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Miles Ahead session details

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January 19, 1985 (8 items; TT = 34:34)
Record Plant Studios, Studio B, New York NY
Commercial for Columbia

Miles Davis (tpt, arr); John McLaughlin (g); Robert Irving III (synth, celeste, org, arr); Darryl Jones (el-b); Vincent Wilburn Jr. (d); Steve Thornton (perc)

1 Hopscotch (M. Miller) n/a
2 Ms. Morrisine [Can't Stay Away from You] (M. Tynes Irving-M. Davis-R. Irving III) 4:57
3 Katia (take 1 (inc)) (R. Irving III) 1:24
4 Katia Prelude (take 1 (inc)) (M. Davis-R. Irving III) 0:34
5 Katia (take 2 (aka "full studio session")) (R. Irving III) 10:24
6 Katia (last 7:37 of take 2) (R. Irving III) 7:37
7 Katia (first 5:41 of take 2) (R. Irving III) 5:41
8 Katia (take 2 edit) (R. Irving III) 3:57


2 Ms. Morrisine
12" LP: Columbia FC 40023, Get on Down GET 51473, Columbia C5X 45000, CBS/Sony 23AP 3034, Curcio GdJ-01
CD: Columbia CK 40023, Columbia Legacy C4K 45000, Columbia Legacy C4K 86569, CBS/Sony 32DP 230, CBS/Sony CSCS 5349, CBS/Sony 80DP 5430/3, Sony SICP 5037/40, Sony SRCS 9137, Sony SRCS 9723, Sony SRGS 4530, Sony SICP 1237, Sony SICP 20071, Sony SICJ 299, Sony SICJ 30109, Columbia Legacy 86975 24922 [= Columbia (F) 86975 52492] (CD 51)

4 Katia Prelude (take 1 (inc))
12" LP: Columbia FC 40023, Get on Down GET 51473, CBS/Sony 23AP 3034
CD: Columbia CK 40023, CBS/Sony 32DP 230, CBS/Sony CSCS 5349, Sony SRCS 9137, Sony SRCS 9723, Sony SRGS 4530, Sony SICP 1237, Sony SICP 20071, Sony SICP 30278, Sony SICJ 299, Sony SICJ 30109, Columbia Legacy 86975 24922 [= Columbia (F) 86975 52492] (CD 51)

5 Katia (take 2 (aka "full studio session"))
12" LP: Columbia 19439863841
CD: Sony 19439863852

6 Katia (last 7:37 of take 2)
12" LP: Columbia FC 40023, Get on Down GET 51473, CBS/Sony 23AP 3034
CD: Columbia CK 40023, CBS/Sony 32DP 230, CBS/Sony CSCS 5349, Sony SRCS 9137, Sony SRCS 9723, Sony SRGS 4530, Sony SICP 1237, Sony SICP 20071, Sony SICP 30278, Sony SICJ 299, Sony SICJ 30109, Columbia 86975 24922 (CD 51)

7 Katia (first 5:41 of take 2)
12" LP: Columbia 44-05125

8 Katia (take 2 edit)
45 rpm: Columbia 38-04829


"Ms. Morrisine" is listed in the files as "Can't Stay Away." The issued version is an edited version of the recording from September 22, 1984, which according to Robert Irving was a demo. The original g, el-b, and perc tracks were replaced with new ones.

On That's What Happened: Bootleg Series, Vol. 7 the date for "Katia (full studio session)" is listed as January 1985. Steve Thornton is credited on perc on "Katia," but papers from the studio listing the instruments on the 24-track tape have the name "Bird (conga)" for tracks 19-21 ("Katia," "Hopscotch," "Ms. Morrisine"). Apparently Rudy Bird was on percussion for these numbers.

In the files take 1 of "Katia" is tagged "(short side a)," which suggests that it may be the version later released as "Katia Prelude." Davis says in a later interview that the tune was originally twelve minutes long.

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