Session details: Columbia Studio B (April 1, 1981)

Miles Ahead session details

April 1, 1981 (12 items; TT = 32:00)

Columbia Studio B, New York NY

Commercial for Columbia

Miles Davis (tpt); William D. "Bill" Evans (ss); Barry Finnerty (g); Marcus Miller (el-b); Al Foster (d); Sammy Figueroa (perc)

1	Back Seat Betty (take 1) [Gertrude with the Dirty Bloomers] (M. Davis)	n/a
2	Back Seat Betty (take 2) [Gertrude with the Dirty Bloomers] (M. Davis)	n/a
3	Back Seat Betty (take 3) [Gertrude with the Dirty Bloomers] (M. Davis)	n/a
4	Back Seat Betty (take 4) [Gertrude with the Dirty Bloomers] (M. Davis)	n/a
5	Back Seat Betty (take 5) [Gertrude with the Dirty Bloomers] (M. Davis)	n/a
6	Back Seat Betty (take 6) [Gertrude with the Dirty Bloomers] (M. Davis)	n/a
7	Back Seat Betty (take 7) [Gertrude with the Dirty Bloomers] (M. Davis)	n/a
8	Back Seat Betty (take 8) [Gertrude with the Dirty Bloomers] (M. Davis)	n/a
9	Back Seat Betty (take 9) [Gertrude with the Dirty Bloomers] (M. Davis)	n/a
10	Back Seat Betty (take 10 (complete)) [Gertrude with the Dirty Bloomers] (M. Davis)	n/a
11	Back Seat Betty (inc) [Gertrude with the Dirty Bloomers] (M. Davis)	14:24
	The released version is the 14:24 version heavily edited in the tpt and g solo
12	Back Seat Betty (inc) [Gertrude with the Dirty Bloomers] (M. Davis)	17:36
	Columbia AS 984, Matrix no. 168641 (11:15), Columbia A2S 1374 (10:50)


11 Back Seat Betty (inc) 12" LP: Columbia AS-984, Columbia AS-1367, Columbia FC 36790, Get on Down GET 51471, CBS/Sony 25AP 2095, CBS/Sony 30AP 2137 CD: So What SW 187, Columbia CK 36790, CBS/Sony 35DP 16, CBS/Sony CSCS 5146, Sony SRCS 9132, Sony SRCS 9722, Sony SRGS 4505, Sony SICP 1234, Sony SICP 20083, Sony SICP 30277, Sony SICJ 298, Sony SICJ 30102, Columbia Legacy 86975 24922 [= Columbia (F) 86975 52492] (CD 47)
12 Back Seat Betty (inc) CD: So What SW 187

The issued version of "Back Seat Betty" was probably assembled from these takes, but which parts of which takes were used is uncertain. Take 10 is complete and my be the one released.

In some Columbia files the title is listed as "Gertrude with the Dirty Bloomers." It is a different tune than "Back Seat Betty" recorded on March 30, 1976.