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Bitches Brew
by Miles Davis
The 96th greatest album of all time
Bitches Brew is a 1970 Miles Davis album that marks his full embrace of electric instruments and the emerging jazz fusion idiom. The music blends loose, extended improvisation with rock and funk rhythms, dense, layered textures and a large ensemble featuring multiple electric keyboards, guitars and electric bass. Producer Teo Macero's studio editing reshaped long collective performances into suite-like tracks with a shifting, cinematic flow. The record is frequently cited as a pivotal work in the development of jazz fusion and avant-garde approaches to jazz.
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