You're Under Arrest

Performer: Miles Davis
Artist: John McLaughlin; Sting; Al Foster; John Scofield; Bob Berg; Robert Irving III
Engineer: Ronald F. Lorman; Tom Swift
Producer: Miles Davis; Robert Irving III
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Personnel: Miles Davis (vocals, trumpet, synthesizer); Steve Thornton (vocals, percussion); Sting, Marek Olko (vocals); Bob Berg (soprano & tenor saxophones); Robert Irving III (organ, celeste, clavinet, synthesizer); John Scofield, John McLaughlin (guitar); Darryl Jones (bass); Al Foster, Vince Wilburn, Jr. (drums); James Prindville (sound effects). Recorded at Record Plant Studios, New York, New York. Although Miles Davis didn't die until 1991, 1985's YOU'RE UNDER ARREST is one of his last releases. True to his sometimes deliberately antagonistic form, it's also one of his most controversial albums. YOU'RE UNDER ARREST includes a remarkable amount of funk, soul, and even pop influences, complete with a vocal interlude by Sting. While this angered a number of jazz purists, it suits Miles, who had almost single-handedly established jazz-rock as a viable form with IN A SILENT WAY and BITCHES BREW. More to the point, it's simply impossible to argue with the album's contents. The two-part "Katia" is one of Miles' finest late compositions, and his cover of Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" reveals unseen depths to the tune. The masterpiece, however, is a spellbinding reinterpretation of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time," which the trumpeter recreates into something entirely new.

Few musicians have managed to change the course of music--trumpeter Miles Davis did it several times. An early disciple of Charlie Parker, Davis created an austere, understated approach that became the model for cool. His superb albums in the 1950s made him a star, and in the following decade, he brought small-group jazz to the limit before he unapologetically (and, for some, unforgivably) took on jazz-rock. After a break, he re-emerged in the '80s with a mixture of pop and dense, bristling funk. All the while, his refusal to follow anyone but his own muse made him both a hero and an enigma--either way, he was one of the most magnetic, influential figures in American music.

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