A Tribute to Miles
| A Tribute to Miles | ||||
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| Studio album / Live album A celebration of the life & music of Miles Davis by | ||||
| Released | March 22, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | September 19, 1992; 1994 | |||
| Venue | Berkeley Community Theatre | |||
| Studio | Signet/Soundworks, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Jazz, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 59:57 | |||
| Label | Qwest/Reprise/Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
A Tribute to Miles is a tribute album recorded by the then surviving members of the Miles Davis "Second Great" Quintet: pianist Herbie Hancock, saxophonist Wayne Shorter, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams. Taking the Davis role was trumpeter Wallace Roney.[1]
This album won all five men the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.[3]
Track listing
- "So What" (Live) (Miles Davis) - 10:20
- "RJ" (Ron Carter) - 4:06
- "Little One" (Herbie Hancock) - 7:20
- "Pinocchio" (Wayne Shorter) - 5:44
- "Elegy" (Tony Williams) - 8:42
- "Eighty One" (Miles Davis, Ron Carter) - 7:31
- "All Blues" (Live) (Miles Davis) - 15:14
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Personnel
Musicians
- Herbie Hancock – piano, calliope
- Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Wallace Roney – trumpet
- Ron Carter – bass
- Tony Williams – drums
Production
- Herbie Hancock – producer
- Wayne Shorter – producer
- Ron Carter – producer
- Tony Williams – producer, liner notes
- Suzy Gaal – associate producer
- Tony Meilandt – executive producer
- James Heffernan – executive producer
- Bob Skye – engineer (live recording: tracks 1, 7)
- Tomoo Suzuki – engineer (studio recording: tracks 2–6, mixing)
- Allen Sides – engineer (mixing)
- Bernie Grundman – engineer (mastering)
- Manny LaCarrubba – assistant engineer
- Tom Hardisty – assistant engineer
- Dave Hecht – assistant engineer
- Eric Rudd – assistant engineer
- Mark Gilbeault – assistant engineer
- Rall Rogut – assistant engineer
- Hiroyuki Arakawa – photography
- Yohji Yamamoto – costume design
- Maxine Van-Cliffe Arakawa – art direction
- Takashi Ohmura – hair & make-up
- Dirk Walter – package design, illustration
References
- ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "A Tribute to Miles". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 643. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "1994 Grammy Winners". grammy.com. Recording Academy. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
