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Miles Ahead session details

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July 26, 1989 (7 items; TT = 24:21)
Rustichelli's Midimovie Studio, Rome (Italy)
Commercial for Verve

Miles Davis (tpt); Paolo Rustichelli (keyb, Waveframe audioframe)

1 Capri (P. Rustichelli) 3:55
2 Capri (reprise) (P. Rustichelli) 3:42
3 Capri (reprise) (P. Rustichelli) 4:33
4 Rastafario (P. Rustichelli) 6:08
5 Rastafario (reprise) (P. Rustichelli) 6:03
6 Vog (P. Rustichelli) n/a
7 Artemisia (P. Rustichelli) n/a


1 Capri
CD: Verve 314.517.206, Polydor 513.415, Warner Brothers R2 74360

2 Capri (reprise)
CD: Verve 314.517.206, Polydor 513.415

4 Rastafario
CD: Guts & Grace Music 162-531-065


According to Paolo Rustichelli, Davis recorded melodic lines, solos, and overdubs on "Capri," "Rastafario," and Vog," which were already arranged and digitally stored in two tracks on his "Waveframe Audioframe" computer. Davis recorded his performances directly on the computer. Rustichelli supervised and recorded the complete session, and no other musicians were present. The songs were scored and arranged by Rustichelli with synthesizers.

The final mix of "Capri" was completed by Rustichelli and Davis. The long version of "Capri" (reprise) has a long tpt part which is different than the released version.

On June 26 the Davis group left New York for an eight-week tour of Europe:

June 28: Dyrskuepladsen, Ringe, Denmark
July 1: Théâtre Antique, Vienne, France
July 3 (?): unknown venue, Paris
July 5: Salle Erasme, Palais des Congres, Strasbourg
July 8: Escaldes Engordany, Andorra la Vieja, Andorra
July 10: National Exhibition Centre Arena, Birmingham, Great Britain
July 11: Royal Festival Hall, London (two concerts)
July 13: Jardin des Arènes de Cimiez, Nice, France
July 14: Giardini del Frontone, Perugia, Italy
July 15 (?): unknown venue, Principato de Monaco, Monaco
July 16: Statenhal, Congresgebouw, The Hague, Holland
July 18: Arena del Sferisterio, Macerata, Italy
July 19: Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich, West Germany
July 21: Casino, Montreux, Switzerland
July 25: Piazza Grande, Locarno
July 26: Pallazo della Civita, Rome, Italy
July 28: Stadio Neri, Rimini (two concerts)
July 29: Stadio dei Pini, Viareggio (two concerts)
July 31: unknown venue, Albensa
August 2: Discoteca Lanternone, Palinuro
August 4: Necombo Disco, Ischia
August 6: Stadio Comunale, Albenga
August 8: Open Air Arena, Lignana
August 10: Stadio Comunale Fausto Noce, Olbia
August 13: Châpiteau, Troyes-Mesnil, France

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