Session details: Columbia Studio B (March 30, 1976)

Miles Ahead session details

March 30, 1976 (11 items; TT = 75:41)

Columbia Studio B, New York NY

Commercial for Columbia

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Miles Davis (org); Sam Morrison (ss, as, fl); Mark Johnson (el-p); Pete Cosey (g, perc); Michael Henderson (el-b); Al Foster (d)

1	Untitled Original 760330a (take 3) (M. Davis)	4:51
2	Untitled Original 760330a (take 5) (M. Davis)	5:26
	Macero: "Start on Mark's solo, Miles." (cut off) Engineer: "Sure, go right ahead." Davis (sings intro): "Dee da da da da da da, then Mark..."
3	Untitled Original 760330a (take 10) (M. Davis)	9:20
	"This is ten..." Various noodling. At the end the engineer asks, "Stop?" and Macero breaks in, "Would you like to hear that?"
4	Mother Dearest Mother (take 4) (P. Cosey)	6:05
5	Mother Dearest Mother (take 7) (P. Cosey)	11:43
	Various noodling, then "Seven..."
6	Mother Dearest Mother (take 7 remix) (P. Cosey)	11:21
	At the end Macero asks, "Wanna try it again?"
7	Mother Dearest Mother (take 10 (part 1)) (P. Cosey)	1:56
	"Ten..." After a short take, the group pauses, then begins again with the opening theme
8	Mother Dearest Mother (take 10 (part 2)) (P. Cosey)	6:16
9	Song of Landa (take 2) (S. Morrison-M. Davis)	4:04
10	Song of Landa (take 6) (S. Morrison-M. Davis)	4:43
	At the end Macero says, "We'll play some of that back..."
11	Song of Landa (take 10) (S. Morrison-M. Davis)	9:56
	Various noodling. "OK, nine -- ah, ten, excuse me, ten..."


1 Untitled Original 760330a (take 3) CD: Kind of Blue KOB 002
2 Untitled Original 760330a (take 5) CD: Kind of Blue KOB 002
9 Song of Landa (take 2) CD: Kind of Blue KOB 003
10 Song of Landa (take 6) CD: Kind of Blue KOB 003

Davis, playing only organ, sounds uninterested in the proceedings, and the playing is pretty uninspired throughout.

"Song of Landa" was recorded under Morrison's name in August 1976 and appears on his Dune LP (East Wind EW 8051), with Morrison (ss), Ryo Kawasaki (g); Michael Wolff (el-p, synth); Buster Williams (el-b); Al Foster (d).

Apparently the tune listed here as "Untitled original 760330a" was known as "Back Seat Betty" -- although it is quite different from the tune recorded in 1980 and released on The Man With the Horn. Thanks to George Cole for this information.