Miles recorded 'Bitches Brew' in order to prove his boast that he could put together a better electric band than that led by Hendrix (who had angered Davis by allegedly making out with Miles' wife). Miles gathered together a stellar cast of electric jazz musicians including Wayne Shorter (soprano sax), Bernie Muapin (bass clarinet). John McLaughlin (guitar), Chick Corea, Larry Young and Joe Zawinal (electric piano), Harvey Brookes and Dave Holland (bass), Jack DeJohnette and Lenny White Drums and Jim Riley (percussion).
Once in the studio Davis took away all the charts maps and compasses and set his assembley on a mystery tour to the outer limits of their musical ability. 'Pharaoh's Dance', 'Spanish Key', 'John McLaughlin', 'Miles Runs The Voodoo Down', 'Sanctuary' and 'Bitches Brew' itself are formless compositions that congregate around a theme and then wander off to wherever the muse takes them.
Essential listening in my humble opinion.
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