A Tribute to Miles

A Tribute to Miles
Studio album by Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter and Wallace Roney
Released	March 22, 1994
Recorded	September 19, 1992 (#1, 7) Berkeley Community Theatre 1994 (#2-6) Signet/Soundworks, Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Length	59:57
Label	Qwest/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter
Herbie Hancock chronology
Perfect Machine (1988)Perfect Machine1988 A Tribute to Miles (1994) Dis Is Da Drum (1994)Dis Is Da Drum1994

A Tribute to Miles is a tribute album by Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter and Wallace Roney to pay homage to the their recently departed mentor, Miles Davis, who died in September 1991. Playing the part of Davis was young trumpet player Wallace Roney. Two of the songs were recorded live, during their national tour honoring their fallen mentor.

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.

Track listing

1. "So What" (Live) (Miles Davis) - 10:19
2. "RJ" (Carter) - 4:04
3. "Little One" (Hancock) - 7:20
4. "Pinocchio" (Shorter) - 5:45
5. "Elegy" (Williams) - 8:43
6. "Eighty One" (Davis, Carter) - 7:29
7. "All Blues" (Live) (Davis) - 15:17

Personnel

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