You’re Under Arrest
A high-gloss, 1980s neon-noir fusion of jazz and pop. Miles trades modal space for digital synths, street-scene skits, and tight, drum-machine-driven grooves.
July 2, 1985 · CBS
A high-gloss, 1980s neon-noir fusion of jazz and pop. Miles trades modal space for digital synths, street-scene skits, and tight, drum-machine-driven grooves.
July 2, 1985 · CBS
Siren-wailing street noise cuts through slick synthesizer pads as a muted trumpet pierces the neon haze. You are dropped directly into a gritty, high-gloss eighties cop show where jazz plays by pop rules.
How does You’re Under Arrest sound next to the rest of Miles Davis's catalogue?
A mischievous, almost theatrical sense of playful subversion takes center stage as the trumpet darts through pop covers and street-smart skits, injecting a lighthearted grit that stands apart from the artist's typically brooding intensity.
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