Jack Johnson
Released: 1971

Jack Johnson

by Miles Davis

The 2061st greatest album of all time

Jack Johnson is an electric-era Miles Davis album created as the soundtrack for a film about the boxer Jack Johnson. The music blends jazz improvisation with rock and funk rhythms, emphasizing amplified instruments, propulsive backbeats, and extended electric solos that favor groove and texture over conventional song forms. It is a notable example of Davis's jazz fusion phase and his exploration of heavier, rock-influenced sonorities.

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