Bitches Brew is one of the most legendary jazz fusion records to ever come out at the tail end of Miles Davis?s legendary career, and I have never found it to be that appealing. It?s part of the extremely experimental and avant-grade stages of Miles's career that has always been a bit of a wash for me when I try to listen to it. Therefore, when a group of UK jazz musicians grouped together to create an homage to this legendary album, they had tall shoes to fill, but not for me, and in many ways, this album holds the same flaw I find with Bitches Brew. Overly long tracks that really have a hard time distinguishing themselves from others, sound palates that can get lost in the shuffle of ?trying-to-be-experimental?, and above all else an overall boring listen. Look, this style of jazz music has never been my thing and therefore you should still give this a try if you love early jazz fusion, but for me, it?s an easy skip.
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