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Miles Ahead session details

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December 28, 1967 (1 item; TT = 7:04)
Columbia Studio B, New York NY
Commercial for Columbia

Miles Davis (tpt, chimes, tubular bells); Wayne Shorter (ts); Herbie Hancock (el-p); Joe Beck (g); Ron Carter (b); Tony Williams (d)

1 Water on the Pond (take 10) (M. Davis) 7:04


1 Water on the Pond (take 10)
12" LP: Columbia KC2 36474, CBS/Sony 38AP 2017/8, Mosaic MQ10-177
CD: Columbia C6K 67398, Columbia C6K 90925, Columbia CK 65449, CBS/Sony CSCS 5135/6, Sony SRCS 9310/1, Sony SRCS 9759/60, Sony SICJ 30111/2, Sony SRCS 8575/80, Sony SICP 663/8, Sony SRCS 9761/62, Sony SICJ 30113/4, Columbia Legacy 86975 24922


Another marathon session: more than an hour of music spanning two reels of tape. As on "Circle in the Round" from December 4, Beck does not solo but simply doubles Carter's bass line. Hancock plays both Wurlitzer electric piano and RMI Electra Piano -- not electric harpsichord as stated in the notes to the Quintet box (Mosaic MQ10-177, Columbia C6K 67398). There is a barely audible second drum part in the right channel throughout (a stick on the rim of a snare drum). The identity of the drummer is a mystery.

Thanks to Frederik Adlers for help identifying the keyboards.

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