Miles Davis – In A Silent Way

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Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Post Bop, Fusion, Modal
Year:	1969

Tracklist

		Shhh / Peaceful
		In A Silent Way
		It's About That Time

Credits (13)

Dave Holland
Bass
Tony Williams*
Drums
Chick Corea
Electric Piano
Herbie Hancock
Electric Piano
Russ Payne
Engineer
Stan Tonkel
Engineer

Notes

Release Date: Jul 30, 1969
Recording Period: Feb 1969
Label: Columbia Records

Miles Davis, Trumpet
Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone
John McLaughlin, Electric Guitar
Herbie Hancock, Electric Piano
Chick Corea, Electric Piano
Joe Zawinul, Organ
Dave Holland, Bass
Tony Williams, Drums
Teo Macero, Producer
Stan Tonkel, Engineer

12th Annual GRAMMY Awards, Mar 11, 1970
Nominated for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Small Group Or Soloist With Small Group

GRAMMY Hall of Fame Inductee, Feb 21, 2001

Some covers have a subtitle "Directions In Music By Miles Davis" printed on front cover bottom right.

Europe CD releases with catalogue number CBS 450982 2
Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S4247162310-0203 S1 B3
Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): Sony Music S4247162310-0203 51 B5
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): Sony Music S4247162310-0203 51 B1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): Sony Music S4247162310-0203 51 B4
Created as ‘new Sony Music version’ but arguably only variants not justifying a separate release
Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S4247162310-0203 51 B4
No credit ‘Produced by Teo Macero’ rear cover top left (credit present on other releases)
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Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S4247162310 -0203 51 B3
Without mould SID code (codes are present on other releases)
Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
Matrix / Runout: CDCBS-450982 11 xx MANUFACTURED BY DADC AUSTRIA
Price Code: CB 801
Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
Matrix / Runout: CDCBS-450982 21 xx MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA
Price Code: CB 701

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	In A Silent Way LP, Album	CBS – S 63630, CBS – CS 9875	Europe	1969	Europe — 1969	Recently Edited
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Santa Maria Pressing	Columbia – CS 9875	US	1969	US — 1969	Recently Edited
	In A Silent Way LP, Album	Columbia – CS 9875	Canada	1969	Canada — 1969
	In A Silent Way LP, Album	CBS – S 63630	Europe	1969	Europe — 1969	Recently Edited
	In A Silent Way LP, Album	CBS – ASF 1455	South Africa	1969	South Africa — 1969	New Submission
	In A Silent Way 8-Track Cartridge, Album	Columbia – 18 10 0922	US	1969	US — 1969	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Stereo	CBS/Sony – SONP 50131	Japan	1969	Japan — 1969	Recently Edited
	In A Silent Way LP, Album	CBS – SBP 233839	Australia	1969	Australia — 1969
	In A Silent Way LP, Album	CBS – S 63630	France	1969	France — 1969	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album	CBS – S 63630	Italy	1969	Italy — 1969	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album	Columbia – CS 9875	Germany	1969	Germany — 1969	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album	CBS – S 63 630	Germany	1969	Germany — 1969
	In A Silent Way LP, Album	CBS – S 63630	Europe	1969	Europe — 1969	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Stereo	CBS – S 63630, CBS – CS 9875	UK	1969	UK — 1969	Recently Edited
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Repress, Stereo	CBS – S 63630	UK	1969	UK — 1969	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing	Columbia – CS 9875	US	1969	US — 1969	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Stereo	CBS – S 63630, CBS – 63630, CBS – CS 9875	Europe	1969	Europe — 1969	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Misprint	Columbia – CS 9875	Canada	1969	Canada — 1969	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Pitman Pressing	Columbia – CS 9875	US	1969	US — 1969	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album	Columbia – CS 9875	US	1969	US — 1969	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album	CBS – S 63630	France	1969	France — 1969	New Submission
	In A Silent Way Cassette, Album	CBS – 40-63630	UK	1969	UK — 1969	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Stereo, with poster	CBS – S 63630	Europe	1969	Europe — 1969	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album	CBS – S 63630	Europe	1969	Europe — 1969	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Promo, Stereo	CBS/Sony – SONP 50131	Japan	1969	Japan — 1969	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing	Columbia – CS 9875	US	1969	US — 1969	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Stereo, Mono	CBS/Sony – S63630	Netherlands	1969	Netherlands — 1969	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Stereo	CBS – S 63630	Spain	1970	Spain — 1970	Recently Edited
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Pitman Pressing	Columbia – CS 9875	US	1971	US — 1971	Recently Edited
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Reissue	Columbia – CS 9875	US	1971	US — 1971	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Reissue, Santa Maria Pressing	Columbia – CS 9875	US	1971	US — 1971	New Submission
	In A Silent Way Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album, Large hub	CBS/Sony – SONT 52036	Japan	1972	Japan — 1972	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Promo, Reissue	CBS/Sony – SOPL 170, CBS/Sony – SOPL-170	Japan	1972	Japan — 1972	New Submission
	In A Silent Way = イン・ア・サイレント・ウェイ LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, ¥2,000	CBS/Sony – SOPL 170, CBS/Sony – SOPL-170	Japan	1972	Japan — 1972	New Submission
	In A Silent Way = イン・ア・サイレント・ウェイ LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, ¥2,200	CBS/Sony – SOPL 170, CBS/Sony – SOPL-170	Japan	1973	Japan — 1973	Recently Edited
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Pitman Pressing	Columbia – CS 9875	US	1973	US — 1973	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Reissue	Columbia – KCS 9875	US	1974	US — 1974	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Repress	CBS – SBP 233839	Australia	1975	Australia — 1975	New Submission
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Reissue, Terre Haute Pressing	Columbia – PC 9875	US	1977	US — 1977	Recently Edited
	In A Silent Way LP, Album, Reissue	CBS/Sony – 25AP 770	Japan	1977	Japan — 1977	Recently Edited

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Reviews

ggggreenisaac Sep 12, 2024
referencing In A Silent Way = イン・ア・サイレント・ウェイ (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered) SRCS 9117
Probably the best CD edition overall, the waveforms are identical to the 1983 Japanese 35DP 70 CD, albeit a bit louder, but unlike that CD the polarity is the correct way round. All subsequent DSD remasters are loud to the point of introducing clipping, and they fadeout abruptly, unlike on this SBM edition where both tracks are the full length and fadeout gradually.
bougachu Sep 8, 2024
referencing In A Silent Way (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo, 180 g) MFSL 1-377
Available again for sale on the Mofi website. Words words and more words
ggggreenisaac Aug 31, 2024
referencing In A Silent Way (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Blu-spec CD2) SICP 30266
Notice how this and the original 2009 Blu-spec both have 2002 written on the back of their obis (meaning they use the 2002 DSD remaster) instead of the more recent 2006 DSD remaster? I own a copy of the 2007 SACD, on which the Redbook layer uses the 2006 DSD remaster, and after comparing its waveforms to the various other CDs I own, I noticed that it has a channel imbalance, with the right channel being noticably quieter than the left, and also that it has the polarity the wrong way round, so maybe in hindsight it was considered defective by Sony Japan?
huntergaumont May 28, 2024
referencing In A Silent Way (LP, Album) CS 9875
i have one like this but with 70’s columbia labels, everything else is the same
mosariot May 17, 2024
referencing In A Silent Way (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo, 180 g) MFSL 1-377
Sounds excellent. There is no annoying noise on the last part of Side 2, which presents in digital version and recent release on white vinyl. So I guess MoFi has managed it.
Some ticks here and there. Cyclic clicks for 20 seconds right in the end. So not a perfect quality.
Not a gatefold too bad. Otherwise great.
embat May 17, 2024
referencing In A Silent Way = イン・ア・サイレント・ウェイ (LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, ¥2,200) SOPL 170
What a great sounding record! As the title implies, the music is delicate and subtle and in some releases or systems it can sound flat and muddy, but in this one you can hear all the details and layers of sounds with great clarity and definition... the guitar, the electric pianos, the bass lines and of course the two horns. A superb release for an absolute masterpiece.
kilex May 8, 2024
referencing In A Silent Way (LP, Album, Reissue) 88875111941
Vraiment un pauvre petit pressage que cette édition legacy , a peu près comme tout les legacy malheureusement...
debrebeuf Apr 22, 2024
referencing In A Silent Way (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo) CK 40580
There is prominent noise reduction on this CD which is unfortunate.
Beachbeatle1 Apr 12, 2024
referencing In A Silent Way (LP, Album, Repress) SBP 233839
A cool understated gorgeous & free-flowing concept album full of layers, revolutionary inter-plays, medium/slow tempos & relaxing moods showcasing Miles development towards his jazz-rock/fusion sound. Outstanding beautiful music with a very stellar star-filled line-up.
A revolutionary masterpiece.
Melodic_Fool Apr 8, 2024
referencing In A Silent Way (LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, 180 Gram) 88875111941
This remaster sounds really, really good through the whole spectrum and from left to right. One of the best in my collection. Highly recommended! When I listen to it it's as if i am in the room with the musicians. Incredible how well this was recorded back in that time.

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