A Tribute to Miles

A Tribute to Miles
Studio album / Live album
A celebration of the life & music of Miles Davis by
Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Wallace Roney and Tony Williams
ReleasedMarch 22, 1994
RecordedSeptember 19, 1992; 1994
VenueBerkeley Community Theatre
StudioSignet/Soundworks, Los Angeles
GenreJazz, jazz fusion
Length59:57
LabelQwest/Reprise/Warner Bros.
ProducerHerbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter
Herbie Hancock chronology
Perfect Machine
(1988) 		A Tribute to Miles
(1994) 		Dis Is da Drum
(1994)
Wayne Shorter chronology
Joy Ryder
(1988) 		A Tribute to Miles
(1994) 		High Life
(1995)
Ron Carter chronology
Jazz, My Romance
(1994) 		A Tribute to Miles
(1994) 		Mr. Bow-tie
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

  1. "So What" (Live) (Miles Davis) - 10:20
  2. "RJ" (Ron Carter) - 4:06
  3. "Little One" (Herbie Hancock) - 7:20
  4. "Pinocchio" (Wayne Shorter) - 5:44
  5. "Elegy" (Tony Williams) - 8:42
  6. "Eighty One" (Miles Davis, Ron Carter) - 7:31
  7. "All Blues" (Live) (Miles Davis) - 15:14

Source:[1]

Personnel

Musicians

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

  1. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "A Tribute to Miles". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 643. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ "1994 Grammy Winners". grammy.com. Recording Academy. Retrieved October 25, 2020.


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