Nefertiti
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Nefertiti

Miles Davis · 1968 · Columbia

Personnel

Miles Davis

Miles Davis

leader · Trumpet

Wayne Shorter

Wayne Shorter

played Saxophone on this album

The title track is Shorter's composition with an unprecedented structure: Miles and Shorter repeatedly state the melody without ever soloing, leaving Hancock, Williams, and Carter to effectively improvise beneath them.

Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock

played Piano on this album

Ron Carter

Ron Carter

played Double Bass on this album

Tony Williams

Tony Williams

played Drums on this album

Wayne Shorter

Wayne Shorter

played Tenor Saxophone on this album

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Miles DavisWayne ShorterHerbie HancockRon CarterTony Williams

Around 1968

Now He Sings, Now He Sobs

Now He Sings, Now He Sobs

Chick Corea · 1968

Puttin' It Together

Puttin' It Together

Elvin Jones · 1968

In a Silent Way

In a Silent Way

Miles Davis · 1969

Miles Smiles

Miles Smiles

Miles Davis · 1967

The Prisoner

The Prisoner

Herbie Hancock · 1969

← Miles Davis