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December 31, 1987 (1 item; TT = 16:21)
Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen MN
Audience recording (unkn)

Miles Davis (tpt); Matt "Atlanta" Bliss (tpt); Eric Leeds (ts); Matt "Dr. Fink" Fink (keyb); Boni Boyer (keyb); Prince (g, voc); Miko Weaver (g); Levi Seacerjr (el-b); Seila E. (Escovedo) (d); Cat Glover (voc); Greg Brooks (voc); Jerome Benton (voc); Wally Safford (voc)

1 It's Gonna be a Beautiful Night (Prince) 16:21


1 It's Gonna be a Beautiful Night
CD: Sabotage (no number) Prince: Driving To Midnight Mess/Grosse Freiheit 36, Thunderball TB 091/92
Video: Thunderball TB 091/092, Global Funkschool GF01413


The occasion was a benefit concert for the Minneapolis Coalition for the Homeless at the Sound Stage of Prince's Paisley Park Studios. Davis sat in for about four minutes "It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night" (16:21).

Thunderball TB 091/092 is a two-CD set with the same music on CD and DVD-R (video). The edition is limited to 200 copies. The CD/DVD-R releases include the complete version of "It's Gonna Be a Wonderful Night," where Davis' four-minute solo has index 3 with the title "Miles Davis Instrumental." The music on Sabotage (no number) has a short incomplete version of "It's Gonna Be Beautiful Night" which only includes Davis' solo.

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