三味線の様に響くドミニクゴーモンのギター。
1曲目の"He Loved Him Madly"。
マイルスが書いたエリントンへのレクイエム。
2曲目"Maiysha"に変って何処か解き放たれたような軽さ。音は明らかに70年代。
このアルバム、実はエレキ・マイルスの中で一番好きかもしれない。
マイルスのTpの切なさと説得力。そして癒し。
このアルバムは、マイルス流サイケデリックロック。
このアルバムのサウンドには、どこか胸が締め付けられるものがある。
"He Loved Him Madly" Recorded Columbia Studio E, New York City June 19 or 20, 1974
Miles Davis — electric trumpet with wah-wah, organ
Dave Liebman — alto flute
Pete Cosey — electric guitar
Reggie Lucas — electric guitar
Dominique Gaumont — electric guitar
Michael Henderson — bass guitar
Al Foster — drums
James Mtume — percussion
"Maiysha" Recorded Columbia Studio E, New York City October 7, 1974
Miles Davis — electric trumpet with wah-wah, organ
Sonny Fortune — flute
Pete Cosey — electric guitar
Reggie Lucas — electric guitar
Dominique Gaumont — electric guitar
Michael Henderson — bass guitar
Al Foster — drums
James Mtume — percussion
"Honky Tonk" Recorded Columbia Studio E, New York City May 19, 1970
Miles Davis — trumpet
Steve Grossman — soprano saxophone
John McLaughlin — electric guitar
Keith Jarrett — electric piano
Herbie Hancock — clavinet
Michael Henderson — bass guitar
Billy Cobham — drums
Airto Moreira — percussion
"Rated X" Recorded Columbia Studio E, New York City September 6, 1972
Miles Davis — organ
Cedric Lawson — electric piano
Reggie Lucas — electric guitar
Khalil Balakrishna — electric sitar
Michael Henderson — bass guitar
Al Foster — drums
James Mtume — percussion
Badal Roy — tabla
"Calypso Frelimo" Recorded Columbia Studio E, New York City September 17, 1973
Miles Davis — electric trumpet with wah-wah, electric piano, organ
Dave Liebman — flute
John Stubblefield — soprano saxophone
Pete Cosey — electric guitar
Reggie Lucas — electric guitar
Michael Henderson — bass guitar
Al Foster — drums
James Mtume — percussion
"Red China Blues" Recorded Columbia Studio E, New York City March 9, 1972
Miles Davis — electric trumpet with wah-wah
Lester Chambers — harmonica
Cornell Dupree — electric guitar
Michael Henderson — bass guitar
Al Foster — drums
Bernard Purdie — drums
James Mtume — percussion
Wade Marcus — brass arrangement
Billy Jackson — rhythm arrangement
"Mtume" Recorded Columbia Studio E, New York City October 7, 1974
Miles Davis — electric trumpet with wah-wah, organ
Pete Cosey — electric guitar
Reggie Lucas — electric guitar
Michael Henderson — bass guitar
Al Foster — drums
James Mtume — percussion
Sonny Fortune — flute
"Billy Preston" Recorded Columbia Studio E, New York City December 8, 1972
Miles Davis — electric trumpet with wah-wah
Carlos Garnett — soprano saxophone
Cedric Lawson — fender rhodes electric piano
Reggie Lucas — electric guitar
Khalil Balakrishna — electric sitar
Michael Henderson — bass guitar
Al Foster — drums
James Mtume — percussion
Badal Roy — tabla