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July 20, 1986 (13 items; TT = 87:52)
Jardin des Arènes de Cimiez, Nice (France)
Commercial for Warner Brothers

Miles Davis (tpt, synth); Bob Berg (ss, ts); Robben Ford (g); Robert Irving III (synth); Adam Holzman (synth); Felton Crews (el-b); Vincent Wilburn Jr. (d); Steve Thornton (perc)

1 One Phone Call - Street Scenes (M. Davis) 1:27
2 Speak (M. Davis) 8:45
3 New Blues [Star People] (E. Davis) 5:02
4 Maze (M. Davis) 8:36
5 Human Nature (S. Porcaro-J. Bettis) 8:01
6 Wrinkle (E. Davis) 8:58
7 Tutu (M. Miller) 5:00
8 Splatch (M. Miller) 12:00
9 Time After Time (C. Lauper-R. Hyman) 8:00
10 Al Jarreau [I Love What We Make Together] (M. Davis-R. Hall-A.Z. Giles) 6:06
11 Carnival Time (N. Larsen) 3:48
12 Portia (M. Miller) 6:16
13 Burn (R. Irving III-R. Hall) 5:53


1 One Phone Call - Street Scenes
CD: Warner Music Group 0081227950101; Warner Brothers R2 774360; Legendary Collections Series "Black Album" (no number)

2 Speak
CD: Warner Music Group 0081227950101; Warner Brothers R2 774360; Legendary Collections Series "Black Album" (no number)

3 New Blues
CD: Warner Music Group 0081227950101

4 Maze
CD: Warner Music Group 0081227950101

5 Human Nature
CD: Warner Music Group 0081227950101, Warner Jazz (UK) 5249823812

8 Splatch
CD: Warner Music Group 0081227950101

9 Time After Time
CD: Warner Music Group 0081227950101; Warner Brothers R2 774360; Legendary Collections Series "Black Album" (no number)

11 Carnival Time
CD: Warner Music Group 0081227950101; Warner Brothers R2 774360; Legendary Collections Series "Black Album" (no number)

12 Portia
CD: Warner Music Group 0081227950101, Warner Jazz (UK) 5249823812


The first two titles are listed as "Opening medley: Theme from Jack Johnson/Speak/That's What Happened" on Warner Brothers, and as "One Phone Call/Street Scenes" on Black Album. The date is listed on Black Album as July 13, 1986.

The Davis group toured Italy, France, Spain, Holland, and Switzerland for four weeks in July:

July 3: unknown venue, Bari, Italy
July 5: Parco della Favorita, Palermo
July 7: Parco della Pellerina, Turin
July 8: Palazzo Civiltà del Lavoro, EUR, Rome
July 9: Fiera Campionaria, Piazza Amedeo Nazzari, Cagliari
July 11: Tuin Paviljoen, Congresgebouw, The Hague
July 13: Jardin des Arènes de Cimiez, Nice
July 15: Jardin des Arènes de Cimiez, Nice
July 16: Jardin des Arènes de Cimiez, Nice
July 17: Casino, Montreux
July 19: Arenes de Nimes, Nimes
July 20: Jardin des Arènes de Cimiez, Nice
July 23 (?): Théâtre Antique, Vienne
July 24: Veledromo Palacio Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain
July 25: Poble Espanyol, Barcelona
July 27: Parco delle Naiadi, Pescara
July 28: Discoteca Marmellata, Mira, Venice

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