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Miles Davis 11/01/58
Spotlight Lounge, Washington, DC
Set I
Sid's Ahead (M. Davis) [Weirdo]
Bye Bye Blackbird (R. Henderson-M. Dixon)
Straight, No Chaser (T. Monk)
Set II
 
Set III
 
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Mutual Network radio broadcast
Miles Davis All-Stars

Miles Davis (tpt); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as); John Coltrane (ts); William "Red" Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d)

Sid's Ahead (M. Davis) [Weirdo] 8:31
Introduction 0:31
"We're hear earlier, and we're here bright. Miles Davis bright, through the Mutual Network. A salute to Miles Davis and the All-Stars. Let's run down the line-up briefly. Miles Davis, trumpet; Cannonball Adderley, alto; John Coltrane, tenor; Paul Chambers, bass, Red Garland, piano; Jimmy Cobb, drums. That opener was a Miles Davis original, 'Sid's Ahead'. Now 'Bye Bye Blackbird'..."

Bye Bye Blackbird (R. Henderson-M. Dixon) 6:19
Introduction 0:24
"Now that blackbird was flyin' waaay out there. Home base, though, was the Spotlite, the House That Jazz Built, Jazz Limited, in Washington DC. Motivating power, Miles Davis and the All-Stars. We have time, so we'll go right into a Thelonious Monk original, 'Straight, No Chaser'..."

Straight, No Chaser (T. Monk) (incomplete) 3:30
Voiceover 3:05-3:29: "'Tis indeed a sad thing to interrupt Miles Davis, but 'tis indeed time -- clock on the wall says so. Miles Davis All-Stars, coming to you live from the Spotlite, Jazz Limited in Washington. Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Paul Chambers, Red Garland, Jimmy Cobb making up the Miles Davis All-Stars..."
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Notes: Miles Davis All-Stars Spotlite Lounge Washington, D.C. November 1, 1958 Mutual Network radio broadcast Miles Davis (tpt); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as); John Coltrane (ts); William "Red" Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d) 1 Introduction :04 2 Sid's Ahead (Weirdo) 8:30 3 introduction :31 4 Bye Bye Blackbird (Henderson-Dixon) 6:17 5 introduction :24 6 Straight No Chaser (incomplete) (Monk) 3:29 19:17 http://www.plosin.com/milesAhead/Sessions.asp?s=581101 Note-1: The recording "skipped" in two places: 23 seconds into the second introduction (Track 3) where the DJ is announcing the name of the previous tune, and again about 15 seconds into the fourth introduction (Track 5), where the announcer is introducing Miles Davis and his All-Stars. The flaws were repaired with a splice from an alternate source of the same recording. Note-2: There was a gap of 0.22 seconds about 5:04 into Blackbird (Track 4). The flaw was repaired with a splice from an alternate source of the same recording. Note-3: The mix (stereo image) changes abruptly about 2:48 into Straight, No Chaser. Note-4: All of these flaws listed above were present in my source. Miles Davis All-Stars Birdland New York City Mutual Network radio broadcast January 3, 1959 Miles Davis (tpt); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as); John Coltrane (ts); Wynton Kelly (p); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d); Guy Wallace (ann) 7 introduction :10 8 Bags' Groove (M. Jackson) 14:08 9 All Of You (incomplete) (C. Porter) 5:19 19:37 http://www.plosin.com/milesAhead/Sessions.asp?s=590103 Miles Davis Sextet Birdland New York City AFRS (Armed Forces Radio Service) radio broadcast August 25, 1959 (recorded the night Miles got beaten and arrested) Miles Davis (tpt); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as); John Coltrane (ts); Wynton Kelly (p); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d); Ray Barrett (ann) 10 introduction :48 11 Announcement :53 12 So What 13:04 13 The Theme 8:15 14 Lullaby of Birdland 1:24 24:25 http://www.plosin.com/milesAhead/Sessions.asp?s=590825 Note: This source includes the one-minute announcement inserted after Kelly's solo (about 11:22 into So What): "Now, while Miles Davis and the Sextet catch their collective breath, let's listen to this message... (Different announcer:) Four Navy ships arrived off the coast of Colombo, Ceylon..." Later, the recording of So What resumes. TOTAL TIME: 63:23