Miles Ahead: Live Music
The recordings on the lists above were collected over many years of music-trading
with people all over the world. Most of the music on these lists have not been released
commercially or on bootlegs. I am no longer active in trading but you may find some
of this information useful.
Last updated: 6/15/2023.
Dates and locations are as accurate as I have been able to make them, but I'm sure
that some inaccuracies remain. Some venues, locations, and dates are unknown or
approximate. I will be grateful for any information that I can use to correct errors
or replace uncertainty.
In most cases I don't know the history of these recordings -- who made them and
with what gear, what generation they are, etc.
Quality (I use +/- for finer-grained distinctions)
A = Excellent: full sound, good highs, no clipping.
B = Good: some loss of highs, dull transients, clipping.
C = Poor: getting hard to listen to.
Sources of the music
RB = Radio broadcast (with details where known)
TV = Television broadcast (with details where known)
aud = Audience or band recording
SB = Studio or soundboard recording
Many of these recordings came to me originally as analog cassette tapes. In these
cases the analog-to-digital transfer was done using Nakamichi ZX-7, ZX-9, or CR-7A
cassette decks and a HHB CDR-800 recorder. In some cases I have corrected the
pitch or done other cleanup as needed.
If you want to search the collection for groups, locations, tunes, or musicians,
there is a query form designed
for that purpose.