Rubberband is the final Miles Davis album, recorded in 1985 and released on Rhino Records and Warner Records on September 6, 2019. The album received mixed to positive reviews.
After leaving long-time record label Columbia Records, Davis signed with Warner Bros. Although the 1985 album was not released in Davis's lifetime, sections of the song "Give it Up" were sampled posthumously in the track "High Speed Chase", from Davis's final album, Doo-Bop, in 1992.
In 2018, an EP of takes of the title track titled Rubberband EP was released:
Versions of "Rubberband of Life" feature vocalist Ledisi.
These mixed views may in part stem from a divergent opinion of Davis's 1980s recordings as a whole. As music journalist Rob Shepherd, a fan of the artist's works from that decade, has noted: "Recorded mostly in 1985, the height of Miles Davisâ most critically maligned era, Rubberband is unlikely to be appreciated by one who generally disfavors the artistâÂÂs 1980s oeuvre. However, for a listener open to Davisâ music from that period, there is much to enjoy."
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