In a Silent Way (1969)

Recorded in a single day in 1969 and edited by producer Teo Macero into two side-long pieces, this is fusion at its most hypnotic. Tony Williams barely leaves his hi-hat, a steady tap that holds everything in suspension, while John McLaughlin's guitar shimmers and three electric keyboardists, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and Joe Zawinul, lay down a carpet for Miles Davis's trumpet to glide over.