Fra starten af 1970 chokerede Miles Davis imidlertid jazz-verdenen ved at udsende tre album, som var et massivt brud med hans hidtidige akustiske stil: Fusionsalbummerne ''Bitches Brew'',<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q26k14yBAnM Miles Davis: Bitches Brew] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200208045754/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q26k14yBAnM |date= 8. februar 2020 }} youtube.com</ref> ''Live - Evil'',<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhOYTUjBukU Miles Davis: Live Evil] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116023841/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhOYTUjBukU |date=16. januar 2020 }} youtube.com</ref> og ''A tribute to Jack Johnson'',<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an7WPGZzStA Miles Davis: A Tribute to Jack Johnson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229063140/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an7WPGZzStA&app=desktop |date=29. februar 2020 }} youtube.com</ref> alle udsendt i 1970.
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