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Miles Ahead session details

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October 24, 1985 (24 items; TT = 167:27)
Châpiteau de la Pepiniere, Nancy (France)
Audience recording (unkn)

Miles Davis (tpt, synth); Bob Berg (ss, ts, synth); Mike Stern (g); Robert Irving III (synth); Adam Holzman (synth); Angus Thomas (el-b); Vincent Wilburn Jr. (d); Steve Thornton (perc); Marilyn Mazur (perc)

Rehearsal/sound check
1 Human Nature (rehearsal (inc)) (S. Porcaro-J. Bettis) 1:31

First concert
2 One Phone Call - Street Scenes (M. Davis) 1:37

Berg out
3 Speak (M. Davis) 8:26
4 New Blues [Star People] (E. Davis) 5:27

Berg out
5 Maze (M. Davis) 8:22
6 Human Nature (S. Porcaro-J. Bettis) 8:58
7 Something on Your Mind (H. Eaves III-J. Williams) 8:55
8 Time After Time (C. Lauper-R. Hyman) 7:42

Berg on synth only
9 Burn (R. Irving III-R. Hall) 7:36
10 Ms. Morrisine (M. Tynes Irving-M. Davis-R. Irving III) 9:41
11 Hopscotch (M. Miller) 8:11

Berg out
12 Rubberband (inc) (M. Davis-R. Hall-A.Z. Giles) 6:04

Second concert
13 One Phone Call - Street Scenes (M. Davis) 1:30

Berg out
14 Speak (M. Davis) 9:00
15 New Blues [Star People] (E. Davis) 6:24

Berg out
16 Maze (M. Davis) 8:19
17 Human Nature (S. Porcaro-J. Bettis) 9:52
18 Something on Your Mind (H. Eaves III-J. Williams) 9:03
19 Time After Time (C. Lauper-R. Hyman) 7:51

Berg on synth only
20 Burn (R. Irving III-R. Hall) 7:16
21 Ms. Morrisine (M. Tynes Irving-M. Davis-R. Irving III) 9:55
22 Code M.D. (fs) (R. Irving III) 0:17

Davis begins "Code M.D.," but changes the tune to "Hopscotch." Rhythm section only
23 Hopscotch (M. Miller) 8:05
24 Rubberband (M. Davis-R. Hall-A.Z. Giles) 7:25

Berg out


Adam Holzman joined the Davis group just before they left on a European tour in late October:

October 24: Chapiteaú de la Pepiniere, Nancy, France (two concerts)
October 26: Sportshallen, Umeå, Sweden
October 27: Olympen, Lund
October 28: Falkonercentret, Copenhagen, Denmark
October 31: Vorst-Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
November 1: Philharmonie, Berlin, West Germany
November 2: Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland
November 4: Stadthalle, Wien, Austria
November 5: Teatro Tenda Lampugnano, Milan, Italy
November 7: Staatsoper, Hamburg, West Germany
November 8: Frankenhalle, Nürnberg

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