Session details: Kix (June 27, 1981)

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June 27, 1981 (8 items; TT = 124:09)

Kix, Boston MA

Audience recording (unkn)

Miles Davis (tpt); William D. "Bill" Evans (ss, ts, fl, el-p); Mike Stern (g); Marcus Miller (el-b); Al Foster (d); Mino Cinelu (perc)

First concert?
1	My Man's Gone Now (D. Heyward-G. Gershwin)	21:49
2	My Man's Gone Now (edit) (D. Heyward-G. Gershwin)	7:15
3	Back Seat Betty (M. Davis)	12:51
4	Kix (M. Davis)	18:45
5	Aida (M. Davis)	10:07
	The issued version of "Aida" is from Avery Fisher Hall, July 5, 1981

Second concert?
6	Back Seat Betty (M. Davis)	21:51
7	Kix (M. Davis)	19:31
8	Aida (M. Davis)	12:00
	Evans out


1 My Man's Gone Now 12" LP: Columbia C2 38005, Get on Down GET 51470, Music on Vinyl MOV LP207, CBS/Sony 36AP 2350/1 CD: CBS/Sony CSCS 5131/2, Sony SRCS 9133/4, Sony SRCS 9763/4, Sony SICP 1235/6, Sony SICP 20084/5, Sony SICP 4019/20, Sony SICJ 30105/6, Columbia Legacy 88697 91482, Columbia Legacy 86975 24922 [= Columbia (F) 86975 52492] (CD 48)
2 My Man's Gone Now (edit) 12" LP: Columbia AS 1458
4 Kix 12" LP: Columbia C2 38005, Get on Down GET 51470, Music on Vinyl MOV LP207, CBS/Sony 36AP 2350/1 CD: CBS/Sony CSCS 5131/2, Sony SRCS 9133/4, Sony SRCS 9763/4, Sony SICP 1235/6, Sony SICP 20084/5, Sony SICP 4019/20, Sony SICJ 30105/6, Columbia Legacy 88697 91482, Columbia Legacy 86975 24922 [= Columbia (F) 86975 52492] (CD 48)

On We Want Miles (Columbia C2 38005, etc.) "Aida" -- mistitled "Fast Track" -- is listed as from the first concert on this date. It is from July 5 at Avery Fisher Hall.

The Davis Sextet was booked for four nights at Kix (June 26-29). Columbia recorded both sets on all four nights. Only material from June 27 was issued.

The Davis group played several live dates early in the summer:

June 11: Village Vanguard, New York NY (Mel Lewis band)
June 26-29: Kix, Boston
July 5: Avery Fisher Hall, New York NY (two concerts)
July 7: Xenon, New York NY (Davis attends Columbia cocktail party)