Miles Ahead session details

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February 27, 1975 (8 items; TT = 47:31)

Columbia Studio B, New York NY

Commercial for Columbia

Miles Davis (tpt, org); Sonny Fortune (ss, ts, fl); Pete Cosey (g, perc, EMS Synthi); Reggie Lucas (g); Michael Henderson (el-b); Al Foster (d); James Mtume Forman (cga, perc)

1	Turn of the Century (take 1) (M. Davis)	9:04
2	Turn of the Century (take 3) (M. Davis)	10:20
3	Turn of the Century (take 5) (M. Davis)	0:48
4	Turn of the Century (take 6) (M. Davis)	1:30
5	Turn of the Century (take 7) (M. Davis)	1:31
6	Turn of the Century (take 8) (M. Davis)	1:50
7	Turn of the Century (take 9) (M. Davis)	6:30
8	Turn of the Century (composite take) (M. Davis)	15:58
	Davis noodling on org; Lucas: "And when you do that, we'll go into the other part, right? After..."

8 Turn of the Century (composite take) CD: Kind of Blue KOB 002

This is clearly unfinished, consisting mostly of a funky, James Brown-esque vamp with guitars and effects. Soon after this session Sonny Fortune left to form his own group, and Davis replaced him with Sam Morrison.