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Miles Davis: Tutu (WEA)

Don Watson, New Musical Express, 11 October 1986

SO, THE last two, troubled decades of Miles Davis — from Voodoo to Tutu, from the blistering frustration of On The Corner to the comfortable cocktail swing contained in these plush parameters. The archest cat in the alley finally stops spitting and learns to purr. Just one problem, didn't we prefer the ornery creature of old?

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