Session details: Capitol Records Studios, Studio B (February 6, 1986)

Miles Ahead session details

February 6, 1986 (4 items; TT = 16:59)

Capitol Records Studios, Studio B, Los Angeles CA

Commercial for Warner Brothers

Miles Davis (tpt); Kenny Garrett (as); Marcus Miller (el-b); Steve Reid (perc); Paulinho Da Costa (perc); George Duke (other instruments, arr)

1	Backyard Ritual (master) (G. Duke)	3:12
	Master used as source for single mixes
2	Backyard Ritual (G. Duke)	4:49
	On both sides of Warner Brothers WB 7-28309
3	Backyard Ritual (take V1 - single edit) (G. Duke)	4:09
	Edited from LP version
4	Backyard Ritual (take V2 - extended version) (G. Duke)	4:49
	Edited from LP version


2 Backyard Ritual 45 rpm: Warner Brothers WB 7-28309 Promo 12" LP: Warner Brothers 1-025490, Warner Brothers (J) P-13379 CD: Rhino (F) 5249878472, Warner Jazz (UK) 8122 797195, 8122 797687
3 Backyard Ritual (take V1 - single edit) 45 rpm: WB 7-020717 12" LP: Warner Brothers 0-020717 (45 rpm)
4 Backyard Ritual (take V2 - extended version) 12" LP: Warner Brothers 0-020717 (45 rpm)

The music was originally a demo by Duke, released after some overdubbing. Davis and George Duke never met in the studio. The file lists a 3:12 version marked "Master Copy for use as source for single mixes." Steve Reid is unlisted on the album, but he is quoted by George Cole: "I played almost all the percussion and Paulinho added a little magic afterwards" (George Cole, The Last Miles, p. 235).