The Man with the Horn

The Man with the Horn
The Man with the Horn
Studio album by Miles Davis
Released	July 1981
Recorded	June 1, 1980 – May 6, 1981
Studio	Columbia 30th Street (New York City)
Genre	Jazz-funk[1]
Length	52:32
Label	Columbia
Producer	Teo Macero
Miles Davis chronology

The Man with the Horn is an album released by Miles Davis in 1981. It was Davis's first new studio album since 1972’s On the Corner, his first recordings of any kind since 1975 and his first activity following a six-year retirement. The album title references his 1952 10-inch LP Young Man with a Horn.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+ ()[1]

Largely pop influenced, the album fuses 1980s rock, pop and R & B with improvisational funk and fusion styles. The album marked Davis's return to more traditional acoustic trumpet playing after having utilized electronics in the mid-1970s, although the title song "The Man with the Horn" does feature a wah-wah pedal on Davis's improvisation (along with a lead vocal by keyboardist Randy Hall).

Track listing

All tracks composed by Miles Davis; except where indicated

"Fat Time" – 9:53
"Back Seat Betty" – 11:15
"Shout" (Glenn Burris, Randy Hall, Robert Irving III) – 5:52
"Aïda" – 8:10
"The Man with the Horn" (Hall, Irving) – 6:32
"Ursula" – 10:50

Personnel

Musicians

Miles Davis – trumpet, arrangements (1, 2, 4, 6), Wah pedal (5)
Bill Evans – soprano saxophone (1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
Robert Irving III – Yamaha CS30 synthesizer (3, 5), acoustic piano (5), arrangements
Randy Hall – Minimoog (3, 5), arrangements (3, 5), celeste (5), electric guitar (5), lead and backing vocals (5)
Mike Stern – electric guitar (1)
Barry Finnerty – electric guitar (2, 3, 4, 6)
Marcus Miller – electric bass (1, 2, 4, 6)
Felton Crews – electric bass (3, 5)
Al Foster – drums (1, 2, 4, 6)
Vince Wilburn, Jr. – drums (3, 5)
Sammy Figueroa – percussion (1-4, 6)

Production

Teo Macero – producer
George Butler – executive producer
Don Puluse – engineer (1), remix engineer
Stan Tonkel – engineer (2-6)
Harold Tarowsky – technical adviser
Ted Brosnan – second engineer
Nancy Byers – second engineer
Joe Gastwirt – mastering

Recorded, mixed and mastered at CBS Recording Studios (New York, NY)

John Berg – design
Cindy Brown – design
Bob Cato – photography

References

Hull, Tom (May 10, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
Yarnow, Scott (2011). "The Man with the Horn – Miles Davis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 58. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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[Hull-1] Hull, Tom (May 10, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

[2] Yarnow, Scott (2011). "The Man with the Horn – Miles Davis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[RSJRG-4] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 58. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.