My introduction to Davis was from his later work, 1980s electronic studio pyrotechnics with Marcus Miller and George Duke. From there I worked backwards. Maybe as a result, I'm fondest of the 1986 Tutu album, though it sounds like Davis came a long at the last minute and just jammed (rather well) over the backing tapes. Maybe that's all that could be expected given his health and general situation at the time. Of course the much earlier Kind of Blue is a favourite too.
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