David Stryker, “Shades Of Miles” (1998)

by Pico

Lately it seems every other article I write has some sort of Miles Davis connection to it (and I have yet another piece about a Davis sideman sitting in the pipeline). But as a lover of the early style of fusion as well as just about any form of adventurous jazz, it's hard to ignore the man's vast influence. Starting around ten years ago Miles' early electric period was finally starting to get the recognition it deserves, boosted in part by Bill Laswell's excellent remix of the trumpeter's tapes from the period, the end result being called Panthalassa (1997).

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