Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz 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 musical directions in a roughly five-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic developments in jazz.

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Agharta was recorded on the afternoon in 1975, at one of two concerts Miles Davis performed at the Osaka Festival Hall in Japan.

He performed with his septet—flautist and saxophonist Sonny Fortune, bassist Michael Henderson, drummer Al Foster, percussionist James Mtume, guitarist Reggie Lucas, and Pete Cosey, who played guitar, synthesizer, and percussion.

Produced and recorded by Teo Macero, the album's four seemingly unstructured segments emphasize the playing of Davis' sidemen rather than his own trumpet. It eschews both melody and harmony in favor of a combination of riffs, crossing polyrhythms, and Funk-oriented grooves for soloists to improvise throughout.

The album has received retrospective acclaim as an important and influential Jazz-Rock record. Its abrasive music and Cosey's innovative playing influenced a generation of young musicians, including those in the British Jazz scene.

Musicians:

Bass – Michael Henderson
Congas, Percussion, Drum, Drum Machine – Mtume
Drums – Al Foster
Executive-Producer – Teo Macero
Guitar – Reggie Lucas
Guitar, Synthesizer, Percussion – Pete Cosey
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute – Sonny Fortune
Trumpet, Organ, Composed By – Miles Davis

Track Listing:

A1 Prelude
B1 Maiysha
C1 Interlude
D1 Theme From Jack Johnson

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