Nefertiti  by Miles Davis

Nefertiti is yet another album by Miles Davis, which he records with the ensemble known as the "Second Great Quintet." What is peculiar about this particular album is the fact that Miles Davis himself restricts himself to playing his trumpet and does not participate in the composition of any musical piece. The album was recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio in New York between June 7th and July 19th, 1967, but was released in March 1968.

The album consists of three compositions by tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, two compositions by pianist Herbie Hancock, and one by drummer Tony Williams. Nefertiti is the last album Davis recorded without having introduced the electric sound into his recordings, as he would from his next release onwards. The producer of the album is once again Teo Macero.

Jazz analysts categorize Nefertiti in the musical jazz style of post-bop. Some others consider it as a precursor to the jazz fusion that followed in the immediately subsequent years.