Miles Davis – Bitches Brew

Bitches Brew is a studio double album by American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, released on March 30, 1970 on Columbia Records. It marked his continuing experimentation with electric instruments that he had featured on his previous record, the critically acclaimed In a Silent Way (1969). With these instruments, such as the electric piano and guitar, Davis departed from traditional jazz rhythms in favor of loose, rock-influenced arrangements based on improvisation..read more.

Released: March 30th, 1970
Recorded: August 19th – 21st, 1969
Record Label: Columbia Records
Location Recorded: Columbia Studios, New York City
Producer: Teo Macero
Album Length: 94min / 11sec

Artists on tracks – “Bitches Brew”, “John McLaughlin”, “Sanctuary”
Miles Davis – trumpet
Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
Bennie Maupin – bass clarinet
Joe Zawinul – electric piano – Left
Chick Corea – electric piano – Right
John McLaughlin – electric guitar
Dave Holland – bass
Harvey Brooks – electric bass
Lenny White – drum set – Left
Jack DeJohnette – drum set – Right
Don Alias – congas
Juma Santos (credited as “Jim Riley”) – shaker, congas
On “John McLaughlin” omit Brooks, Shorter and Davis
On “Sanctuary” omit Maupin, Brooks and White

Artists on track – “Miles Runs the Voodoo Down”
Miles Davis – trumpet
Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
Bennie Maupin – bass clarinet
Joe Zawinul – electric piano – Left
Chick Corea – electric piano – Right
John McLaughlin – electric guitar
Dave Holland – electric bass
Harvey Brooks – electric bass
Don Alias – drum set – Left
Jack DeJohnette – drum set – Right
Juma Santos (credited as “Jim Riley”) – congas
“Spanish Key”

Artists on track – “Pharaoh’s Dance”
Miles Davis – trumpet
Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
Bennie Maupin – bass clarinet
Joe Zawinul – electric piano – Left
Larry Young – electric piano – Center
Chick Corea – electric piano – Right
John McLaughlin – electric guitar
Dave Holland – bass
Harvey Brooks – electric bass
Lenny White – drum set – Left
Jack DeJohnette – drum set – Right
Don Alias – congas
Juma Santos (credited as “Jim Riley”) – shaker

Artists on track – “Feio”
Miles Davis – trumpet
Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
Bennie Maupin – bass clarinet
Joe Zawinul – electric piano – Left
Chick Corea – electric piano – Right
John McLaughlin – electric guitar
Dave Holland – electric bass
Billy Cobham – drum set – Left
Jack DeJohnette – drum set – Right
Airto Moreira – percussion and cuica