A Tribute to Jack Johnson
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Original LP (Columbia S 30455)
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| Studio album and soundtrack by Miles Davis | ||||
| Released | February 24, 1971 | |||
| Recorded | February 18 and April 7, 1970 | |||
| Studio | 30th Street Studio, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz-rock, hard rock, funk | |||
| Length | 52:26 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Teo Macero | |||
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Subsequent reissues
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| Source | Rating |
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| Down Beat |  |
| The Guardian | |
| MusicHound Jazz | 4.5/5 |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | |
| PopMatters | 7/10 |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| The Village Voice | A+ |
Jack Johnson, later reissued as A Tribute to Jack Johnson, is a 1971 studio album and soundtrack by American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Miles Davis. In 1970, Davis was asked by Bill Cayton to record music for his documentary of the same name on the life of boxer Jack Johnson. Johnson's saga resonated personally with Davis, who wrote in the album's liner notes of Johnson's mastery as a boxer, his affinity for fast cars, jazz, clothes, and beautiful women, his unreconstructed blackness, and his threatening image to white men. This was the second film score he had composed, after Ascenseur pour l'échafaud in 1957.
The music recorded for Jack Johnson reflected Davis' interest in the eclectic jazz fusion of the time while foreshadowing the hard-edged funk that would fascinate him in the next few years. Having wanted to put together what he called "the greatest rock and roll band you have ever heard", Davis recorded with a line-up featuring guitarists John McLaughlin and Sonny Sharrock, keyboardists Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea, clarinetist Bennie Maupin, and drummers Jack DeJohnette and Billy Cobham. The album's two tracks were drawn from one recording session on April 7 and edited together with recordings from February 1970 by producer Teo Macero.
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