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June 24, 1984 (20 items; TT = 176:20)
Palais des Congres, Paris (France)
Audience recording (unkn)

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

First concert
1 Speak (M. Davis) 12:05
2 Star People [New Blues] (M. Davis) 9:10

Berg out
3 What It Is (M. Davis-J. Scofield) 9:27
4 It Gets Better (M. Davis) 13:29
5 Something on Your Mind (inc) (H. Eaves III-J. Williams) 11:16

Berg out
6 Time After Time (C. Lauper-R. Hyman) 11:40

Berg out
7 Star on Cicely (M. Davis) 5:26
8 Hopscotch (M. Miller) 3:40

Berg out
9 Code M.D. (R. Irving III) 6:58
10 Jean Pierre (inc) (M. Davis) 5:16

Berg out

Second concert
11 Speak (M. Davis) 11:44
12 Star People [New Blues] (M. Davis) 7:23

Berg out
13 What It Is (M. Davis-J. Scofield) 8:10
14 It Gets Better (M. Davis) 11:45
15 Something on Your Mind (H. Eaves III-J. Williams) 10:43

Berg out
16 Time After Time (C. Lauper-R. Hyman) 12:57

Berg out
17 Hopscotch (M. Miller) 3:44

Berg out
18 Jean Pierre (M. Davis) 11:46

Berg out
19 Lake Geneva (encore) (M. Davis) 3:36
20 Code M.D. (encore) (R. Irving III) 6:05


The Davis group left New York in late June for a month-long European tour:

June 24: Palais des Congres, Paris, France (two concerts)
July 4: Théâtre Antique, Vienne
July 6: Piazza le Europa, Terni, Italy
July 7: Festivalgelände, Wiesen, Austria
July 8: Casino, Montreux, Switzerland (two concerts
July 10: Kalkberg Theater, Bad Segeberg, West Germany
July 12: Urheilutalo, Pori, Finland
July 13: Kirjurinluoto, Pori
July 15: Tuin Paviljoen, Congresgebouw, The Hague, Holland
July 16: Bel Air Hotel, The Hague (probably)
July 17: Royal Festival Hall, London, Great Britain (two concerts)
July 18: Les Douves du Château, Nantes, France
July 19: Arenes de Nimes, Nimes
July 20: La Pinède Gould, Antibes
July 21: Teatro Grande degli Scavi, Pompei, Italy
July 23: Teatro Tenda Lampugnano, Milan
July 24: Velodromo Palacio Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain
July 27: Idrettens Hus, Molde, Norway

According to the tour plan the group was scheduled to leave New York on July 2 and arrive in Paris July 3. Ticket stubs from the above two concerts confirm the June 24 date.

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