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Miles Ahead session details

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June 29, 1987 (30 items; TT = 205:27)
Royal Festival Hall, London (Great Britian)
Audience recording (unkn)

Miles Davis (tpt, synth); Kenny Garrett (as, fl); Joe "Foley" McCreary (g); Adam Holzman (synth); Robert Irving III (synth); Darryl Jones (el-b); Ricky Wellman (d); Mino Cinelu (perc)

First concert
1 One Phone Call - Street Scenes (M. Davis) 1:23

Garrett out
2 Speak (M. Davis) 8:05
3 New Blues [Star People] (E. Davis) 6:23
4 Perfect Way (G. Gartside-D. Gamson) 4:40
5 The Senate - Me & U (J. McCreary) 9:13
6 Human Nature (S. Porcaro-J. Bettis) 9:05
7 Wrinkle (E. Davis) 5:57
8 Tutu (M. Miller) 14:20
9 Movie Star (Prince) 5:57
10 Splatch (M. Miller) 4:20
11 Time After Time (C. Lauper-R. Hyman) 8:18

Garrett out
12 Carnival Time (inc) (N. Larsen) 2:30
13 A Go-Go Beat 1:20

Garrett out
14 Burn (R. Irving III-R. Hall) 4:13
15 Portia (encore) (M. Miller) 10:29

Second concert
16 One Phone Call - Street Scenes (M. Davis) 1:17

Garrett out
17 Speak (M. Davis) 7:55
18 New Blues [Star People] (E. Davis) 6:41
19 Perfect Way (G. Gartside-D. Gamson) 5:16
20 The Senate - Me & U (J. McCreary) 8:48
21 Human Nature (S. Porcaro-J. Bettis) 8:57
22 Wrinkle (E. Davis) 9:01
23 Tutu (M. Miller) 12:10
24 Movie Star (Prince) 7:15
25 Splatch (M. Miller) 5:28
26 Time After Time (C. Lauper-R. Hyman) 8:22

Garrett out
27 Carnival Time (N. Larsen) 11:26
28 A Go-Go Beat 1:23

Garrett out
29 Burn (R. Irving III-R. Hall) 4:19
30 Portia (encore) (M. Miller) 10:56


The title "A Go-Go Beat" used here for an unidentified title is taken from Davis' announcement after the song: "Now that's what you call a go-go beat!"

A 90-minute broadcast, with music from one or both concerts, is known to exist.

The Davis group left New York in mid-June for a month-long European tour:

June 23: Arrived in Tenerife, Spain
June 24: Plaza de Toros, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
June 27: Stadion, Århus, Denmark
June 29: Royal Festival Hall, London, Great Britain (two concerts)
June 30: Palais des Sports, Port de Versailles, Paris, France (two concerts)
July 1: Padiglione Arte Casa, Centro delle Esposizioni, Lugano, Switzerland
July 3: Eutiner Freilichtbühne, Eutin, West Germany
July 4: Waldbühne, Berlin
July 6: Gröna Lund, Stockholm, Sweden
July 7: Sardines, Oslo, Norway
July 9: Kirjurinluoto, Pori, Finland
July 10: Tuin Paviljoen, Congresgebouw, The Hague, Holland
July 11: Jardin des Arènes de Cimiez, Nice, France
July 12: Stadio Renato Curi, Perugia, Italy
July 13: Jardin des Arènes de Cimiez, Nice, France
July 14: Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy
July 16: Poble Espanyol, Barcelona, Spain
July 18: Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich, West Germany
July 19: Parco di Nervi, Nervi-Genova, Italy
July 20: Château de l'Empéri, Salon de Provence, France
July 22: Arcachon, Bordeaux

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