Behind the Song: “So Emotional,” by Miles Davis

On September 6th, 2019, the Miles Davis estate released the latest in the musician’s (posthumous) catalogue, Rubberband. The music for the album, which was record in 1985 but put on pause to complete and release Davis’ record, Tutu, was finished, improved upon and modernized by several players and engineers close with the legendary trumpet player, including his nephew Vince Wilburn Jr., son Erin Davis and original producers, Randy Hall and Zane Giles. The record, after it’s recent release, peaked at number-one on the Billboard contemporary jazz albums chart. We caught up with both Vince and Erin to ask them about the new addition to Davis’ oeuvre and to go behind the song on the band’s fourth track, “So Emotional,” which features the silky-smooth vocal styling of Lalah Hathaway, daughter of celebrated soul singer, Donny.