The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions (see annotation)

~ Release by Miles Davis (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

Both cat#s printed on lower right of box front and one on lower middle of earbook back, tracks not listed on CD faces.

Annotation last modified on 2026-04-29 12:22 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Ascent
recording engineer:
Stan Tonkell (engineer)
double bass:
Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) (on 1968-11-27)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1968-11-27)
electric piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (on 1968-11-27) and Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1968-11-27)
organ:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (on 1968-11-27)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1968-11-27)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1968-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Columbia Studio B in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-11-27)
recording of:
Ascent (on 1968-11-27)
composer:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
14:55
2Directions I
recording engineer:
Stan Tonkell (engineer)
double bass:
Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) (on 1968-11-27)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1968-11-27)
electric piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (on 1968-11-27) and Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1968-11-27)
organ:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (on 1968-11-27)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1968-11-27)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1968-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Columbia Studio B in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-11-27)
recording of:
Directions (on 1968-11-27)
composer:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
6:51
3Directions II
recording engineer:
Stan Tonkell (engineer)
double bass:
Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) (on 1968-11-27)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1968-11-27)
electric piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (on 1968-11-27) and Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1968-11-27)
organ:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (on 1968-11-27)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1968-11-27)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1968-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Columbia Studio B in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-11-27)
recording of:
Directions (on 1968-11-27)
composer:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
4:54
4Shhh / Peaceful
recording engineer:
Stan Tonkell (engineer)
double bass:
Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) (on 1969-02-18)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1969-02-18)
electric guitar:
John McLaughlin (guitarist) (on 1969-02-18)
electric piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (on 1969-02-18) and Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1969-02-18)
organ:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (on 1969-02-18)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1969-02-18)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1969-02-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Columbia Studio B in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-02-18)
recording of:
Shhh / Peaceful (on 1969-02-18)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music
19:18
5In a Silent Way (rehearsal)
recording engineer:
Stan Tonkell (engineer)
double bass:
Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) (on 1969-02-18)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1969-02-18)
electric guitar:
John McLaughlin (guitarist) (on 1969-02-18)
electric piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (on 1969-02-18) and Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1969-02-18)
organ:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (on 1969-02-18)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1969-02-18)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1969-02-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Columbia Studio B in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-02-18)
recording of:
In a Silent Way (on 1969-02-18)
composer:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
publisher:
Zawinul Music
5:27
6In a Silent Way
recording engineer:
Stan Tonkell (engineer)
double bass:
Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) (on 1969-02-18)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1969-02-18)
electric guitar:
John McLaughlin (guitarist) (on 1969-02-18)
electric piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (on 1969-02-18) and Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1969-02-18)
organ:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (on 1969-02-18)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1969-02-18)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1969-02-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Columbia Studio B in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-02-18)
recording of:
In a Silent Way (on 1969-02-18)
composer:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
publisher:
Zawinul Music
4:18
7It’s About That Time
recording engineer:
Stan Tonkell (engineer)
double bass:
Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) (on 1969-02-18)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1969-02-18)
electric guitar:
John McLaughlin (guitarist) (on 1969-02-18)
electric piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (on 1969-02-18) and Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1969-02-18)
organ:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (on 1969-02-18)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1969-02-18)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1969-02-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Columbia Studio B in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-02-18)
recording of:
It's About That Time (on 1969-02-18)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music
11:27
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Credits

Release

manufactured in:Austria
mastering:Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
SACD (Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques, French rights society for authors)
SACEM (Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique, French rights society representing original songwriters, composers, and music publishers)
SDRM (Société pour l’administration du droit de reproduction mécanique, French mechanical reproduction rights society)
SGDL (Société des gens de lettres de France, French rights society for authors)
copyrighted (©) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2001)
glass mastered by:Sony DADC (company; use on releases if exact pressing location is not known)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2906474 [info]