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November 16, 1985 (4 items; TT = 19:31)
Ameraycan Studios, Los Angeles CA
Commercial for Warner Brothers

Miles Davis (tpt); Adam Holzman (keyb); Unknown (all others)

1 Let's Fly Away (rejected) (M. Davis) 7:05
2 Let's Fly Away (rejected) (M. Davis) n/a
3 Paradise (remix) [Let's Fly Away] (M. Davis) 6:16

"Paradise" issued as part 1 (2:52) / part 2 (3:24) on EP
4 Paradise (remix) [Let's Fly Away] (M. Davis) 6:10


3 Paradise (remix)
45 rpm: WB/Rhino 603497850457
12" LP: Warner Brothers 603497850785, Rhino R2 599464


Davis' horn part from an unknown take of "Let's Fly Away" was used on "Fantasy" (see February 17, 1991).

In a later Rubberband release from 2015, Warner Brothers listed the date as December 24, 1985, with Randy Hall, Zane Giles, and Steve Reid added to the musicians listed above.

The 2018/2019 remix consists of

Paradise (Let's Fly Away) (6:12)
Paradise (Let's Fly Away) (6:10)
Miles Davis (tpt), Randy Hall (g, arr), Attala Zane Giles (keyb, el-b, string/voc arr, d programming), Michael Paulo (fl), Javier Linares (p, keyb), Vince Wilburn Jr. (d, d programming, arr), King Errison (cga,timbales), Munyungo Jackson (timbales, perc), Medina Johnson (lead & backing voc, voc arr)

"Paradise" on EP issued as part 1 (2:51) and part 2 (3:24). The unissued mix includes Davis talking about "An African Beat" instead of the dialogue from "Concert on The Runway" from Dingo (see March 3, 1990) used on the release.

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