The Man with the Horn

The Man with the Horn is an album released by Miles Davis in 1981. It was Davis's first new studio album since 1972’s On the Corner, his first recordings of any kind since 1975 and his first activity following a six-year retirement. The album title references his 1952 10-inch LP Young Man with a Horn.

For the Phil Collins song, see The Man with the Horn (song).
The Man with the Horn
Studio album by
Miles Davis
ReleasedJuly 1981
RecordedJune 1, 1980 – May 6, 1981
StudioColumbia 30th Street (New York City)
GenreJazz-funk
Length52:32
LabelColumbia
ProducerTeo Macero
Miles Davis chronology
Directions
(1981)		 The Man with the Horn
(1981)		 We Want Miles
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ ()

Largely pop influenced, the album fuses 1980s rock, pop and R & B with improvisational funk and fusion styles. The album marked Davis's return to more traditional acoustic trumpet playing after having utilized electronics in the mid-1970s, although the title song "The Man with the Horn" does feature a wah-wah pedal on Davis's improvisation (along with a lead vocal by keyboardist Randy Hall).

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