Spin (1/98, p.88) - Ranked #2 on Spin's list of "Top 10 Reissues."
Spin (8/97, p.117) - "...Miles runs his horn through a wah-wah pedal, lending a mutant-fonky twist to an array of plaintive cries, karate chops, and beautiful bop runs....music of such propulsive psychedelic density that it makes the heaviest P-Funk sound like the Archies..."
Entertainment Weekly (8/01/97, p.75) - "...With his inimitable trumpeting--by turns melancholy, pungent, and lyrical--at the music's center, his electrified cohorts stretch the limits of jazz, rock, and funk..."
- Rating: A
Down Beat (7/97, p.65) - 4 stars (out of 5) - "...Sly Stone is clearly the pop totem here..."
JazzTimes (10/97, p.87) - "...a visionary performance, IN CONCERT predicts hip hop, Ornette's Prime Time and Talking Heads..."
Musician (8/97, p.87) - "...The ears-open interactivity of Davis' ensembles--that ability to engage in serious musical conversation while flying in the upper atmosphere--is enough to shame any current bebop-babbling jazz automaton..."
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