Yo Miles! (1998)

About this title: Like the career of Miles Davis himself -- and, in particular, the part of his career to which this two-disc set pays homage -- this album presents a maddeningly uneven collection of material and performances, ranging from intense and lovely elaborations on Davis' original themes to numbingly tedious and overlong expositions of others. The experiment was the brainchild of experimental guitar hero Henry Kaiser and trumpet player Wadada Leo Smith, who teamed themselves up with bassist Michael Manring, drummer Lucas Ligeti and a large number of other musicians both famous (John Medeski, Elliott ... read more

Tracks:

1. Big Fun/Hollywuud [Davis]
2. Agharta Prelude [Davis]
3. Miles Dewey Davis III Great Ancestor [Smith]
4. Black Satin [Davis]
5. Ife [Davis]
6. Maiysha [Davis]
7. Calypso Frelimo [Davis]
8. Moja-Nne [Davis]
9. Themes from Jack Johnson: Yesternow/Right Off/Interlude/Tune in ... [Davis]
10. Wili (For Dave)

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.