This is the kind of album that gives you faith in the future of music. It is not rock and roll, but it’s nothing stereotyped as jazz either.
Lester BangsRolling Stone, 15 November 1969, on In a Silent Way
By now I was using the wah-wah on my trumpet all the time so I could get closer to that voice Jimi had when he used a wah-wah on his guitar.
Miles DavisMiles: The Autobiography, with Quincy Troupe, 1989
In its current form, Miles’ music bubbles and boils like some gigantic cauldron.
Langdon WinnerRolling Stone, 28 May 1970, on Bitches Brew
Miles is a magician. When almost all of his contemporaries not only dismissed rock but R&B as somehow beneath their notice, Miles bought Sly Stone records and went to hear Jimi Hendrix.
Ralph J. GleasonRolling Stone, 7 December 1972, on On the Corner
Angry, dissociated, funky, and the best Davis music since Jack Johnson.
Robert ChristgauConsumer Guide, on Agharta, robertchristgau.com
From 1975 until early 1980 I didn’t pick up my horn; for over four years, didn’t pick it up once.
Miles DavisMiles: The Autobiography, with Quincy Troupe, 1989
Clubs, festivals, rock rooms and radio, a night of the electric records or the whole of Bitches Brew. Tell us the date, the room and how loud it may be, and we will answer within the week.
