Filles de Kilimanjaro

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Filles de Kilimanjaro is a 1968 Miles Davis album that marks a transitional phase between his acoustic jazz work and his later electric, jazz-fusion innovations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Miles Davis album
studio album
artist Miles Davis
chronologyPosition follows Nefertiti
precedes In a Silent Way
countryOfOrigin United States
coverArtDepicts Betty Mabry
featuresInstrument acoustic piano
bass
drums
electric piano
soprano saxophone
tenor saxophone
trumpet
featuresMusician Chick Corea
Dave Holland
Herbie Hancock
Miles Davis
Ron Carter
Tony Williams
Wayne Shorter
genre jazz
jazz fusion
post-bop
hasLength approximately 54 minutes
hasTrack Filles de Kilimanjaro (title track)
Frelon Brun
Mademoiselle Mabry
Petits Machins
Tout de Suite
influenced development of jazz fusion
labelCatalogNumber Columbia CS 9750
languageOfLyrics instrumental
marksPhase transition from acoustic jazz to electric jazz fusion
notableFor transitional sound between second great quintet and electric period
use of both acoustic and electric instruments
originalFormat vinyl LP
partOf Miles Davis discography
performer Miles Davis Quintet
producer Miles Davis
Teo Macero
recordedAt Columbia 30th Street Studio
recordedIn 1968
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseDate 1968
titleLanguage French
titleTranslation Girls of Kilimanjaro

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In a Silent Way precededBy Filles de Kilimanjaro
Miles in the Sky followedBy Filles de Kilimanjaro
Shhh/Peaceful chronologicallyFollows Filles de Kilimanjaro (album tracks)
linked to: Filles de Kilimanjaro
Filles de Kilimanjaro hasTrack Filles de Kilimanjaro (title track)
linked to: Filles de Kilimanjaro
Filles de Kilimanjaro titleTranslation Girls of Kilimanjaro
linked to: Filles de Kilimanjaro
Miles Davis Columbia recordings includesAlbum Filles de Kilimanjaro