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Miles Ahead session details

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October 11, 1982 (19 items; TT = 73:47)
Record Plant Studios, Studio A, New York NY
Commercial for Columbia

Miles Davis (synth); William D. "Bill" Evans (ss); Mike Stern (g); Marcus Miller (el-b); Al Foster (d); Mino Cinelu (perc)
1 Hopscotch (take 1 (ct)) [1st Original] (M. Miller) 2:44

Davis out
2 Studio chatter 0:18
3 Hopscotch (take 2 (inc)) [1st Original] (M. Miller) 2:46

Davis out
4 Hopscotch (take 3 (fs)) [1st Original] (M. Miller) 0:32
5 Hopscotch (take 3(inc)) [1st Original] (M. Miller) 1:23
6 Hopscotch (take 4 (complete) (master)) [1st Original] (M. Miller) 4:16
7 OBX Ballad (part 1 (rehearsal)) (M. Davis) 9:27
8 OBX Ballad (part 1, take 1 (fs))) (M. Davis) 0:49

rhythm only
9 OBX Ballad (part 1, take 2 (inc)) (M. Davis) 0:41

rhythm only
10 OBX Ballad (part 1, take 3 (fs)) (M. Davis) 0:59

rhythm only
11 OBX Ballad (part 1, take 4 (complete) - master) (M. Davis) 4:32

rhythm only
12 OBX Ballad (part 2, take 5 (fs)) (M. Davis) 0:44

rhythm only
13 OBX Ballad (part 2, take 5 (fs)) (M. Davis) 0:26

rhythm only
14 OBX Ballad (part 2, take 6 (fs)) (M. Davis) 0:43

rhythm only
15 OBX Ballad (part 2, take 7 (complete)) (M. Davis) 7:10

rhythm only
16 OBX Ballad (part 2, take 8 (inc)) (M. Davis) 1:50

rhythm only
17 OBX Ballad (part 2, take 9 (inc)) (M. Davis) 3:17

rhythm only
18 OBX Ballad (part 2, take 10 (complete) - master) (M. Davis) 18:58

Davis out
19 Remake of OBX Ballad (part 2, take 10 (edit)) (M. Davis) 4:57

Davis out
20 Remake of OBX Ballad (part 2, take 10 (edit)) (M. Davis) 7:15

Davis out

19 Remake of OBX Ballad (part 2, take 10 (edit))
12" LP: Columbia 19439863841
CD: Columbia Legacy 94398 63852

20 Remake of OBX Ballad (part 2, take 10 (edit))
CD: Columbia Legacy 94398 63852

None of the music listed above is slated. The take numbers are copied from the tape boxes. The session consists of fragments of different lengths. The timing includes often more than one fragment.

The second "Remake of OBX Ballad" is edited into two continuous pieces from musical fragments gathered from the long take 10.

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