''A Tribute to Miles'' is a tribute album recorded by the then surviving members of the

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musi ...

"Second Great" Quintet: pianist Herbie Hancock, saxophonist

Wayne Shorter Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the 1960s, he joined Miles Dav ...

, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams. Taking the Miles role was trumpeter

Wallace Roney Wallace Roney (May 25, 1960 – March 31, 2020) was an American jazz ( hard bop and post-bop) trumpeter. He has won 1 Grammy award and has two nominations. Roney took lessons from Clark Terry and Dizzy Gillespie and studied with Miles Davis fr ...

. This album won all five men the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.

Track listing

#" So What" (Live) (

) - 10:20 #"RJ" ( Ron Carter) - 4:06 #"Little One" ( Herbie Hancock) - 7:20 #"Pinocchio" (

) - 5:44 #"Elegy" ( Tony Williams) - 8:42 #"Eighty One" (

, Ron Carter) - 7:31 #" All Blues" (Live) (

) - 15:14 Source:

Personnel

Musicians * Herbie Hancock –

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

calliope In Greek mythology, Calliope ( ; grc, Καλλιόπη, Kalliópē, beautiful-voiced) is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry; so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muse ...

–

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

, soprano saxophone *

–

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

* Ron Carter – bass * Tony Williams – drums Production *Herbie Hancock – producer *Wayne Shorter – producer *Ron Carter – producer *Tony Williams – producer, liner notes *Suzy Gaal – associate producer *Tony Meilandt – executive producer *James Heffernan – executive producer *Bob Skye – engineer (live recording: tracks 1, 7) *Tomoo Suzuki – engineer (studio recording: tracks 2-6, mixing) *Allen Sides – engineer (mixing) *Bernie Grundman – engineer (mastering) *Manny LaCarrubba – assistant engineer *Tom Hardisty – assistant engineer *Dave Hecht – assistant engineer *Eric Rudd – assistant engineer *Mark Gilbeault – assistant engineer *Rall Rogut – assistant engineer *Hiroyuki Arakawa – photography *

Yohji Yamamoto is a Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. Considered a master tailor alongside those such as Madeleine Vionnet, he is known for his avant-garde tailoring featuring Japanese design aesthetics. Yamamoto has won notable awards f ...

– costume design *Maxine Van-Cliffe Arakawa – art direction *Takashi Ohmura – hair & make-up *Dirk Walter – package design, illustration

References

1994 albums Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album Herbie Hancock albums Miles Davis tribute albums Ron Carter albums Tony Williams (drummer) albums Wayne Shorter albums Qwest Records albums {{1990s-jazz-album-stub