Miles Davis – In A Silent Way | Vinyl Monday
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Timestamps:
intro – 0:00
art/packaging/personnel – 1:34
In A Silent Way – 4:06
track listing/release – 19:58
my thoughts – 28:19
thanks for watching! – 45:14
Music:
Intro Music: Yeah Yeah Yeah (Long) by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…) Artist: http://audionautix.com/
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@abigaildevoe
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
*john zwed
what’s your favorite miles album? comment below!
@KokomoLukolo
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
can you do a review of live evil by miles davis
@EclecticRecordCollector
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
In my record collection the two artists that have the most of (almost all OG and lots of OGs and post and boots)are Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix and i never made the connection that Miles quoted from Jimi . Wow ! Great job and you gave a plug to my GOAT record Extrapolation ! Fantastic review I learned more than I previously knew
@ftlpope
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
My Funny Valentine.
@t.c.bramblett617
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
Oooh this is good! Can I hope for an episode on On The Corner next? I absolutely love that slab of noise and I don't know why, but it makes my brain happy.
And Happy Belated Birthday Abby!
@TheMister123
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
I've been a big fan of Soft Machine's Karl Jenkins era for a while. I never got into Miles. Hearing the snippets in this video, I did not realize how much Wayne Shorter's sax sound influenced Karl's.
@TheMister123
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
I hope we are all able to give you grace to take your time with Mahahaha and Herbie. 😁
@Chris-pe6pu
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
The Grateful Dead loved and admired Miles, but the former got the reputation of 'endless noodling' and Miles didn't. Yet this album is exactly that: endless noodling. Sure, there are some really nice bits left in the edit but there's little interaction between players (it's still the basic jazz formula of improvising over a rhythm section). The Dead may have failed more often than they succeeded but they tried to improvise collectively and they always listened to each other: a 45-second passage of coherence was not unusual. Such passages were NEVER created through later editing.
Miles Smiles is SO much better!
@dstarks360
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
NOW we're talkin'
@jlmagoya
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
Auto tune is a disgrace.
@skimaskrick
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
Yes!!! my favourite Miles Davis album! (other than Live-Evil) can't wait to see this
@marknovak6498
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
Miles said that The Blues did not give him enough space. He said after 12 bars, you end up in the same spot you started. He wanted more room for variation, as I recall.
@jimdonoghue7808
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
A truly beautiful gift of music . Absolutely timeless . Perfect chill but musicians in lock step . Love it 😊 Thanks a million .
@edwardapier
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
My father had this record. As a kid I was fascinated by the cover photo, but I didn't get the music until I was older.
@jamesbaxterfromax
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
Literally was listening to this yesterday while editing some footage. Thats crazy. Happy belated birthday
@jojobovine4279
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
My favorite miles album is Mwandishi. I know Miles isn't on it, but it's the best. Wandering Spirit Song is the best song. Herbie Hancock is the best Miles Davis.
@axelsaturno28
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
One of those albums that makes time stand still, that illuminates nights of introspection… my life hasn't been the same since I heard it. It brings back so many memories. And with each listen, I love it more and more. TIMELESS. 🎺❤♾️🙏🏻
Thank you Aby!!
PS: more jazz soon please🙏🏻
PS2: Speaking of centenaries, this year is also Trane's! 🎷❤♾️
And of course, the legendary Marshall Allen turned 102 and is still playing!🛸🎷🪐
@belverticale
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
Those snotty jazz purists! Miles was using rock instruments, sure, but surely no rock band a million years could make In A Silent Way or Bitches Brew.
@1977raider
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
Thank you for showing me this I love Jazz I& get more into it each year! Many thank Ab
@timothyfoley3000
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
Santana played silent way on Live in Japan in early 70’s
@Scootcycle1
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
"The sound above," interesting. I think that I think of that in terms of "transcendance"
@Scootcycle1
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
Amazing presentation, thank you!
IASW has been a desert island album to me for a long time. That and Caravanserai (Santana).
@chrismcgovernthegenxmuse
July 1, 2026 at 3:36 am
May 26th! Great day for…stuff that happened!