Search - Miles Davis :: Nefertiti (Remastered)

The capstone for acoustic jazz.

sirvic@sprynet.com | Seattle, WA | 06/19/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"All the reviews and liner notes for Nefertiti describe is as the culmination of Miles' acoustic work, from Bird to Coltrane and Cannonball, and the foreshadowing of the electric direction he was about to embark upon. Even after listening to this album 100 times, it still sounds electric to me, and that's a good thing. The symbiotic relationship between Miles and Wayne Shorter is amazing, as if they mutually created some magical new jazz instrument that could only be played in long, circular figures. It is difficult to determine where one track ends and the other begins, as the tone and tempo of the album is consistently undulating. It's easy to see why Miles turned to new, electric instruments after this album: acoustic jazz can't get any better. Buy this album, put it in your cd player and set it for shuffle and endless repeat. You'll never hear the same thing twice."