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Miles Ahead session details

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September 20, 1986 (11 items; TT = 46:45)
Le Zenith, Paris (France)
Europe-1 radio/TV broadcast (unkn)

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

1 Introduction (Claude Nougaro) 0:36

Intro by Claude Nougaro
2 Introduction (Davis tpt) 0:16
3 La Marseillaise (Davis tpt) (Traditional) 0:16
4 Perfect Way (G. Gartside-D. Gamson) 4:02
5 New Blues [Star People] (E. Davis) 5:34

Berg out
6 Wrinkle (E. Davis) 4:41
7 Tutu (M. Miller) 5:32
8 Splatch (M. Miller) 8:16
9 Portia (M. Miller) 7:46
10 Burn (R. Irving III-R. Hall) 4:28
11 Portia (encore) (M. Miller) 5:18


4 Perfect Way
CD: BOKN-1111

5 New Blues
CD: BOKN-1111

6 Wrinkle
CD: BOKN-1111

7 Tutu
CD: BOKN-1111

8 Splatch
CD: BOKN-1111

9 Portia
CD: BOKN-1111

10 Burn
CD: BOKN-1111

11 Portia (encore)
CD: BOKN-1111


After the introduction, Davis plays a brief passage of the theme to "La Marseillaise." Between the introduction and "Perfect Way" Nougaro sings his tune "Armstrong" with an unknown trio (p, b, d).

"New Blues" was announced as "Robben's Blues" over Europe-1. "Portia" is incomplete (1:24) on BOKN, and the date on that CD is listed as September 27.

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