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July 24, 1988 (16 items; TT = 86:11)
Fiera Campionaria, Piazza Amedeo Nazzari, Cagliari (Italy)
Radio Televisione Italian (RAI) TV broadcast (unkn)

Miles Davis (tpt, synth); Kenny Garrett (as, ts, fl); Joe "Foley" McCreary (g); Adam Holzman (synth); Robert Irving III (synth); Benny Rietveld (el-b); Ricky Wellman (d); Marilyn Mazur (perc)

1 The Senate - Me & U (inc) (J. McCreary) 5:15
2 In a Silent Way (J. Zawinul) 0:52
3 Human Nature (inc) (S. Porcaro-J. Bettis) 4:52
4 Human Nature (inc) (S. Porcaro-J. Bettis) 5:10
5 Intruder (inc) (M. Davis) 0:13

Garrett out
6 Human Nature (inc) (S. Porcaro-J. Bettis) 5:50
7 Tutu (inc) (M. Miller) 6:52

It's not known whether this excerpt is included in the TV broadcast
8 Tutu (inc) (M. Miller) 4:20

Garrett out
9 Time After Time (inc) (C. Lauper-R. Hyman) 1:41

Garrett out
10 Time After Time (inc) (C. Lauper-R. Hyman) 7:23

Garrett out
11 The Senate (inc) (J. McCreary) 0:09

Garrett out
12 Heavy metal (M. Davis) 6:16
13 Don't Stop Me Now (S. Lukather-D. Paitch) 8:09

Garrett out
14 Carnival Time (N. Larsen) 16:40
15 Portia (inc) (M. Miller) 5:28
16 Jean Pierre (M. Davis) 7:01


7 Tutu (inc)
Video: Musica Jazz MUDVD001 (DVD) (03:39) included with the magazin


Excerpts were broadcast by RAI-TV in that order. There are voiceovers on several of the titles, and voices in between some of the longer excerpts. The last five titles are from another TV broadcast.

An excerpt of "Tutu" (the opening 3:39) is included on a DVD (Music Jazz MUDVD 001) included with the magazine Musica Jazz, No. 10 (2007).

In early July the Davis group departed from New York on a European tour:

July 5: Palais des Sports, Paris, France (two concerts)
July 6: unknown venue, Nîmes
July 7: Casino, Montreux, Switzerland
July 8: Statenhal, Congresgebouw, The Hague, Holland
July 9: day off in Munich, West Germany
July 10: Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich
July 11: day off in Stuttgart
July 12: Polideportivo Mendizorotza, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
July 13: Jardin des Arènes de Cimiez, Nice, France
July 14: Jardin des Arènes de Cimiez, Nice
July 16: Palais du Sport, Le Touquet
July 18: Cemil Topuzlu Acikhava Tiyatrosu, Istanbul, Turkey
July 19: Cemil Topuzlu Acikhava Tiyatrosu, Istanbul
July 20: Cemil Topuzlu Acikhava Tiyatrosu, Istanbul
July 22: Espace Culturel, Toulon, France
July 23: Stadio Puchoz, Aosta, Italy
July 24: Fiera Campionaria, Cagliari, Sardinia
July 26: Grand Théâtre de Cite, Carcasonne, France

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