kermit Goell; Composer
Composer: Fred Spielman
Kermit Goell; Composer
Author: Fred Spielman
Kermit Goell; Production

Volume 2

1. Concert On The Runway

by Miles Davis

Primary Artist: Miles Davis
Michel Legrand; Main Performer
Bass: Benny Reitveld
Foley; Performer
Drums: Harvey Mason
Ricky Wellman
John Bigham
Alphonse Mouzon; Performer
French Horn: Vince De Rosa; Performer
Guitar: Mark Rivett; Performer
Horn: Charles Owens
Bill Green
John Stephens
Jackie Kelso
Marty Krystall
Buddy Collete; Performer
Keyboard: Michel Legrand
Kei Akagi
Alan Oldfield; Performer
Saxophone: Kenny Garrett; Performer
Trombone: Jimmy Cleveland; Performer
Trumpet: Miles Davis; Performer
Composer: Miles Davis
Michel Legrand; Composer
Digital Editing: Andy Snitzer
Koji Egawa; Production
Digital Remastering: Greg Calbi; Production
Executive Producer: Gordon Meltzer
Hillard Elkins; Production
Mixing: Peter D. Smith; Production
Producer: Michel Legrand
Rolf De Heer; Production
Recording: Chris Danley; Production
Author: Michel Legrand
Miles Davis; Production
Additional Trumpet: Oscar Brashear
Ray Brown
George Graham
Nolan Smith; Other
Orchestra Arranged & Conducted By: Michel Legrand; Other

2. Trumpet Cleaning

by Various Interprets

Primary Artist: Miles Davis
Michel Legrand; Main Performer
Bass: Benny Reitveld
Foley; Performer
Drums: Harvey Mason
Ricky Wellman
John Bigham
Alphonse Mouzon; Performer
Additional Trumpet: Oscar Brashear
Ray Brown
George Graham
Nolan Smith; Other
French Horn: Vince De Rosa; Performer
Guitar: Mark Rivett; Performer
Horn: Buddy Collete; Performer
Keyboard: Michel Legrand
Kei Akagi
Alan Oldfield; Performer
Saxophone: Kenny Garrett; Performer
Trombone: Jimmy Cleveland; Performer
Trumpet: Miles Davis; Performer
Composer: Miles Davis
Michel Legrand; Composer
Mixing: Peter D. Smith; Production
Producer: Michel Legrand
Rolf De Heer; Production
Recording: Chris Danley; Production
Author: Michel Legrand
Miles Davis; Production
Orchestra Arranged & Conducted By: Michel Legrand; Other

3. The Doo-Bop Song

by Miles Davis

Primary Artist: Miles Davis; Main Performer
Keyboard: Easy Mo Bee
Deron Johnson; Performer
Trumpet: Miles Davis; Performer
Vocals: Easy Mo Bee
Jr
A.b. Money; Performer
Composer: Easy Mo Bee
Miles Davis; Composer
Associate Producer: Matt Pierson
Gordon Meltzer; Production
Digital Editing: Andy Snitzer
Koji Egawa; Production
Digital Remastering: Greg Calbi; Production
Engineer: Eric Lynch
D'anthony Johnson; Production
Executive Producer: Gordon Meltzer; Production
Mixing: Roy Hendrickson
Eric Lynch
D'anthony Johnson
Matthew "boomer" Lamonica; Production
Producer: Easy Mo Bee For Bee Mo Easy Productions Inc.; Production
Author: Easy Mo Bee
Miles Davis; Production

4. Mystery

by Miles Davis

Primary Artist: Miles Davis; Main Performer
Keyboard: Deron Johnson; Performer
Trumpet: Miles Davis; Performer
Composer: Easy Mo Bee
Miles Davis; Composer
Associate Producer: Matt Pierson
Gordon Meltzer; Production
Digital Editing: Andy Snitzer
Koji Egawa; Production
Digital Remastering: Greg Calbi; Production
Engineer: Eric Lynch
D'anthony Johnson; Production
Executive Producer: Gordon Meltzer; Production
Mixing: Roy Hendrickson
Eric Lynch
D'anthony Johnson
Matthew "boomer" Lamonica; Production
Producer: Easy Mo Bee For Bee Mo Easy Productions Inc.; Production
Author: Easy Mo Bee
Miles Davis; Production

5. The Pan Piper (Live Version)

by Miles Davis & Quincy Jones

Primary Artist: Miles Davis
Quincy Jones
Miles Davis & Quincy Jones; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: Kenny Garrett; Performer
Trumpet: Miles Davis
Wallace Roney; Performer
Orchestra: The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
Gil Evans Orchestra
George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
The Gil Evans Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Gil Evans Orchestra
The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band; Ensemble
Arranger: Gil Evans; Composer
Composer: Gil Evans; Composer
Orchestration: Gil Goldstein; Composer
Conductor: Quincy Jones; Conductor
Conductor: Quincy Jones; Conductor
Associate Producer: Jerry Hey; Production
Executive Producer: Claude Nobs
Louise Velazquez; Production
Producer: Quincy Jones; Production
Author: Gil Evans; Production

6. Summertime (Live Version)

by Miles Davis & Quincy Jones

Primary Artist: Miles Davis
Quincy Jones
Miles Davis & Quincy Jones; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: Kenny Garrett; Performer
Trumpet: Miles Davis
Wallace Roney; Performer
Orchestra: The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
Gil Evans Orchestra
George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
The Gil Evans Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Gil Evans Orchestra
The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band; Ensemble
Arranger: Gil Evans; Composer
Composer: George Gershwin
Ira Gershwin
Dubose Heyward; Composer
Lyricist: George Gershwin
Ira Gershwin
Dubose Heyward; Composer
Orchestration: Gil Goldstein; Composer
Composer: Dubose Heyward
George Gershwin
Ira Gershwin; Composer
Conductor: Quincy Jones; Conductor
Conductor: Quincy Jones; Conductor
Associate Producer: Jerry Hey; Production
Executive Producer: Claude Nobs
Louise Velazquez; Production
Producer: Quincy Jones; Production
Author: Dubose Heyward
George Gershwin
Ira Gershwin; Production

7. Solea (Live Version)

by Miles Davis & Quincy Jones

Primary Artist: Miles Davis
Quincy Jones
Miles Davis & Quincy Jones; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: Kenny Garrett; Performer
Trumpet: Miles Davis
Wallace Roney; Performer
Orchestra: The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
Gil Evans Orchestra
George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
The Gil Evans Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Gil Evans Orchestra
The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band; Ensemble
Arranger: Gil Evans; Composer
Composer: Gil Evans; Composer
Orchestration: Gil Goldstein; Composer
Conductor: Quincy Jones; Conductor
Conductor: Quincy Jones; Conductor
Associate Producer: Jerry Hey; Production
Executive Producer: Claude Nobs
Louise Velazquez; Production
Producer: Quincy Jones; Production
Author: Gil Evans; Production

8. In A Silent Way

by Miles Davis

Primary Artist: Miles Davis; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: Kenny Garrett; Performer
Bass: Benny Reitveld
Foley; Performer
Drums: Ricky Weliman; Performer
Keyboard: Adam Holzman
Joey Defrancesco; Performer
Percussion: Marilyn Mazur; Performer
Trumpet: Miles Davis; Performer
Composer: Joe Zawinul; Composer
Mixing: Patrick Murray; Production
Producer: Miles Davis
Adam Holzman
Gordon Meltzer; Production
Author: Joe Zawinul; Production

9. Time After Time [2002 Remaster]

by Miles Davis

Primary Artist: Miles Davis; Main Performer
Bass: Felton Crews; Performer
Drums: Vincent Wilburn Jr.; Performer
Guitar: Robben Ford; Performer
Keyboard: Adam Holzman
Robert Irving Iii; Performer
Percussion: Steve Thornton; Performer
Trumpet: Miles Davis; Performer
Composer: Robert Hyman
Cindy Lauper
Cyndi Lauper; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Peter Brandt; Production
Digital Editing: Andy Snitzer
Koji Egawa; Production
Digital Remastering: Greg Calbi; Production
Engineer: Bill Schnee
Gerel Rairtenbach; Production
Mixing: Bill Schnee; Production
Producer: Tommy Lipuma; Production
Author: Cindy Lauper
Robert Hyman; Production
Additional Mixer: Matt Pierson
Adam Holzman; Other

10. Portia

by Miles Davis

Primary Artist: Miles Davis; Main Performer
Composer: Marcus Miller; Composer
Composer: Marcus Miller; Composer

11. Carnival Time

by Miles Davis

Primary Artist: Miles Davis; Main Performer
Composer: Neil Larsen; Composer
Composer: Neil Larsen; Composer

12. Human Nature

by Miles Davis

Primary Artist: Miles Davis; Main Performer
Composer: Steven Porcaro
John Bettis
Steve Porcaro; Composer
Composer: John Bettis
Steven Porcaro; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

2 volumes in total

Tracks

24 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

2 hours, 9 minutes and 9 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1400x1400 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

10/24 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Funk, R&B, Soul, Jazz

Label

Warner Classics UK

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Oct 17, 2010

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

825646779215

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Perfect Way: The Miles Davis Anthology - The Warner Bros. Years

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 1

1. Tutu

2. Splatch

3. Don't Lose Your Mind

4. Perfect Way

5. Rubber Band

6. Digg That

7. Catembe

8. Mr. Pastorius

9. Hannibal

10. Amandla

11. Murder

12. You Won't Forget Me

Volume 2

1. Concert On The Runway

2. Trumpet Cleaning

3. The Doo-Bop Song

4. Mystery

5. The Pan Piper (Live Version)

6. Summertime (Live Version)

7. Solea (Live Version)

8. In A Silent Way

9. Time After Time [2002 Remaster]

10. Portia

11. Carnival Time

12. Human Nature

Technical Specifications

Perfect Way: The Miles Davis Anthology - The Warner Bros. Years

Product information

Release options

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 1

1. Tutu

2. Splatch

3. Don't Lose Your Mind

4. Perfect Way

5. Rubber Band

6. Digg That

7. Catembe

8. Mr. Pastorius

9. Hannibal

10. Amandla

11. Murder

12. You Won't Forget Me

Volume 2

1. Concert On The Runway

2. Trumpet Cleaning

3. The Doo-Bop Song

4. Mystery

5. The Pan Piper (Live Version)

6. Summertime (Live Version)

7. Solea (Live Version)

8. In A Silent Way

9. Time After Time [2002 Remaster]

10. Portia

11. Carnival Time

12. Human Nature

Technical Specifications