Session details: Record One & the Lighthouse Studio (October 1989)

Miles Ahead session details

October 1989 (2 items; TT = 8:26)

Record One & the Lighthouse Studio, Sherman Oaks CA

Commercial for Qwest

Miles Davis (tpt); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt); Jerry Hey (tpt, arr); Gary Grant (tpt); Bill Reichenbach (tb); James Moody (as); Larry Williams (ts); Ian Prince (keyb, handclaps); Larry Williams (keyb); George Benson (g); Nathan East (el-b); Quincy Jones (handclaps, arr); Rod Temperton (handclaps, arr); Ian Underwood (handclaps); Michael Boddiker (synth programming); Michael Casey Young (synth programming); Sarah Vaughan (voc); Ella Fitzgerald (voc); Josef Zawinul (synth); Bill Summers (perc, arr); Kool Moe Dee (voc); Big Daddy Kane (voc)

1	Birdland (C. Ventura)	5:33
2	Jazz Corner of The World (Q. Jones)	2:53


1 Birdland 12" LP: Qwest/Warner Brothers 9 26020 CD: Qwest/Warner Brothers 9 26020, Warner Brothers (J) 11P2 3138
2 Jazz Corner of The World 12" LP: Qwest/Warner Brothers 9 26020 CD: Qwest/Warner Brothers 9 26020, Warner Brothers (J) 11P2 3138

Both titles appear on the compilation Back on the Block, released in November 1989. Davis performs on only two of the numbers, "Birdland," where he is overdubbed on Weather Report's "Birdland," and "Jazz Corner of the World."

The recording date for "Birdland" is listed as August 1, but on that date Davis was in the middle of a European tour. Davis and several other musicians were probably overdubbed in October. October 1989 was listed as the recording date for "Jazz Corner of the World."

Davis was interviewed while participating in the recording session. Part of this interview was included in Time Warner's video Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones. It seems likely that Davis' tpt was overdubbed on the day of the interview.

Davis also plays on the four-CD set Q: The Musical Biography of Quincy Jones (Rhino R2 74363).