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November 24, 1985 (3 items; TT = 19:01)
Ameraycan Studios, Los Angeles CA
Commercial for Warner Brothers

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

1 Give It Up (rejected) (M. Davis) 6:16
2 Give It Up (remix) (M. Davis) 6:18
3 Give It Up (remix) (M. Davis) 6:27


2 Give It Up (remix)
12" LP: Warner Brothers 603497850785, Rhino R2 599464


Davis' horn part was used on "High Speed Chase" on the Doo-Bop recording (see February 17, 1991).

In a later Rubberband release from 2015, Warner Brothers listed the date as December 24, 1985 and February 6, 1986; and the personnel were listed as Miles Davis, Randy Hall, Zane Giles, Michael A. Paulo, Vince Wilburn Jr., and Felton Crews.

The remixes from 2018/2019:

Give It Up (6:18)
Give it Up (6:27)
Miles Davis(tpt, synth, arr), Randy Hall (g, arr), Attala Zane Giles(g, arr, d programming), Michael Paulo (as, fl), Glenn Burris (as, ts), Felton Crews(el-b), Adam Holzman (sound programming), Vince Wilburn Jr. (d programming). The unissued mix begins with Davis talking about James Brown and Prince. This unissued mix was broadcast over BBC Radio 3 on May 23, 2020.

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