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Miles Ahead session details

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May 5, 1990 (9 items; TT = 31:51)
Ocean Way Recordings, Studio 1, Hollywood CA
Commercial for Antilles

Miles Davis (tpt); Bradford Ellis (keyb); John Lee Hooker (g, voc); Taj Mahal (g, voc); Roy Rogers (slide g); Time Drummond (el-b); Earl Palmer (d)

1 Empty Bank (J. Nitzsche) 2:19

Davis, Mahal, Rogers, Drummond, and Palmer
2 Harry and Dolly (J. Nitzsche) 2:49

Davis, Hooker, Mahal, Rogers, and Drummond
3 Sawmill (J. Nitzsche) 3:03
4 Coming to Town (J. Nitzsche) 3:06

Davis, Hooker, Mahal, Rogers, Drummond, and Palmer
5 Bank Robbery (J. Nitzsche) 4:31
6 End Credits (J. Nitzsche) 5:19
7 Gloria's Story (J. Nitzsche) 3:24

Davis and Ellis only
8 Murder (J. Nitzsche) 4:08

Davis, Ellis, Hooker, Rogers, and Drummond
9 Murder (edit) (J. Nitzsche) 3:12


1 Empty Bank
CD: Antilles 846813, (G) 261140
Video: MGM Video 908170 The Hot Spot

2 Harry and Dolly
CD: Antilles 846813, (G) 261140
Video: MGM Video 908170 The Hot Spot

3 Sawmill
CD: Antilles 846813, (G) 261140
Video: MGM Video 908170 The Hot Spot

4 Coming to Town
CD: Antilles 846813, (G) 261140, Warner Brothers R2 74360,
Video: MGM Video 908170 The Hot Spot

5 Bank Robbery
CD: Antilles 846813, (G) 261140, Warner Brothers R2 74360, Rhino (F) 5249878472
Video: MGM Video 908170 The Hot Spot

6 End Credits
CD: Antilles 846813, (G) 261140, Rhino 5249878472
Video: MGM Video 908170 The Hot Spot

7 Gloria's Story
CD: Antilles 846813, (G) 261140, Rhino 5249878472
Video: MGM Video 908170 The Hot Spot

8 Murder
CD: Antilles 846813, (G) 261140, Warner Brothers R2 74360, (UK) 5249823812
Video: MGM Video 908170 The Hot Spot

9 Murder (edit)
CD: Warner Brothers R2 74360, (UK) 5249823812
Video: MGM Video 908170 The Hot Spot


The above is from the soundtrack to The Hot Spot. According to Enrico Merlin, longer versions of "Empty Bank," "Sawmill," and "Harry and Dolly," plus four additional tracks, are included in the film score. "Murder" is listed on WB as "Murder (edit)" (3:12).

Davis does not play on "Harry Sets up Sutton," although he is listed. Taj Mahal is not listed, but he plays on "Coming to Town."

According to John Szwed (So What: The Life of Miles Davis, p. 389), the session took two days and Davis overdubbed his parts on the third day.

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