Yo Miles!
OnYo Miles!, guitarist Henry Kaiser and trumpeter Leo Smith  revisit the glory days of Miles Davis's mid-'70s electric jazz-fusion  experiments. Accompanied by the likes of the Rova Saxophone Quartet, keyboardist  John Medeski, and guitarist Elliot Sharp, Kaiser and Smith faithfully revive  extended Davis compositions like "Black Satin" and "Theme from Jack Johnson".  With a background of pulsing electric bass, percussion, a bustling reed section,  and floating organ fills, Leo Smith does an admirable job emulating Miles  Davis's distinctive trumpet sound. Kaiser's guitar consistently pushes the  ensemble into a realm of heady improvisation, blending hard rock and deep funk  influences into ambitious jazz structures. This lengthy double-disc is a fine  introduction into the mystical methodology of Miles Davis and his most  misunderstood musical era.--Mitch Myers