Session details: Paisley Park Studios (December 31, 1987)

Miles Ahead session details

December 31, 1987 (1 item; TT = 16:21)

Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen MN

Audience recording (unkn)

Miles Davis (tpt); Matt "Atlanta" Bliss (tpt); Eric Leeds (ts); Matt "Dr. Fink" Fink (keyb); Boni Boyer (keyb); Prince (g, voc); Miko Weaver (g); Levi Seacerjr (el-b); Seila E. (Escovedo) (d); Cat Glover (voc); Greg Brooks (voc); Jerome Benton (voc); Wally Safford (voc)

1	It's Gonna be a Beautiful Night (Prince)	16:21


1 It's Gonna be a Beautiful Night CD: Sabotage (no number) Prince: Driving To Midnight Mess/Grosse Freiheit 36, Thunderball TB 091/92 Video: Thunderball TB 091/092, Global Funkschool GF01413

The occasion was a benefit concert for the Minneapolis Coalition for the Homeless at the Sound Stage of Prince's Paisley Park Studios. Davis sat in for about four minutes "It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night" (16:21).

Thunderball TB 091/092 is a two-CD set with the same music on CD and DVD-R (video). The edition is limited to 200 copies. The CD/DVD-R releases include the complete version of "It's Gonna Be a Wonderful Night," where Davis' four-minute solo has index 3 with the title "Miles Davis Instrumental." The music on Sabotage (no number) has a short incomplete version of "It's Gonna Be Beautiful Night" which only includes Davis' solo.

The concert is also included in the Super Deluxe edition of Sign o' the Times released in 2020. Thanks to Olivier Bruchez for telling me about this release