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Thread started 03/28/03 1:23am

narrominded

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u & me / the senate me & u

Does anyone know if there's a link between the track Prince performed on the European/Japan ONA shows as part of Strollin' and the track Miles Davis played at Montreux quite often?
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Reply #1 posted 03/28/03 2:08am

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The Miles In Munich DVD (much recommended!) states in the liner notes by Miles's keyboardist Adam Holzman that "The Senate - Me & U" was written by guitarist Foley McCreary.

Miles did however play Prince's "Movie Star" on many occasions in the late 80s. (this is the only track ommited from the Miles In Munich concert, probably cause Prince didn't want it on there!)

I havn't heard "U & Me" from the ONA tour, but the Copenhagen soundcheck download does sound very similar to "The Senate - Me & U"

AND FOR THE RECORD:

The only things known for sure that Miles & Prince did together:

the track "Can I Play With U" (bootleg only)
the track "Sticky Wicked" (on Chaka Khan's CK album)
the 1987 New Years Eve Benifit Concert (bootleg only)
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Reply #2 posted 03/28/03 5:45am

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Thanks for the info toejam, I knew about Moviestar, but in the credits of the following miles cd, the senate-me & u is credited to prince:
http://www.allmusic.com/c...xpsb#TRACK

Here's a really cheap way to experience the full flavor of Miles Davis' live stage act in his last years. This two-CD set turns up in deep-discount warehouse stores for as little as $10. Unlike Live Around the World, which presents a polished front of carefully selected performances, this is basically the unedited show that Miles repeated ad infinitum during a period when he seemed content to follow trends rather than blaze them, preening in outlandish outfits in front of his young funk band. Here, the outbreaks of inspired trumpet playing that Miles was able to muster in flashes are set in context against acres of harsh, dreary lockstep synthesizer riffs and numbing, not-so-funky grooves that often dominated the shows. Yet, the set includes some important material that never got onto a commercial release, like a tough 16-minute fuzz-synth workout on "The Senate — Me and You" by Prince (whom Miles hung out and jammed with), and a cooking, voodoo-like vamp by Miles with the tantalizing title "Wayne's Tune." There are also superior performances of well-known material like "Tutu," a really nice, haunting (though uncredited) "In a Silent Way," and one of Miles' darkest renditions of "Time After Time." The band is a typical lineup for the time, with Kenny Garrett on alto sax and flute, Foley McCreary on guitar (McCreary's Hendrix-inspired playing gets the most solo time among the sidemen), Robert Irving, III, and Adam Holzman on keyboards, Darryl Jones on bass, Rudy Bird on percussion, and Ricky Wellman on drums. Recorded in Avignon, France in the summer of 1988, the sound is clear and accurate enough to convey the experience. This double-disc set may not present Miles' late-'80s music in the most glowing light, but, hey, this is the way it really was. — Richard S. Ginell
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