Session details: Record Plant Studios, Studio C (January 28, 1984)

Miles Ahead session details

January 28, 1984 (64 items; TT = 125:27)

Record Plant Studios, Studio C, New York NY

Commercial for Columbia

Miles Davis (tpt); John Scofield (g); Robert Irving III (synth, org, arr); Darryl Jones (el-b); Al Foster (d); Steve Thornton (perc)

1	Can't Stay Away From You [Ms. Morrisine] (M. Davis)	n/a
2	Never Knew Love Like This Before (rehearsal take) [Never Loved Like This] (J. Mtume-R. Lucas)	n/a
3	Never Knew Love Like This Before (rehearsal take) [Never Loved Like This] (J. Mtume-R. Lucas)	n/a
4	Never Knew Love Like This Before (take 1 reh (inc)) [Never Loved Like This] (J. Mtume-R. Lucas)	3:49
	Davis (tpt)
5	Never Knew Love Like This Before (take 2 reh (inc)) [Never Loved Like This] (J. Mtume-R. Lucas)	4:47
	The issued version includes a short synth ending. Personnel listed as Davis (tpt), Irving (keyb), Jones (el-b), Wilburn (d)
6	Never Knew Love Like This Before (take 3 reh (inc)) [Never Loved Like This] (J. Mtume-R. Lucas)	1:35
7	Never Knew Love Like This Before (take 4 reh (inc)) [Never Loved Like This] (J. Mtume-R. Lucas)	2:27
	Davis (tpt)
8	Never Knew Love Like This Before (take 5 reh (inc)) [Never Loved Like This] (J. Mtume-R. Lucas)	0:54
	Davis (tpt)
9	Never Knew Love Like This Before (take 6 reh (inc)) [Never Loved Like This] (J. Mtume-R. Lucas)	0:37
	Davis (tpt)
10	Never Knew Love Like This Before (take 7 reh (inc)) [Never Loved Like This] (J. Mtume-R. Lucas)	2:11
	Davis (tpt)
11	Never Knew Love Like This Before (take 8 reh (inc)) [Never Loved Like This] (J. Mtume-R. Lucas)	1:24
	Davis (tpt)
12	Never Knew Love Like This Before (take 9 reh (inc)) [Never Loved Like This] (J. Mtume-R. Lucas)	0:49
	Davis (tpt)
13	Never Knew Love Like This Before (take 10 reh (inc)) [Never Loved Like This] (J. Mtume-R. Lucas)	5:19
	Davis (tpt)
14	Never Knew Love Like This Before (take 11 reh (inc)) [Never Loved Like This] (J. Mtume-R. Lucas)	0:09
	Davis (tpt)
15	This is It (take 12 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	3:09
16	This is It (take 13 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	2:50
17	This is It (take 14 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	2:52
	Davis (tpt)
18	This is It (take 15 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	0:01
	Foster only + studio chatter
19	This is It (take 16 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	0:46
	Davis (tpt)
20	This is It (take 17 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	1:19
21	This is It (take 18 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	3:53
22	This is It (take 19 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	2:32
	Davis (tpt)
23	This is It (take 20 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	1:06
24	This is It (take 21 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	2:58
	Davis (tpt)
25	This is It (take 22 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	0:43
	Davis (tpt)
26	This is It (take 23 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	0:54
27	This is It (take 24 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	1:32
28	This is It (take 25 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	2:37
29	This is It (take 26 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	2:12
30	This is It (take 27 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	1:23
31	This is It (take 28 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	3:55
32	This is It (take 29 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	1:51
	Davis (tpt)
33	This is It (take 30 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	3:53
	Davis (tpt)
34	This is It (take 31 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	0:15
35	This is It (take 32 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	0:36
36	This is It (take 33 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	1:10
	Davis (tpt)
37	This is It (take 34 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	0:41
38	This is It (take 35 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	3:52
39	This is It (take 36 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	1:39
40	This is It (take 37 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	0:19
41	This is It (take 38 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	4:31
	Davis (tpt)
42	This is It (take 39 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	0:44
43	This is It (take 40 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	2:39
	Davis (tpt)
44	This is It (take 41 reh (fs)) (M. Davis)	0:14
45	This is It (take 42 reh (inc)) (M. Davis)	5:02
	Davis (tpt)
46	Could It Be Right? (take 43 reh (inc))	0:25
47	Could It Be Right? (take 44 reh (inc))	1:42
48	Could It Be Right? (take 45 reh (inc))	0:25
49	Could It Be Right? (take 46 reh (inc))	1:22
50	Could It Be Right? (take 47 reh (inc))	0:56
51	Could It Be Right? (take 48 reh (inc))	0:55
52	Could It Be Right? (take 49 reh (inc))	0:32
53	Could It Be Right? (take 50 reh (inc))	0:41
	Davis (tpt)
54	Could It Be Right? (take 51 reh (inc))	4:57
	Davis (tpt)
55	Could It Be Right? (take 52 warming up)	0:10
56	Could It Be Right? (take 53 reh (inc))	4:21
	Davis (tpt)
57	Could It Be Right? (take 54 reh (inc))	4:04
	Davis (tpt)
58	Could It Be Right? (take 55 reh (inc))	0:05
59	Could It Be Right? (take 56 reh (inc))	2:24
	Davis (tpt)
60	Could It Be Right? (take 57 reh (fs))	0:17
	Davis (tpt)
61	Could It Be Right? (take 58 reh (inc))	5:42
	Davis (tpt)
62	Could It Be Right? (take 59 reh (inc))	4:27
	Davis (tpt)
63	Could It Be Right? (take 60 reh (inc))	4:30
	Davis (tpt)
64	Could It Be Right? (take 61 reh (inc))	1:23
	keyb only


5 Never Knew Love Like This Before (take 2 reh (inc)) 12" LP: Columbia 19439863841 CD: Columbia Legacy 94398 63852

"Can't Stay Away From You" is the original title for "Ms. Morrisine."

The issued version of "Never Knew Love Like This Before" added a short keyb ending. The music is unslated but includes tpt, org, el-b, plus the sound from the "click track" only -- no drums are audible.

For "This Is It," the music is again unslated but includes tpt, org, el-b, g, plus the sound from the "click track" only -- no drums are audible. Takes 1-3 are from reel #2; takes 15-31 from reel #3; takes 16-32 from reel #4; takes 32-42 from reel #5. Steve Thornton is not audible on any of these tracks.

For "Could It Be Right," the music is again unslated but includes tpt, org, el-b, g, and d. Takes 43-51 are from reel #4; takes 51-61 are from reel #5. Steve Thornton is not audible on any of these tracks. Davis' tpt is audible only on takes so marked.