{"id":29761,"date":"2026-02-25T16:30:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/?p=29761"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:14:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:14:25","slug":"in-a-silent-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2026\/02\/25\/in-a-silent-way\/","title":{"rendered":"In A Silent Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

In A Silent Way<\/em> (1969) by Miles Davis<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2022 In A Silent Way<\/em><\/a> (YT)<\/p>\n

In a Silent Way<\/em> was assembled from various takes from a three-hour session on February 18, 1969, at CBS 30th Street Studio’s Studio B in Manhattan. “Shhh \/ Peaceful” was composed solely by Davis, while the opening and closing section to “In a Silent Way \/ It’s About That Time” is based on [Joe] Zawinul’s “In a Silent Way”, which he would record in its original form in 1970 for his third solo album, Zawinul<\/em> (1971). After Zawinul presented the tune to the group, it was rehearsed as it was originally written, but Davis wished for it to sound more rock-oriented and stripped the various chord changes to leave a more basic melody built around a pedal point. [John] McLaughlin had some difficulty playing in the manner Davis wished of him, but found his way after the trumpeter suggested he play the guitar as if he were a novice. Davis believed that Zawinul was never happy with his adaptation of “In a Silent Way”, but felt that the album would have been less successful had its original arrangement been kept. Zawinul had expressed some dislike of Davis’ arrangement, in particular of two chords that he believed that Davis was wrong to remove. Zawinul claimed that he was responsible for the melodic bass line and descending melody of “It’s About That Time” but was not credited; he blamed [Teo] Macero for this, as he “always put things together so that it came out as if Miles had written it.” (more<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Zawinul<\/em> (1971) by Joe Zawinul<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 In A Silent Way<\/em><\/a> (YT)<\/p>\n

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Celebration<\/em> (1972) by El Chicano<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 In A Silent Way<\/em><\/a> (YT)<\/p>\n

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Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival<\/em> (1972) by Roy Ayers Ubiquity<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2022 In A Silent Way<\/em><\/a> (Should really be titled It’s About That Time<\/em> since Ayers is playing the second part of the Davis piece) (YT)<\/p>\n

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Filmore \u2013 The Last Days<\/em> (1972) by Various Artists<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 In A Silent Way<\/em><\/a> by Santana (YT)<\/p>\n

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Double Exposure<\/em> (1975) by Nat Adderley<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 In A Silent Way<\/em><\/a> (YT)<\/p>\n

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Concerto Retitled<\/em> (1976) by Joe Zawinul<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 In A Silent Way<\/em><\/a> (YT)<\/p>\n

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Babel<\/em> (1978) by Max<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 D’Una Manera Silenciosa<\/em><\/a> (YT)<\/p>\n

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8:30<\/em> (1979) by Weather Report<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2022 In A Silent Way<\/em><\/a> (YT)<\/p>\n

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Evidence<\/em> (1980) by Steve Khan<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 In A Silent Way<\/em><\/a> (YT)<\/p>\n

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Miles Away<\/em> (1995) by Dave Liebman Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 In A Silent Way<\/em><\/a> (YT)<\/p>\n

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Remember Why<\/em> (1997) by New Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 In A Silent Way<\/em><\/a> (YT)<\/p>\n

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Endless Miles: A Tribute To Miles Davis<\/em> (1998) by Various Artists<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 In A Silent Way<\/em><\/a> (YT)<\/p>\n

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Miles Remembered: The Silent Way Project<\/em> (1999) by Mark Isham<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 In A Silent Way<\/em><\/a> (YT)<\/p>\n

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Two<\/em> (1999) by Paul Davies \/ David Pouradier-Duteil<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 In A Silent Way<\/em><\/a> (Bandcamp)<\/p>\n

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Ivey-Divey<\/em> (2004) by Don Byron<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 In A Silent Way<\/em><\/a> (YT)<\/p>\n

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Brown Street<\/em> (2006) by Joe Zawinul<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 In A Silent Way<\/em><\/a> (YT)<\/p>\n

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Five Peace Band Live<\/em> (2009) by Chick Corea \/ John McLaughlin<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2022 In A Silent Way \/ It’s About That Time<\/em><\/a> (YT)<\/p>\n

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Fast City – A Tribute To Joe Zawinul<\/em> (2010) by Metropole Orkest \/ Vince Mendoza<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 In A Silent Way<\/em><\/a> (YT)<\/p>\n

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Elevation – The Upper Air<\/em> (2015) by Bernie Worrell<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 In A Silent Way<\/em><\/a> (Bandcamp)<\/p>\n

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In An Ambient Way<\/em><\/strong> (2015) by Powerhouse<\/p>\n

\u2022 In A Silent Way<\/em><\/a> (YT)<\/p>\n

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Waterfall: Music Of Joe Zawinul<\/em> (2020) by Ole\u015b Brothers & Piotr Orzechowski<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 In A Silent Way<\/em><\/a> (Bandcamp)<\/p>\n

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