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Miles Ahead session details

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April 26, 1985 (20 items; TT = 152:00)
Center for the Performing Arts, New Orleans LA
Audience recording (unkn)

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

First concert
1 One Phone Call - Street Scenes (inc) (M. Davis) 0:56

Berg out
2 Speak (M. Davis) 9:26
3 Star People [New Blues] (M. Davis) 5:31

Berg out
4 Maze (M. Davis) 11:09
5 Human Nature (inc) (S. Porcaro-J. Bettis) 4:38

Berg out. Tape split (4:23)
6 Something on Your Mind (H. Eaves III-J. Williams) 9:51
7 Time After Time (C. Lauper-R. Hyman) 7:30

Berg on synth only
8 Ms. Morrisine (M. Tynes Irving-M. Davis-R. Irving III) 7:46
9 Code M.D. (inc) (R. Irving III) 5:59

Second concert
10 One Phone Call - Street Scenes (M. Davis) 1:35

Berg out
11 Speak (M. Davis) 9:21
12 Star People [New Blues] (M. Davis) 8:48

Berg out
13 Maze (M. Davis) 10:20
14 Human Nature (S. Porcaro-J. Bettis) 4:47
15 Something on Your Mind (H. Eaves III-J. Williams) 11:39
16 Time After Time (C. Lauper-R. Hyman) 7:25

Berg on synth only
17 Ms. Morrisine (M. Tynes Irving-M. Davis-R. Irving III) 9:23
18 Code M.D. (R. Irving III) 7:05
19 Pacific Express (M. Davis) 10:43

Berg out
20 Katia (R. Irving III) 8:08

Berg out


The Davis group toured widely in the U.S. and Canada in April and May:

April 20: Queen Mary, Long Beach CA
April 21: Humphrey's by the Bay, San Diego CA
April 23: Rainbow Music Hall, Denver CO
April 25: Center for Performing Arts, New Orleans LA (two concerts)
April 26: Center for Performing Arts, New Orleans LA (two concerts)
April 27: unknown venue, Austin TX
April 28: unknown venue, Chicago IL
mid-May: unknown venue, Houston TX

Early in May Davis signed a recording contract with Warner Brothers.

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