A_Tribute_to_Miles

<i>A Tribute to Miles</i>

A Tribute to Miles

1994 jazz album

A Tribute to Miles is a tribute album recorded by the then surviving members of the Miles Davis "Second Great" Quintet: pianist Herbie Hancock, saxophonist Wayne Shorter, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams. Taking the Davis role was trumpeter Wallace Roney.[1]

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This album won all five men the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.[3]

Track listing

  1. "So What" (Live) (Miles Davis) - 10:20
  2. "RJ" (Ron Carter) - 4:06
  3. "Little One" (Herbie Hancock) - 7:20
  4. "Pinocchio" (Wayne Shorter) - 5:44
  5. "Elegy" (Tony Williams) - 8:42
  6. "Eighty One" (Miles Davis, Ron Carter) - 7:31
  7. "All Blues" (Live) (Miles Davis) - 15:14

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Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Herbie Hancock – producer
  • Wayne Shorter – producer
  • Ron Carter – producer
  • Tony Williams – producer, liner notes
  • Suzy Gaal – associate producer
  • Tony Meilandt – executive producer
  • James Heffernan – executive producer
  • Bob Skye – engineer (live recording: tracks 1, 7)
  • Tomoo Suzuki – engineer (studio recording: tracks 2-6, mixing)
  • Allen Sides – engineer (mixing)
  • Bernie Grundman – engineer (mastering)
  • Manny LaCarrubba – assistant engineer
  • Tom Hardisty – assistant engineer
  • Dave Hecht – assistant engineer
  • Eric Rudd – assistant engineer
  • Mark Gilbeault – assistant engineer
  • Rall Rogut – assistant engineer
  • Hiroyuki Arakawa – photography
  • Yohji Yamamoto – costume design
  • Maxine Van-Cliffe Arakawa – art direction
  • Takashi Ohmura – hair & make-up
  • Dirk Walter – package design, illustration

References

  1. [1]
    Yanow, Scott. "A Tribute to Miles". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. [2]
    Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 643. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. [3]
    "1994 Grammy Winners". grammy.com. Recording Academy. Retrieved October 25, 2020.


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