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Miles Davis
Miles Ahead (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Compil. US 2016 on Columbia label
Jazz and Soundtrack (Soundtrack)
Miles Ahead is a 2015 American biographical film directed by Don Cheadle, based on the life of jazz musician Miles Davis. New Music Tracks Recorded at: Brooklyn Recording - Brooklyn, NY (February 16&20, 2015) Anu It! Studio - Harlem, NY (July & October 2014, January, February & May, 2015) Red Bull Studios - New York, NY (January 26-28, 2015) The Samurai Hotel Recording Studio - Queens, NY (June 9, July 21-23, 2014) Sage and Sound - Los Angeles, CA (February 2-3, 2015) Track #24 Mixe at Brooklyn Recording Studios Motion picture artwork and photography © 2016 Sony Pictures Classics Inc. This compilation ℗ & © 2016 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment. Made in the EU. Robert Glasper appears courtesy of Blue Note Records Herbie Hancock appears courtesy of Hancock Music Wayne Shorter appears courtesy of Blue Note Records Esperanza Spalding appears courtesy of ESP Productions, LLC Gary Clark Jr. appears courtesy of Warner Brothers Records Marcus Strickland appears courtesy of Blue Note Records Kendrick Scott appears courtesy of Blue Note Records Pharoahe Monch appears courtesy of W.A.R. Media, LLC Antonio Sanchez appears courtesy of CAM JAZZ MATRIX/RUNOUT : SIDE A 88985306681 B628908 01 A1 HL V+ MATRIX RUNOUT : SIDE B 88985306681 B628908 01 B1 HL V+ MATRIX RUNOUT : SIDE C 88985306681 B628908 02 C1 HL MATRIX RUNOUT : SIDE D 88095306681 B628908 07 D1 HL
Musicians
 | Miles Davis tr, 1926-1991 US album by, trumpet, written by, trumpet, organ |
 | Staffan Fantini engineer, sage and sound |
 | Roger L. Cramer , legal, representation for robert glasper |
 | Nicole Hegeman , management, for robert glasper |
 | Vincent Bennett , management, for robert glasper |
 | Percy Heath b, 1923-2005 US bass |
 | Max Roach dr, 1924-2007 US drums |
 | John Lewis p, 1920-2001 US piano |
 | Don Cheadle tr, *1964 US voice actor, written by |
 | Cannonball Adderley as, 1928-1975 US alto saxophone |
 | Paul Chambers b, 1935-1969 US bass |
 | Jimmy Cobb dr, *1929 US drums |
 | Bill Evans p, 1929-1980 US piano |
 | John Coltrane ts, 1926-1967 US tenor saxophone |
 | Taylor Eigsti p, *1984 US piano, written by |
 | Danny Bank bs, bcl, 1922-2010 US bass clarinet |
 | Jack Knitzer , bassoon |
 | Al Block as, 1925-2015 US flute |
 | Harold Feldman sax, US flute |
 | Jim Buffington frh, *1922 GB french horn |
 | Joseph Singer frh, alp, 1909-1978 US french horn |
 | Tony Miranda frh, *1919 FR french horn |
 | Janet Putnam hrp, *1921 US harp |
 | Romeo Penque fl, sax, 1916-1985 US oboe |
 | Elvin Jones dr, 1927-2004 US percussion |
 | Frank Rehak tb, 1926-1987 US trombone |
 | Richard Hixson tb, trombone |
 | Bernie Glow tr, 1926-1982 US trumpet |
 | Ernie Royal tr, 1921-1983 US trumpet |
 | Johnny Coles tr, 1926-1997 US trumpet |
 | Louis R. Mucci tr, 1909-2000 US trumpet |
 | Bill Barber tu, 1920-2007 tuba |
 | Ron Carter b, *1937 US bass |
 | Anthony Williams dr, 1945-1997 US drums |
 | Herbie Hancock p, *1940 US piano, electric piano, synthesizer, keyboards |
 | George Coleman ts, *1935 US tenor saxophone |
 | Wayne Shorter ts, ss, *1933 US tenor saxophone, written by |
 | Dave Holland b, cb, *1946 GB bass, electric bass |
 | Chick Corea p, *1941 US electric piano |
 | Bennie Maupin ts, *1940 US bass clarinet |
 | Billy Cobham dr, perc, *1944 CH drums |
 | John McLaughlin g, acg, *1942 GB electric guitar |
 | Jack DeJohnette dr, *1942 US drums |
 | Steve Grossman ts, ss, *1951 US soprano saxophone |
 | Michael Henderson bvoc, b, *1951 US bass |
 | Al Foster dr, *1943 US drums |
 | Billy Hart dr, *1940 US drums |
 | Khalil Balakrishna sit, electric guitar |
 | David Creamer eg, g, guitar |
 | Harold "Ivory" Williams p, 1949-2010 US organ, synthesizer |
 | Carlos Garnett ts, voc, *1938 US soprano saxophone |
 | Badal Roy tab, perc, *1945 BD tabla |
 | Sonny Fortune as, fl, *1939 US alto saxophone, flute |
 | Pete Cosey g, 1943-2012 US guitar, percussion, synthesizer |
 | Reggie Lucas g, bvoc, *1953 US guitar |
 | James Mtume bvoc, voc, key, *1946 US percussion |
 | Burniss Earl Travis II b, US bass |
 | Kendrick Scott dr, perc, *1980 US drums |
 | Robert Glasper ep, p, *1978 US electric piano, written by, keyboards |
 | Marcus Strickland ts, *1979 US saxophone, written by |
 | Keyon Harrold tr, voc, *1980 US trumpet, written by |
 | Vicente Archer b, US bass |
 | E.J. Strickland dr, *1979 drums |
 | Elena Pinderhughes fl, flute |
 | Marcus Miller , *1959 US electric bass |
 | Barry Finnerty g, voc, *1951 US guitar |
 | Sammy Figueroa perc, *1948 US percussion |
 | Bill Evans sax, ts, ss, *1958 US soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute |
 | Esperanza Spalding eb, voc, *1984 US bass |
 | Antonio Sanchez dr, *1971 MX drums |
 | Gary Clark Jr. voc, g, *1984 US guitar |
 | Mike Moreno g, acg, eg, US guitar |
 | Pharoahe Monch voc, *1972 US vocals, written by |
Producers
| Anu~Sun engineer, anu it! studios |
| Andy Taub engineer, brooklyn recording, mixed by |
| Chris Tabron engineer, red bull studios |
| David Stoller engineer, the samurai hotel recording studio |
| Darryl Porter executive-producer |
| Don Cheadle executive-producer, producer |
| Erin Davis executive-producer |
| Vincent Wilburn executive-producer |
| Mike Piacentini mastered by |
| Freddie Byrd mixed by |
| Ed Gerrard producer |
| Robert Glasper producer |
| Steve Berkowitz producer |
| Ira Gitler producer |
| Irving Townsend producer |
| Teo Macero producer |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Miles Ahead | Miles Davis | Gil Evans, Miles Davis | |
| 2 | | Dialogue: "It Takes A Long Time..." | Miles Davis | ||
| 3 | | So What | Miles Davis | Miles Davis | |
| 4 | | Taylor Made | Miles Davis | Don Cheadle, Taylor Eigsti | |
| 5 | | Dialogue: "Listen, You Talk Too Goddam Much..." | Miles Davis | ||
| 6 | | Solea (Excerpt) | Miles Davis | Gil Evans | |
| 7 | | Seven Steps to Heaven (Edit) | Miles Davis | Miles Davis, Victor Feldman | |
| 8 | | Dialogue: "If You Gonna Tell A Story..." | Miles Davis | ||
| 9 | | Nefertiti (Edit) | Miles Davis | Wayne Shorter | |
| 10 | | Frelon Brun (Brown Hornet) | Miles Davis | Miles Davis | |
| 11 | | Dialogue: "Sometimes You Have These Thoughts..." | Miles Davis | ||
| 12 | | Duran (Take 6 Edit) | Miles Davis | Miles Davis | |
| 13 | | Dialogue: "You Own My Music..." | Miles Davis | ||
| 14 | | Go Ahead John (Part Two C) | Miles Davis | Miles Davis | |
| 15 | | Black Satin (Edit) | Miles Davis | Miles Davis | |
| 16 | | Dialogue: "Be Musical About This Shit..." | Miles Davis | ||
| 17 | | Prelude, Pt. 2 | Miles Davis | Miles Davis | |
| 18 | | Dialogue: "Y'all Listening To Them..." | Miles Davis | ||
| 19 | | Junior's Jam | Miles Davis | Robert Glasper | |
| 20 | | Francessence | Miles Davis | Robert Glasper | |
| 21 | | Back Seat Betty (Excerpt) | Miles Davis | Miles Davis | |
| 22 | | Dialogue: "I Don't Like The Word Jazz..." | Miles Davis | ||
| 23 | What's Wrong With That? | Miles Davis | Don Cheadle, Marcus Strickland, Robert Glasper | ||
| 24 | Gone 2015 | Miles Davis | Don Cheadle, Keyon Harrold, Pharoahe Monch, Robert Glasper |
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