Unreleased Miles Davis performance set for release
Rhino Records are releasing one of Miles Davis' final live performances
One of Miles Davis' final ever performances is due to be released for the very first time.
Merci Miles! Live at Vienne is a new album, from Rhino Records, which marks the moment in history where the Miles Davis Group performed at Jazz à Vienne, located near Lyon, France, on the 1st of July in 1991. A few days later, Miles was knighted by French Culture Minister Jack Long - dubbing him "the Picasso of Jazz".
This July 1991 performance would be one of Miles' last, as he passed away in September of that year.
Merci Miles! Live at Vienne features several songs written by longtime friend Prince - 'Penetration' and 'Jailbait' - alongside Miles' own original compositions.
When is 'Merci Miles! Live at Vienne' released?
Miles Davis' Merci Miles! Live at Vienne will be released on the 25th of June 2021 via Rhino Records. The album will be available as a double vinyl LP, double CD and digital download.
The CD and vinyl version is paired with liner notes from the Grammy Award-winning music historian and journalist Ashley Kahn.
'Merci Miles! Live at Vienne' tracklisting:
1- Hannibal
2- Human Nature
3- Time After Time
4- Penetraion – Prince Composition
5- Wrinkle
6- Amandla
7- Jailbait – Prince Composition
8- Untitled Finale – Miles’s Band Only
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