Amandla (album)

Amandla
Studio album by
Miles Davis
ReleasedMay 18, 1989
RecordedDecember 1988 – early 1989
GenrePop jazz, funk, jazz fusion
Length43:16
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerTommy LiPuma, Marcus Miller, George Duke
Miles Davis chronology
Music from Siesta
(1987) 		Amandla
(1989) 		Aura
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
DownBeat[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Hi-Fi News & Record ReviewA*:2[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
MusicHound Jazz2/5[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [8]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+[9]

Amandla is an album by jazz musician Miles Davis, released in 1989. The word Amandla holds significance in various Nguni languages, including Zulu and Xhosa, where it translates to "power." It is the third collaboration between Miles Davis and producer/bassist Marcus Miller, following their previous works Tutu (1986) and Music from Siesta (1987), and it serves as their final album together.

The album mixes elements of the genres go-go, zouk, funk and jazz, combining electronic instruments with live musicians. The composition "Mr. Pastorius", featuring drummer Al Foster, is a tribute to late jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius.[10] "Catémbe" is a Mozambican and Angolan cocktail of red wine and cola.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AMG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Down Beat: 29. October 1989.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Miles Davis". Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  4. ^ Hyder, Ken (September 1989). "Review: Miles Davis — Amandla" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 9. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. p. 100. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ Feather, Leonard (June 18, 1989). "Mixed Doubles in New Jazz Releases". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  6. ^ Holtje, Steve; Lee, Nancy Ann, eds. (1998). "Miles Davis". MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide. Music Sales Group. ISBN 0825672538.
  7. ^ Considine, J. D. (2004). "Miles Davis". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 215, 219. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  8. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  9. ^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Grade List: Miles Davis". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  10. ^ "Robot Check". 2002.