E.S.P. (2022 Remaster)

This album has been added to 3 public lists:

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  1965

  James

  This is the first studio album by Miles Davis’ second great quintet, and you can hear the group inventing a new jazz language together in real time. Wayne Shorter’s compositions and Tony Williams’ drumming immediately destabilize traditional hard-bop expectations. Tracks like “Eighty-One” and the title piece move with unusual flexibility, allowing rhythm and harmony to shift constantly underneath the solos. Miles plays with incredible restraint, shaping the music through tone and timing rather than sheer density. The album sounds exploratory without losing elegance. It became one of the key foundations for modern post-bop.

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  we love jazz

  lorenzo
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  we love music

  lorenzo