Sitar? Tabla? Harmon mute? 7/4 meter? Recorded a few months after the Bitches Brew sessions in 1969, here's "Great Expectations."
#BlackHistoryMonth
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#20thCenturyMusic
#MilesDavis (trump.)
#SteveGrossman (sop. sax)
#BennieMaupin (bass clar.)
#JohnMcLaughlin (elec. guit.)
#Khalil Balakrishna (elec. sitar)
#BihariSharma (tabla)
#HerbieHancock (elec. piano)
#ChickCorea (elec. piano)
#RonCarter (bass)
#HarveyBrooks (bass)
#BillyCobham (drums)
#Airto (perc.)

Listen to Miles Davis' "Right Off," recorded in 1970, released in 1971 as part of "A Tribute to Jack Johnson." Got Billy Cobham hittin' the 2 and 4 accents for that rock beat now. Likely should be played loud.
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#BlackMusic
#20thCenturyMusic
#MilesDavis (trumpet, no wah-wah yet)
#SteveGrossman (soprano sax)
#JohnMcLaughlin (elec. guitar)
#HerbieHancock (organ)
#MichaelHenderson (elec. bass)
#BillyCobham (drumming)
