Session details: ABC-TV studio (July 1970)

Miles Ahead session details

July 1970 (4 items; TT = 8:01)

ABC-TV studio, New York NY

ABC TV Broadcast (C+)

Show chatter

Miles Davis (tpt); Steve Grossman (ss); Chick Corea (el-p); Keith Jarrett (org); Dave Holland (el-b); Jack De Johnette (d); Airto Moreira (perc); Dick Cavett (ann)

1	Introduction (Dick Cavett)	0:56
	"I would like to, ah... It's my imitation of Miles Davis warming up. Thank you, Grosvenors, for being here, it was really a pleasure, and you certainly have both hands full, and it's a pleasure meeting you. Bye... I ah, would like to introduce my next guest, and it's a pleasure to see, to welcome him here. He is an outstanding musician, he has an album now that has been called sort of surrealist and strange, and when you hear this, you will feel something... I suppose THE name in, ah, progressive music, Miles Davis, right here..."
2	Directions (J. Zawinul)	6:30
	Theme stated at 1:55, 2:49, 4:30
3	The Theme (with applause) (M. Davis)	0:25
4	Announcement (Dick Cavett)	0:10
	"I forgot to mention when I was introducing Miles Davis that he'll be at Madison Square Garden this Saturday, July 25th, and probably playing that number, which as you all recognized was 'Moon River'..."


1 Introduction (Dick Cavett) CD: Electric Blue EB 004
2 Directions CD: Electric Blue EB 004
3 The Theme (with applause) CD: Electric Blue EB 004
4 Announcement (Dick Cavett) CD: Electric Blue EB 004

This short performance was recorded (probably between July 19 and 22) for The Dick Cavett Show. It was broadcast on July 22, 1970.

This was a busy summer: Hampton Roads Coliseum (July 3); Central Park, New York (July 6); Harvard Stadium (July 8); Hollywood Bowl (July 10); Spectrum, Philadelphia (July 15); Randall's Island, New York (July 18); Madison Square Garden, New York (July 25); Shea Stadium, New York (?) (August 6); SUNY Stony Brook (August 16); Berkshire Music Center, Tanglewood (August 18). At the end of the summer the Septet played at the Isle of Wight Festival (August 29).