Miles Davis

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"Nefertiti", the fourth album by Miles Davis' second classic quintet, continues the forward motion of "Sorcerer", as the group settles into a low-key, exploratory groove, offering music with recognizable themes -- but themes that were deliberately dissonant, slightly unsettling even as they burrowed their way into the consciousness. In a sense, this is mood music, since, like on much of "Sorcerer", the individual parts mesh in unpredictable ways, creating evocative, floating soundscapes.

PERSONNEL:

• MILES DAVIS, trumpet
• WAYNE SHORTER, tenor sax
• HERBIE HANCOCK, piano
• RON CARTER, bass
• TONY WILLIAMS, drums

New York, 1967

SIDE A:

• 01. Nefertiti
• 02. Fall
• 03. Hand Jive

SIDE B:

• 01. Madness
• 02. Riot
• 03. Pinocchio