A Tribute to Miles

Infobox Album | Name = A Tribute to Miles
Type = Tribute album
Artist = Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter and Wallace Roney


Released = 1994
Recorded = 1994
Genre = Jazz
Length =
Label = Qwest
Producer =
Reviews =
Chronology = Herbie Hancock
Last album = "Perfect Machine"
(1988)
This album = "A Tribute to Miles"
(1994)
Next album = "Dis Is Da Drum"
(1994)

"A Tribute to Miles" is a tribute album by Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter. This was the tribute album to pay homage to the then recently departed mentor of the above men, Miles Davis who died in September 1991. Playing the part of Davis, was young trumpet player Wallace Roney.

This album won all five men a Grammy award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual Or Group. This marked Hancock's third overall Grammy award.

Two of the songs were recorded live, on their national tour honoring their fallen mentor.

Track listing

#"So What (Live)"
#"RJ"
#"Little One"
#"Pinocchio"
#"Elegy"
#"Eighty One"
#"All Blues (Live)"
#"E.S.P." (bonus track)
#"Riot" (bonus track)
#"Calliope" (bonus track)

Personnel

Herbie Hancock - piano, calliope
Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Wallace Roney - trumpet
Ron Carter - bass
Tony Williams - drums