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After a long period of experimentation from the
late-60s to the mid-70s, jazz trumpet legend Miles
Davis was experiencing dire times. His commercial
fortunes had dwindled, and after the poor initial
reception to his 1972 studio album On The Corner
his critical acclaim had begun to lag as well.
Compounding this was a heavy dependency on
drugs and alcohol, paired with a slew of health
problems, and frequent sexual trysts. After a series
of live festival appearances, Davis took a lengthy
hiatus from music in 1975 to get himself together.
His next studio album would not come until 1981.
Despite his seclusion, Davis had opted to renew his
contract with Columbia, to whom he provided a
series of compilation albums to fulfill it. One of
these was 1976's Water Babies, which consisted of
rarities and outtakes highlighting two different
sounds from Davis: post-bop Miles Davis Quintet
sessions in 1967, and his early experimentation
with fusion in 1968. The 5-song collection featured
Davis working alongside many of the key players
from both periods, including Wayne Shorter on
saxophone, who was also given the chief writing
credit for the five tracks, Herbie Hancock and Chick
Corea on keyboards, Ron Carter and Dave Holland
on Bass, and Tony Williams on drums. An essential
piece for the Davis completionist, and an important
stop-gap album showing his transition from
traditional jazz to fusion.