So, I decided to order this from Amazon last week. Just came the other day. Another great release on the Music On Vinyl label. A faithful reproduction of the original album cover, liner notes and label these two records are remarkably silent, and there are plenty of quiet passages on these tracks. Like Big Fun this was also released in 1974 and is a compilation album of tracks recorded from 1970 to 1974. Over 2 hours of music on 4 sides. “He Loved Him Madly”, a tribute to Duke Ellington is an amazing piece of music. More Progressive than anything else. 30 minutes long, this is a mellow, Ambient and atmospheric composition. Startin with drums, congas and bass, guitars are added plus flute before miles blows his first note about 12 minutes in. he uses a wah-wah pedal on his trumpet and also plays the organ. This track and “Maiysha” and “Mtume” all recorded in 1974 feature the line-up of Davis, Peter Cosey and Riggie Lucas on guitar, Al Foster on drums, Michael Henderson on bass, Mtume on percussion and Sonny Fortune playing flute and sax that played on the live albums Black Beauty, Agartha and Pangaea. “Red China Blues” is a short Blues piece with harmonica. “Honky Tonk”, from 1970, features his line-up of Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock. John McLaughlin, Billy Cobham and Airto Moreria. “Calypso Frelimo” from 1973, the other long track at 32 minutes, has a slightly different line-up with Dave Liebman playing flute and John Stubblefield playing sax. After about 10 minutes of frantic ensemble playing it settles into a mellow bass groove for another ten minutes with Miles playing organ and trumpet and flute by Fortune before picking up the pace again for the rest of the track. “Billy Preston” keeps a steady beat throughout 12 minutes with trumpet and electric piano the main instruments with electric sitar and tabla added to the mix. sha15 minute “Maiysha” is a generally more mellow track and appears on the Agartha album. Another wonderful album from Miles’s experimental period. After the releases of the three live albums in 1975 Miles took a six year break before returning playing more traditional Jazz and Jazz Pop.