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July 15, 1986 (11 items; TT = 81:06)
Jardin des Arènes de Cimiez, Nice (France)
Radio France broadcast (unkn)

Miles Davis (tpt, synth); Bob Berg (ss, ts, synth); Robben Ford (g); Adam Holzman (synth); Robert Irving III (synth); Felton Crews (el-b); Vincent Wilburn Jr. (d); Steve Thornton (perc)

1 One Phone Call - Street Scenes (M. Davis) 1:03

Berg out
2 Speak (M. Davis) 12:46
3 New Blues [Star People] (E. Davis) 5:25

Berg out
4 Maze (M. Davis) 9:14
5 Human Nature (S. Porcaro-J. Bettis) 8:21
6 Portia (M. Miller) 6:22

Berg out
7 Splatch (M. Miller) 16:01
8 Time After Time (C. Lauper-R. Hyman) 7:00

Berg(keyb) only
9 Carnival Time (N. Larsen) 3:46
10 Tutu (M. Miller) 4:43
11 Burn (encore) (R. Irving III-R. Hall) 6:25


2 Speak
CD: Warner Jazz (UK) 8122 797687

3 New Blues
CD: Warner Jazz (UK) 8122 797687

4 Maze
CD: Warner Jazz (UK) 8122 797687

5 Human Nature
CD: Warner Jazz (UK) 8122 797687

6 Portia
CD: Warner Jazz (UK) 8122 797687

7 Splatch
CD: Warner Jazz (UK) 8122 797687

8 Time After Time
CD: Warner Jazz (UK) 8122 797687

9 Carnival Time
CD: Warner Jazz (UK) 8122 797687


"Maze," "Human Nature," "Portia," "Splatch", "Tutu," and "Burn" were broadcast, "Maze", "Human Nature" and "Burn" in incomplete versions (6:42, 3:42, 6:38 respectively). "Tutu" was announced as "Wrinkle."

The first two titles on Warner Jazz (UK) 8122 797687 are listed as "Opening Medley," "Theme from Jack Johnson" / "Speak" / "That's What Happened," and "Carnival Time" as "Carnival."

The Davis group toured Italy, France, Spain, Holland, and Switzerland for four weeks in July:

July 3: unknown venue, Bari, Italy
July 5: Parco della Favorita, Palermo
July 7: Parco della Pellerina, Turin
July 8: Palazzo Civiltà del Lavoro, EUR, Rome
July 9: Fiera Campionaria, Piazza Amedeo Nazzari, Cagliari
July 11: Tuin Paviljoen, Congresgebouw, The Hague
July 13: Jardin des Arènes de Cimiez, Nice
July 15: Jardin des Arènes de Cimiez, Nice
July 16: Jardin des Arènes de Cimiez, Nice
July 17: Casino, Montreux
July 19: Arenes de Nimes, Nimes
July 20: Jardin des Arènes de Cimiez, Nice
July 23 (?): Théâtre Antique, Vienne
July 24: Veledromo Palacio Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain
July 25: Poble Espanyol, Barcelona
July 27: Parco delle Naiadi, Pescara
July 28: Discoteca Marmellata, Mira, Venice

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