Datum:

Aufnahmeort:

14. Mai 1963

Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City, USA


Musiker:

Miles Davis (tp); George Coleman (ts); Herbie Hancock (p); Ron Carter (b); Tony Williams (d)

Songtitel:

Komponist:

Spielzeit:

Studio chatter 00:04
So Near, So Far (take ?) (false start & chatter) T. Crombie-B. Green 00:05
So Near, So Far (take ?) (false start & chatter)
Carter starts off with "So Near, So Far," but after laughter
Hancock plays the first few notes of "Seven Steps to Heaven."
T. Crombie-B. Green 00:08
Seven Steps to Heaven (take ?) (false start)
Davis (to Carter): "Let Herbie try it, man."
Carter gets the notes from Hancock; Davis counts off.
V. Feldman-M. Davis 00:18
Seven Steps to Heaven (take ?) (false start) V. Feldman-M. Davis 00:10
Studio chatter:
Davis: "Okay. One, two..."
00:11
Seven Steps to Heaven (take ?) (false start & chatter)
Davis: "Faster, okay."
V. Feldman-M. Davis 00:08
Joshua (take ?) V. Feldman-M. Davis 06:41
Studio chatter:
Davis: "That's the way it it goes, Teo."
Macero: "Co 78341, remake, take one."
00:10
Seven Steps to Heaven (remake take 1) (false start & chatter) V. Feldman-M. Davis 00:05
Seven Steps to Heaven (remake take 1) (false start) V. Feldman-M. Davis 00:13
Studio chatter:
Davis: "Try it like..." Macero: "Two..."
00:04
Seven Steps to Heaven (remake take 2) (incomplete) V. Feldman-M. Davis 00:12
Studio chatter:
Davis: "Try it like that... Stay on top of it."
Macero: "Three..."
00:04
Seven Steps to Heaven (remake take 3) (incomplete)
Coleman muffs the opening theme.
V. Feldman-M. Davis 00:12
Seven Steps to Heaven (remake take 3) (incomplete) V. Feldman-M. Davis 00:04
Seven Steps to Heaven (remake take 3) V. Feldman-M. Davis 06:20
Studio chatter:
Davis: "How's that, Teo?"
(Splice.)
Coleman: "Yeah. let's try it. Let me see what I got here..."
Davis: "Okay."
Macero: "Rehearsal..."
00:18
So Near, So Far (rehearsal take) (false start)
Carter starts; Davis interrupts and counts off.
T. Crombie-B. Green 00:04
So Near, So Far (rehearsal take)
Issued take consists of Introduction take 1 (0:00-1:08), the middle of this take (1:08-5:54), and Insert 2 take 2 (5:54-6:59).
T. Crombie-B. Green 06:59
Studio chatter:
Macero: "We're taking..."
Davis: "Hey, Teo."
Macero: "Ah, this is 'So Near, So Far', Co 78343, take one..."
00:12
So Near, So Far (take 1) (incomplete) T. Crombie-B. Green 01:10
Studio chatter:
Macero: "Take two..."
00:05
So Near, So Far (take 2) T. Crombie-B. Green 07:19
Studio chatter:
Macero: "Insert one, take one..."
00:07
So Near, So Far (insert 1) (take 1) T. Crombie-B. Green 00:20
Studio chatter:
Macero: "That seemed a little fast here, but maybe insert one, take two..."
00:05
So Near, So Far (insert 1 take 2) (false start & chatter)
Macero: "Insert one, take two..."
T. Crombie-B. Green 00:08
So Near, So Far (insert 1 take 2) (false start) T. Crombie-B. Green 00:08
So Near, So Far (insert 1 take 2) (incomplete) T. Crombie-B. Green 00:21
Studio chatter:
Macero: "One more. Insert one, take three..."
00:04
So Near, So Far (insert 1 take 3) (incomplete) T. Crombie-B. Green 00:21
Studio chatter:
Davis: "All that tune..."
Coleman: "He said what?"
Davis: "Okay, take it again."
Macero: "Insert one, take four."
00:08
So Near, So Far (insert 1 take 4) (false start) T. Crombie-B. Green 00:02
So Near, So Far (insert 1 take 4) T. Crombie-B. Green 00:21
Studio chatter:
Macero: "Okay, we'll splice that up, ah, before..."
Davis: "Right on."
Macero: "All right, this is, um, insert two, take one..."
Hancock: "The intro, too, right?"
Davis: "No, right on it."
00:15
So Near, So Far (insert 2 take 1) (false start) T. Crombie-B. Green 00:02
So Near, So Far (insert 2 take 1) (false start & chatter):
Davis: "No, which way, now, man?"
T. Crombie-B. Green 00:03
So Near, So Far (insert 2 take 1) T. Crombie-B. Green 00:36
Studio chatter:
Davis: "George, don't play that F. No."
Macero: "Insert two, take two."
(Someone sings.)
Coleman: "There's one down there?"
Davis: "Yeah, well, man, ain't you got one written there?"
Hancock: "There's a G minor seventh."
Coleman: "Say Miles, goin' out, though, we play the whole thing, on the turnback, on the second ending... But goin' out..."
Macero: "this is still insert two, take two..."
00:27
So Near, So Far (insert 2 take 2) (incomplete) T. Crombie-B. Green 01:02
Studio chatter:
Macero: "We'll play that back."
00:06
So Near, So Far (insert 2 take 3) T. Crombie-B. Green 01:03
Studio chatter:
Davis: "Hey Teo, I wanna hear that, I wanna hear how that sounds, y'know?"
Macero: "Oh, this is, uh, Intro, take one..."
00:08
So Near, So Far (intro take 1) T. Crombie-B. Green 01:12
Studio chatter:
Davis: "That's the first chorus..."
Macero: "Okay."
Davis: "...you know, down to the last part, y'know, then you go to that first rehearsal take, Teo."
Macero: "And then use this last, uh, take three for the ending."
Davis: "Yeah."
   
Studio chatter:
Macero: "'Joshua' remake, Co 78344, take one..."
  00:13
Joshua (remake take 1) (false start) V. Feldman 00:12
Studio chatter:
Davis (sounds irritated): "EIGHT bars... One, two, three..."
 
Joshua (remake take 2) (incomplete) V. Feldman 00:07
Studio chatter:
Davis coughs, much laughter.
Macero: "Three..."
00:04
Joshua (remake take 3)
Issued take contains two edits: at 3:59 and 4:20; each removes eight bars of Coleman's solo (3:59-4:11 and 4:32-4:44 of original).
V. Feldman 07:21
Studio chatter:
Davis: "Play it."
Macero: "Okay."
00:05

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