Miles Ahead session details

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May 1, 1980 (14 items; TT = unknown)

Columbia Studio E, New York NY

Commercial for Columbia

Miles Davis (tpt, el-p); William D. "Bill" Evans (reeds); Robert Irving III (p, el-p); Randy Hall (g, celeste, synth, voc); Felton Crews (el-b); Vincent Wilburn Jr. (d)

1	The Blue Without You (take 1 (master)) [I'm Blue]	n/a
2	The Blue Without You (take 2 (fs)) [I'm Blue]	n/a
3	The Blue Without You (take 3 (fs)) [I'm Blue]	n/a
4	The Blue Without You (take 4 (fs)) [I'm Blue]	n/a
5	The Blue Without You (take 5 (fs)) [I'm Blue]	n/a
6	The Blue Without You (take 6 (complete)) [I'm Blue]	n/a
7	Spaces (take 1 (fs))	n/a
8	Spaces (take 2 (complete))	n/a
9	Spaces (take 3 (fs))	n/a
10	Spaces (take 4 (complete))	n/a
11	Spaces (take 5 (fs))	n/a
12	Spaces (take 6 (fs))	n/a
13	Spaces (take 7 (complete))	n/a
14	Spaces (take 8 (complete))	n/a

"The Blue Without You" [sic] is also listed as "I'm Blue." An overdub session took place on May 5 with Davis, Barry Finnerty and Sammy Figueroa adding to this title, which was originally planned as the title track for Davis' new album A Man With a Horn.