Bitches Brew [Cardboard Sleeve] [Limited Release]

This 2-disc set has been remastered very well and has never sounded better and certainly calling it jazz/rock does not quite do it justice. It's been hailed as a leading representative of the Jazz Fusion genre and I guess that'll have to do for want of a better description. The music here is meant to shock and to force a rethink on what music and improvisation specifically is all about. In that sense, it closely resembles avant garde and modern art. Just like modern art, this album is designed to force a response either positive or negative from its audience and in that sense, it succeeds very well. The material in Disc 2 is a little more assessable and more closely resembling jazz as one thinks of it in the main. An album that grows on you and seems to get better each time you listen to it, it has inspired and influenced countless other jazz fusion artists and so is very important in the overall history of music let alone the jazz genre in itself. Essential listening and a worthy addition to any music-lover's collection. Recommended but expect to be shocked, surprised and to move out of your musical comfort zone for about 90 minutes.