“IWAS HOOKED”
Jack Cooper of Modern Nature on the genius of In A Silent Way
Jack Cooper
THIS is the record that’s influenced me most in recent years. It’s perhaps my favourite of all time. I heard Bitches Brew in my twenties and found it overwhelming, so a friend recommended In A Silent Way. I was hooked. The music that orbited around Davis at this time – the live recordings of his 1969 ‘Lost Quintet’, Chick Corea’s Circle and Dave Holland’s involvement in the Spontaneous Music Ensemble – is all an inspiration, but In A Silent Way is a record I’m still getting to grips with, despite hundreds of listens.