A Tribute to Miles

A Tribute to Miles
Studio album / Live album
A celebration of the life & music of Miles Davis by
Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Wallace Roney and Tony Williams
ReleasedMarch 22, 1994
RecordedSeptember 19, 1992; 1994
VenueBerkeley Community Theatre
StudioSignet/Soundworks, Los Angeles
GenreJazz, jazz fusion
Length59:57
LabelQwest/Reprise/Warner Bros.
ProducerHerbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter
Herbie Hancock chronology
Perfect Machine
(1988) 		A Tribute to Miles
(1994) 		Dis Is da Drum
(1994)
Wayne Shorter chronology
Joy Ryder
(1988) 		A Tribute to Miles
(1994) 		High Life
(1995)
Ron Carter chronology
Jazz, My Romance
(1994) 		A Tribute to Miles
(1994) 		Mr. Bow-tie
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

A Tribute to Miles is a tribute album recorded by the then surviving members of the Miles Davis "Second Great" Quintet: pianist Herbie Hancock, saxophonist Wayne Shorter, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams. Taking the Davis role was trumpeter Wallace Roney.[1]

This album won all five men the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.[3]

  1. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "A Tribute to Miles". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 643. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ "1994 Grammy Winners". grammy.com. Recording Academy. Retrieved October 25, 2020.