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M I L E S B E Y O N D
Additional Session Details
1980-91 » 1967-75
By Enrico Merlin
| JULY 8, 1984 (afternoon) | MONTREUX - CASINO | LIVE |
| Miles Davis (tp, synth); Bob Berg (ss, ts); Robert Irving III (synth); John Scofield (g); Darryl "The Munch" Jones (el. b); Al Foster (d); Steve Thornton (perc) |
| Speak | 11:43 | BB ss | |
| Star People (~New Blues) | 08:41 | BB out | |
| What It Is | 08:06 | BB ss; add ST whistle | |
| It Gets Better | 13:45 | BB ts | |
| Something's On Your Mind | 11:02 | BB out | |
| Time After Time | 13:57 | BB out | |
| Medley on Vamp in A: Hopscotch/Tune In 5/Star on Cicely/Bass Solo | 08:37 | BB ss | |
| Jean Pierre | 09:52 | BB out; add MD voice | |
| Lake Geneva | encore | 04:07 | BB ss |
| Something's On Your Mind | encore | 07:25 | BB out |
| The “Medley” was one of the highlights of this period. Several different themes were played over a unique vamp in A. Sometimes the tempo was abruptly changed during the performance, and different sections were created in a manner similar to in “Calypso Frelimo” in the mid-1970s.
The themes and variations of this version of the “Medley” are: • 0:00 Fast Vamp & Hopscotch (Theme I) • 0:52 Scofield solo • 1:20 Tune In 5 » Davis solo (quoting "Hopscotch" Theme I); Thornton solo (1:46) • 1:50 Slow Vamp --> Thornton solo cont. • 2:37 New Vamp --> Thornton solo cont. --> Interplay (4:32): Davis & Thornton • 5:05 Star On Cicely (Theme I) by Miles • 5:26 Star On Cicely (Theme I) by Scofield & Berg » Davis solo • 6:16 Star On Cicely (Theme II) by Scofield & Berg » Davis solo cont. • 7:00 Star On Cicely (Theme I) by Scofield & Berg. • 0:00 Bass Solo (The timings refer to tracks 2 and 3 of CD 4) The origins of “Lake Geneva” are unknown. The title was most likely given by the producers of the Montreux boxed set. The composition was only played during the 1984 European tour, for the first time in Paris, on June 24, and for the last time in Moelde, on July 27. |
| JULY 8, 1984 (evening) | MONTREUX - CASINO | LIVE |
| Miles Davis (tp, synth); Bob Berg (ss, ts); Robert Irving III (synth); John Scofield (g); Darryl "The Munch" Jones (el. b); Al Foster (d); Steve Thornton (perc) |
| Speak | 08:29 | BB ss | |
| Star People (~New Blues) | 09:07 | BB out | |
| What It Is | 09:21 | BB ss | |
| It Gets Better | 13:25 | BB ts | |
| Something's On Your Mind | take 1, false start | 0:37 | BB out |
| Something's On Your Mind | take 2 | 12:51 | BB out |
| Time After Time | 12:12 | BB out | |
| Medley on Vamp in A: Hopscotch/Tune In 5/Star on Cicely/Darryl's Tune | 09:51 | BB ss | |
| Jean Pierre | 10:43 | BB out | |
| Lake Geneva | encore | 03:05 | BB ss |
| Something's On Your Mind | take 3, encore | 10:03 | BB out; add Claude Nobs (m.c.) |
| Code M.D | take 3 | 06:38 | BB ss |
| “Speak” and the first few seconds of “Star People (~New Blues)” were previously issued on Highlights from the Complete Miles Davis at Montreux. 37 seconds into “Something's On Your Mind” Miles is unhappy with the tempo, so he stops the band and counts it off again at a slower tempo. The themes and variations of this version of the “Medley on Vamp in A” are: • 0:00 Hopscotch (Theme I) by Miles » Fast Vamp & Hopscotch (Theme I) by Scofield & Berg • 0:19 Davis solo (quoting Hopscotch - Theme I) • 1:06 Tune In 5 » Davis cont. (quoting Hopscotch Theme I); Thornton solo (1:45) • 1:49 Slow Vamp --> Thornton solo cont. --> Interplay (3:10): Davis & Thornton » Atmosphere sounds » Slow Vamp • 6:02 Star On Cicely (Theme I) by Miles • 6:29 Star On Cicely (Theme I) by Scofield & Berg » Davis solo • 7:03 Star On Cicely (Theme II) by Miles --> Davis solo cont. • 7:40 Star On Cicely (Theme II) by Scofield & Berg • 0:00 Darryl's Tune (The timings refer to tracks 2 and 3 of CD 6) |
| JULY 14, 1985 (afternoon) | MONTREUX - CASINO | LIVE |
| Miles Davis (tp, synth); Bob Berg (ss, ts, synth); Robert Irving III (synth); John Scofield (g); Darryl "The Munch" Jones (el. b); Vince Wilburn Jr. (d); Steve Thornton (perc) |
| One Phone Call(=Right Off) | 01:48 | BB out | |
| Speak | 11:40 | ||
| Star People (~New Blues) | 06:33 | BB out | |
| Maze | 09:55 | ||
| Human Nature | 05:15 | BB ss | |
| Something's On Your Mind | 13:15 | BB ts | |
| Time After Time | 08:13 | BB synth | |
| Ms. Morrisine | 10:33 | BB ts | |
| Code M.D. | 07:51 | BB ss | |
| Pacific Express | 14:37 | BB out | |
| Katia | 07:07 | BB ss | |
| Vamp Medley: Hopscotch/Tune In 5/Darryl's Tune | 05:46 | BB ss | |
| You're Under Arrest | 06:38 | BB ts | |
| Medley: Jean Pierre/You're Under Arrest/Then There Were None | 08:42 | ||
| Decoy | 04:08 |
| “Maze”: At 7:33, Vince Wilburn Jr. quotes “Tune In 5.” According to the liner notes on the box, “Something's On Your Mind” is normally introduced by “MD1” and followed by “MD2”, but this didn’t happen on this occasion. On “Time After Time”, Bob Berg switches to additional keyboards. On the coda of “Katia”, Miles quotes “We Are The World.” The themes and variations of this version of the “Vamp Medley” are: • Hopscotch (Theme 1) at 0:00 • Hopscotch (Theme 2) at 0:16 --> Thornton solo • Tune In 5 (1:19) » Interplay: Davis & Thornton --> Thornton solo » Tune In 5 reprise (2:08) --> Thornton cont. 4/4 tempo (2:50) --> Jones solo --> Darryl's Tune briefly (4:49) --> New Vamp (5:01) The second medley starts at 6:38 of track 5 (CD 8) and is structured as follows: “Code M. D.” and “Pacific Express” were previously issued on Highlights from the Complete Miles Davis at Montreux in complete and edited form, respectively. |
| JULY 14, 1985 (evening) | MONTREUX - CASINO | LIVE |
| Miles Davis (tp, synth); Bob Berg (ss, ts, synth); Robert Irving III (synth); John Scofield (g); Darryl "The Munch" Jones (el. b); Vince Wilburn Jr. (d); Steve Thornton (perc). |
| One Phone Call (=Right Off) | 01:58 | BB out | |
| Speak | 14:06 | BB ts | |
| Star People (~New Blues) | 06:12 | BB ts | |
| Maze | 10:05 | ||
| Human Nature | 07:18 | BB ss | |
| Something's On Your Mind/MD2 | 13:41 | BB ts | |
| Time After Time | 10:49 | BB synth | |
| Ms. Morrisine | 10:12 | BB ts | |
| Code M.D. | 08:03 | BB ss | |
| Pacific Express | 15:06 | BB out | |
| Pacific Express | reprise | 0:24 | BB, JS, DJ out |
| Katia | 08:15 | BB ss | |
| Medley on Vamp in A: Hopscotch/Tune In 5/Darryl's Tune | 07:41 | BB ss | |
| You're Under Arrest | 07:15 | BB ts | |
| Medley: Jean Pierre/You're Under Arrest/Then There Were None | 08:21 | BB ss | |
| Decoy | 04:08 | BB ts |
| “Human Nature”: during his solo Miles quotes “Badinerie” by Johann-Sebastian Bach, from Suite n° 2 in B min, BWV 1067. This was a trademark phrase Miles repeated in many different solos throughout his career. It can be heard for the first time during his solo on “The Leap”, recorded on March 6, 1954, and issued on “EMI/ Blue Note 32610 2, Volume 1. The same quotation appears also in the following: “Ah-Leu-Cha” (take 5 & edited master), 26/10/1955, MILES DAVIS & JOHN COLTRANE: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 (6 CD) “Well You Needn’t”, 22/11/1961; In Person, Saturday Night At The Blackhawk, Complete vol. 2 “Miles” (aka Milestones), 23/12/1965, The Complete Live At The Plugged Nickel 1965 (8 CD) “Miles” (aka Milestones), 25/07/1969, 1969 Miles - Festiva de Juan Pins “Human Nature”, 20/07/1990, The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux According to Montreux box's liner notes, “Something On Your Mind” is preceded by “MD1” and followed by “MD2”, but only the latter was performed on this occasion. The themes and variations of this version of the “Medley on Vamp in A” are:
The themes and variations of the “Jean Pierre/ You're Under Arrest/ Then There Were None” medley, which begins at the 7:15 mark of track 6, are: |
| JULY 17, 1986 | MONTREUX - CASINO | LIVE |
| Miles Davis (tp, synth); Bob Berg (ss, ts, synth); Robert Irving III, Adam Holzman (k); Robben Ford (g); Felton Crews (el. b); Vince Wilburn Jr. (d); Steve Thornton (perc). Guest players: George Duke (synth); David Sanborn (as). |
| One Phone Call (=Right Off) | 01:23 | MD tp; BB ss | |
| Speak | 07:45 | MD tp; BB ts | |
| Star People (~New Blues) | 05:55 | BB out | |
| Maze | 10:12 | MD tp; BB ts | |
| Human Nature | 08:34 | MD tp; BB ss | |
| Star on Cicely (~Wrinkle) | 10:41 | ||
| Tutu | 06:40 | MD tp; BB ss; add GD | |
| Splatch | 11:11 | MD tp, BB ss, add GD | |
| Time After Time | 08:15 | MD tp; BB out | |
| Carnival Time | false start | 0:05 | RI & VW only |
| Al Jarreau | 06:12 | MD tp; BB ts | |
| Carnival Time | 04:00 | MD tp; BB ss; add MD voice | |
| Burn | encore | 08:23 | MD tp; BB ts; add DS |
| Portia | encore | 07:21 | MD tp; BB out; add DS |
| Jean Pierre | encore | 09:38 | MD tp; BB out; add DS |
|
“One Phone Call” begins at 0:13 of track 1 (CD 11). “Speak” begins at 1:23 of track 1. At 3:29 Miles quotes “Tramp” by Fulsom & McCraklin (also featured on “Walking The Dog” by Rufus Thomas). The same riff had already been used as main theme of “Come Get It,” issued on the Star People album. Bob Berg also briefly quotes “Tramp” (at 4:12), as well as “Love Bizarre” by Sheila Escovedo (at 4:16). A few day after this performance, “Love Bizarre” becomes part of the regular live repertoire of Miles Davis band. “Human Nature”: around this time Miles's solo had become a blend of improvisation and quotations from well-known songs. The themes he quoted changed almost every night. This solo features: “A Tisket, A Tasket” from Ella Fitzgerald (4:57), “Here Comes De Honey Man” from “Porgy And Bess” (5:11), “Automatic” from the Pointer Sisters' repertoire (in unison with Bob Berg at 5:26). Adam Holzman also plays the theme of “Miles (aka Milestones)” at 5:36. At 8:15 in “Time After Time,” (CD 12) Irving & Wilburn play the first few notes of “Carnival Time." During his solo in “Burn,” at 6:39, Ford quotes “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix. An 8:25 excerpt from “Jean Pierre” was previously issued on Highlights from the Complete Miles Davis at Montreux. |
| JULY 7, 1988 | MONTREUX - CASINO | LIVE |
| Miles Davis (tp, synth); Kenny Garrett (as, bars, fl); Adam Holzman, Robert Irving III (k); Joseph "Foley" McCreary (lead el. b); Benjamin Rietveld (b); Ricky Wellman (d); Marilyn Mazur (perc) |
| In A Silent Way | 01:04 | KG out | |
| Intruder | 04:55 | KG as | |
| Star People (~New Blues) | 06:53 | KG as; add MD voice | |
| Perfect Way | 04:49 | KG as | |
| The Senate/Me & U | 09:05 | KG as; add MD voice | |
| Human Nature | 12:59 | KG as, fl | |
| Star On Cicely (~Wrinkle) | 08:07 | KG as | |
| Tutu | 10:57 | KG fl; add MD voice | |
| Time After Time | 07:51 | KG out | |
| Movie Star | 04:20 | KG as fl | |
| Splatch | 09:06 | KG as, bars | |
| Heavy Metal Prelude (aka Funk Suite) | 05:05 | KG as; add MD voice | |
| Heavy Metal | 06:16 | KG as; add MD voice | |
| Don't Stop Me Now | 07:19 | KG fl | |
| Carnival Time | 12:58 | KG as; add MD voice | |
| Jean Pierre | 08:50 | KG as | |
| Tomaas | encore | 11:09 | KG as |
|
“Star People (~New Blues)”: is a rare performance in 3/4 rhythm. “Human Nature”: in his solo Miles quotes: “A Tisket, A Tasket” & “Automatic”. “Splatch”: Kenny Garrett switches to baritone sax (bars) and doubles the bass line. “Heavy Metal Prelude” vs. “Funk Suite”: Jan Lohmann was the first one to use the “Funk Suite” title in his book. According to Adam Holzman, “'Funk Suite' was a little riff that I think Jason Miles (at that time Marcus Miller's synth programmer) had played for Miles.” On Montreux boxed set booklet the track is identified as “Heavy Metal Prelude” and credited to Miles Davis. “Heavy Metal Prelude (aka Funk Suite)” was previously issued Highlights from the Complete Miles Davis at Montreux. |
| APRIL 6, 1989 | ROME - RAI TV STUDIOS | LIVE TELEVISION |
| Miles Davis (tp); Kenny Garrett (as); Kei Akagi, John Beasley (synth); Foley (lead el. b); Benny Rietveld (el. b); Ricky Wellman (d); Munyungo Jackson (perc) |
| Star People | 07:55 | ||
| Perfect Way | 05:07 | ||
| Cobra | 04:55 |
| Issued on VARIOUS ARTISTS, DOC Anthology Vol. 1 (Fonit Cetra Video, DOD1) |
| JULY 21, 1989 | MONTREUX - CASINO | LIVE |
| Miles Davis (tp, synth); Rick Margitza (ts); Kei Akagi, Adam Holzman (synth); Foley (lead el. b); Benny Rietveld (el. b); Ricky Wellman (d); Munyungo Jackson (perc). Guest singer: Chaka Khan. |
| Trumpet Prelude | edited master | 00:28 | MD & RW only. Add Claude Nobs (m.c.) |
| Intruder | 05:16 | ||
| Star People (~New Blues) | 12:04 | ||
| Perfect Way | 06:29 | ||
| Hannibal | 10:31 | ||
| Human Nature | 10:39 | add Chaka Khan | |
| Mr. Pastorius | 04:33 | RM out; add MD voice | |
| Tutu (incl. The Call) | 13:02 | RM out; add MD voice | |
| Jilli | 05:56 | ||
| Time After Time | 10:30 | add MD voice | |
| Jo-Jo | 05:14 | add poss. RM (fl) | |
| Amandla | 05:09 | ||
| The Senate/Me & U | 11:40 | RM out | |
| Star on Cicely(~Wrinkle) | 06:29 | KG fl | |
| Portia | audio master | 07:44 |
|
“Trumpet Prelude”: 28 seconds were cut from the original master tape, consisting mainly of audience noises and a few trumpet notes by Miles. “Intruder” begins at 0:28 on track 1 (VD 15) “Human Nature”: Chaka Khan joins the band at 2:16, in places singing uncharacteristically out of tune. She engages in a duet with Miles, who at a certain point quotes the song “A Tisket, a Tasket,” as he often did in his solos around this time. Khan immediately responds with singing the original lyrics to the song. After the duet the singer returns to the main theme, where normally the band goes to the “Milestones” vamp. Everyone seems lost for a moment, except for Rietveld. Miles brings the band back on track with a quote from “Automatic.” “Mr Pastorius” starts at 10:40 in track 5, then continues for the whole of track 6. “Tutu” contains a riff (at 6:28) that will later by recorded by John Beasley as the theme of “The Call” on his record Change Of The Heart (Windham Hill Jazz). I don't believe the riff is composed by Beasley, since it appeared for the first time in Miles's repertoire on October 30, 1988, a long time before Beasley joined Miles's band (The keyboardist was a member from March 25, 1989 until May 2, 1989). At 8:32, during his solo on “Tutu,” Foley quotes “Puttin' On The Ritz.” “Me & U” begins at 7:36 of track 5 (CD 16); during his solo Rietveld quotes “Love Bizarre” by Sheila Escovendo. “Portia”: an audio only version was released on VARIOUS ARTISTS: Montreux Jazz Festival, 25ème Anniversaire (4 CD Box, Warner Bros. 1967-10000-2), while a 7:28 long video version was issued on VARIOUS ARTISTS: Tribute To Nesuhi Ertegun (Video, Videoarts VAVJ-388). |
| JULY 20, 1990 | MONTREUX - CASINO | LIVE |
| Miles Davis (tp, synth); Kenny Garrett(as, ts); Kei Akagi (synth); Joseph “Foley” McCreary (lead el. b); Richard Patterson (el. b); Ricky Wellman (d); Erin Davis (el. perc). |
| Don't Cry It's Only The Rhythm | 00:34 | MD(tp) over pre-recorded tape | |
| Perfect Way | 05:26 | KG as | |
| Star People (~New Blues) | 08:22 | KG as | |
| Hannibal | 10:32 | KG as | |
| The Senate/Me & U | 10:38 | KG as | |
| In The Night | 03:06 | KG as, add Foley (voc) | |
| Human Nature | 12:44 | add MD voice | |
| Time After Time | 09:01 | KF fl | |
| Star on Cicely (~Wrinkle) | 08:01 | KG as; add MD voice | |
| Tutu | 13:18 | KG fl | |
| Don't Stop Me Now | 11:22 | KG as | |
| Carnival Time | 13:34 | MD out; KG as; add Claude Nobs |
|
“Perfect Way” begins at 0:34 of track 1 (CD 17) “Hannibal”: Miles quotes “Rockin'n Rhythm” by Ellington, Carney & Mills. This was another favorite signature phrase Miles liked to use in many of his solos. The first officially issued solo by Miles that contains this quote goes as far back as 1948, when he played with Charlie Parker. Here's a list of officially released solos on which Miles quotes “Rockin'n Rhythm:” “Ornithology,” Dec 11, 1948; Live at Royal Roost, The Complete Savoy Charlie Parker Live Recording “Hot House,” May, prob 16, 1950; Live at Birdland, The Last Bebop Session (JMY) “Ray's Idea,” ca. Spring 1952; Miles Davis & Jimmy Forrest, Our Delight “Footprints,” Oct 25, 1966; Miles Smiles “Summertime,” Jul 8, 1991; Complete Miles Davis at Montreux “Human Nature”: Miles quotes “A Tisket, A Tasket,” “Badinerie,” and “Automatic” in his solo. |
| JULY 8, 1991 | MONTREUX - CASINO | LIVE |
| The material issued on disc 19 of the Montreux boxed set is identical to that on the previously released Miles & Quincy Jones: Live At Montreux. Some additional rehearsal material can be heard on the video of the concert. |
| JULY 17, 1991 | NICE - JARDIN DES ARENES DE CIMIEZ | LIVE |
| Miles Davis (tp, synth); Kenny Garrett(as, ts); Deron Johnson (k); Joseph “Foley” McCreary (lead el. b); Richard Patterson (el. b); Ricky Wellman (d); |
| Perfect Way | 05:27 | KG as | |
| Star People (~New Blues) | 15:28 | KG as | |
| Hannibal | 17:36 | KG as | |
| Human Nature | 16:57 | ||
| Time After Time | 09:41 | KF fl | |
| Star on Cicely (~Wrinkle) | 04:12 | KG as |
|
CD 20 of the Montreux boxed set is a bonus disc containing excerpts from a concert of Miles's last tour.
“Human Nature”: Miles quotes “Automatic,” “Star on Cicely” and, briefly, “Jean Pierre.” |
