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Filles de Kilimanjaro (French: Girls of Kilimanjaro) is a studio album by the American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. It was recorded in June and September 1968 at Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York City, and released on Columbia Records in December of that year in the United Kingdom and in the United States the following February. The album is a transitional work for Davis, who was shifting stylistically from acoustic post-bop recordings with his Second Great Quintet to the jazz fusion of his subsequent “electric period”. Filles de Kilimanjaro was well received by contemporary music critics, who viewed it as a significant release in modern jazz. Pianist Chick Corea and bassist Dave Holland appear on two tracks, marking their first participation on a Davis album.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4.5 stars stating ” This middle ground between the adventurous bop of the mid-’60s and the fusion of the late ’60s is rewarding in its own right, since it’s possible to hear great musicians find the foundation of a new form. For that alone, Filles de Kilimanjaro is necessary listening.”

Track listing
All songs were credited to Miles Davis.

Side one
1. “Frelon Brun” (Brown Hornet) September 24, 1968, Columbia 30th Street Studio 5:39
2. “Tout de Suite” (Right Away) June 20, 1968, Columbia 30th Street Studio 14:07
3. “Petits Machins” (Little Stuff) June 19, 1968, Columbia 30th Street Studio 8:07
Side two
1. “Filles de Kilimanjaro” (Girls of Kilimanjaro) June 21, 1968, Columbia Studio B 12:03
2. “Mademoiselle Mabry” (Miss Mabry) September 24, 1968, Columbia 30th Street Studio 16:32

Personnel
Miles Davis – trumpet
Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
Herbie Hancock – Rhodes piano (2, 3, 4)
Chick Corea – piano, RMI Electra-Piano (1, 5)
Ron Carter – bass guitar (2, 3, 4)
Dave Holland – double bass (1, 5)
Tony Williams – drums

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Released: February 5, 1969
Recorded: June 19–21 and September 24, 1968
Studio: Columbia 30th Street (New York City)
Length: 56:30
Label: Columbia
Producer: Teo Macero