Sony Records Int'l · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Filles De Kilimanjaro

| Recorded | Jul 19 & Sep 24, 1968 |
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| Label | Sony Records Int'l |
| Released | 1968 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 62368 |
The record
The hinge point where the second great quintet dissolves into something stranger -- Hancock and Corea overlap on electric piano as Holland eases in for Carter, tilting the rhythm section toward the fusion era to come. Restless, humid, and pointed straight at "In a Silent Way."
Session personnel
- Dave Holland — bass
- Ron Carter — bass
- Anthony Williams — drums
- Chick Corea — piano, electric piano
- Herbie Hancock — piano, electric piano
- Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone
- Miles Davis — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 99 pressings on file.
| 1968 | CBS · M 63551 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · laminated sleeve |
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| 1968 | CBS · S 63551 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · laminated sleeve |
| 1968 | CBS · S 63551 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | CBS · S 63551 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Columbia · CS 9750 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | CBS · S 63551 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | CBS · S 63551 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1969 | Columbia · CQ 1098 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | CBS · S 63551 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1969 | CBS/Sony · SONP 50052 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress |
| 1969 | Columbia · CS 9750 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | CBS · SBP 233703 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | CBS/Sony · SONP-50052 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Columbia · CS 9750 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing |
Follow the players
Dave Holland also plays on
Ron Carter also plays on
Anthony Williams also plays on