Warner Classics & Jazz

Biography

In 1985, Miles Davis shocked the music world by moving from Columbia to Warner Bros.. He immediately started working on an album called Perfect Way after a tune by Scritti Politti, later renamed Tutu by producer Tommy LiPuma. When Tutu was released in 1986, it re-ignited Miles Davis’ career, crossing over into the rock and pop markets and winning Davis two Grammy Awards - the album was a key factor in raising Davis’ status to an international superstar.

The Very Best Of The Warner Bros. Sessions covers the later part of Miles Davis’ life, from the Warner Bros studio albums Tutu, Amandla and Doo-Bop, the Siesta and Dingo soundtracks (with Marcus Miller and Michel Legrand respectively) and live recordings with Quincy Jones and the likes of Kenny Garrett, Foley and Adam Holzman.

Featuring liner notes by trumpeter Wallace Roney.