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Miles Ahead session details

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October 26, 1985 (16 items; TT = 135:07)
Sportshallen, UmeƄ (Sweden)
Sveriges Radio broadcast (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)

1 One Phone Call - Street Scenes (M. Davis) 1:57

Berg out
2 Speak (M. Davis) 9:42
3 New Blues [Star People] (E. Davis) 8:13

Berg out
4 Maze (M. Davis) 10:26
5 Human Nature (S. Porcaro-J. Bettis) 9:32
6 Something on Your Mind (H. Eaves III-J. Williams) 9:53
7 Time After Time (C. Lauper-R. Hyman) 8:04

Berg on synth only
8 Ms. Morrisine (M. Tynes Irving-M. Davis-R. Irving III) 10:49
9 Code M.D. (R. Irving III) 10:07
10 Pacific Express (M. Davis) 11:50

Berg out
11 Burn (R. Irving III-R. Hall) 7:29
12 Stronger Than Before (M. Davis) 6:36

Berg out
13 Hopscotch (M. Miller) 12:04
14 Rubberband (M. Davis-R. Hall-A.Z. Giles) 8:00
15 Katia (R. Irving III) 6:19

Berg out
16 Decoy (encore) (R. Irving III) 4:06

Berg out


1 One Phone Call - Street Scenes
CD: Slawka Records SR-118

2 Speak
CD: Slawka Records SR-118

3 New Blues
CD: Slawka Records SR-118

4 Maze
CD: Slawka Records SR-118

6 Something on Your Mind
CD: Slawka Records SR-118

7 Time After Time
CD: Slawka Records SR-118

8 Ms. Morrisine
CD: Slawka Records SR-118

11 Burn
CD: Slawka Records SR-118

12 Stronger Than Before
CD: Slawka Records SR-118

14 Rubberband
CD: Slawka Records SR-118

15 Katia
CD: Slawka Records SR-118


Excerpts of the concert were used in a Sveriges Radio broadcast on May 25, 1986 celebrating Davis' 60th birthday.

On Slawka the order of titles on the discs differs from the listing on the CD cases, and not all of the listed titles are included.

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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