''Live Around the World'' is a live album by American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

musician

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musi ...

. The single CD contains live recordings from 1988 to 1991. The album peaked #4 in the '' Billboard'' Top Jazz Album chart.

Critical reception

Writing for

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, Scott Yanow said "no Miles Davis collection is complete without this important set." ''

Down Beat ' (styled in all caps) is an American music magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond", the last word indicating its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years. The publication was established in 1934 in Chi ...

'' magazine's Jon Andrews said his "once-controversial" pop covers benefited from "expansions and improvisations". ''

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'' critic Robert Christgau was less enthusiastic, deeming it a "dud".

Track listing

# "In A Silent Way" ( Joe Zawinul) – 1:49 # "Intruder" (

) – 4:52 # "New Blues" (Davis) – 5:35 # "

Human Nature Human nature is a concept that denotes the fundamental dispositions and characteristics—including ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—that humans are said to have naturally. The term is often used to denote the essence of humankind, or ...

" (Porcaro, Bettis) – 12:48 # "Mr. Pastorius" ( Marcus Miller) – 3:32 # "Amandla" (Miller) – 5:52 # "Wrinkle" (Davis) – 7:17 # "Tutu" (Miller) – 8:53 # "Full Nelson" (Miller) – 2:48 # " Time After Time" (

Rob Hyman Robert Andrew Hyman (born April 24, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter, keyboard and accordion player, producer, arranger and recording studio owner, best known for being a founding member of the rock band The Hooters. Early life Hyman st ...

Cyndi Lauper Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper Thornton (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. Her career has spanned over 40 years. Her album ''She's So Unusual'' (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achi ...

) – 9:56 # "Hannibal" (Miller) – 7:22

Personnel

Musicians *

–

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

* Foley – lead bass *

Deron Johnson Deron Roger Johnson (July 17, 1938 – April 23, 1992) was an American professional baseball infielder, outfielder, designated hitter, and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, ...

– keyboards on track (11) *

Benny Rietveld Benny or Bennie is a given name or a shortened version of the given name Benjamin or, less commonly, Benedict, Bennett, Benito, Benson, Bernice, Ebenezer or Bernard. People Bennie Given name * Bennie M. Bunn (1907–1943), American Marine o ...

– bass on tracks (1-6,9,10) * Richard Patterson – bass on tracks (7,8,11) *

Marilyn Mazur Marilyn Mazur (born January 18, 1955) is an American-born Danish percussionist. Since 1975, she has worked as a percussionist with various groups, among them Six Winds with Alex Riel. Mazur is primarily an autodidact, but she has a degree in ...

– percussion on tracks (1-4, 9) * Erin Davis – electronic percussion (7,8) * Ricky Wellman – drums * Munyungo Jackson – percussion on tracks (5,6,10) * Rick Margitza –

tenor sax The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the Alto saxophone, alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key ...

on track (6) *

Kei Akagi is a Japanese American jazz pianist. In particular, he is known for his work with the Airto Moreira/Flora Purim group and in Miles Davis's band in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in Japan, but lived in Cleveland, Ohio, for part of hi ...

– keyboards on tracks (5,6,7,8,10) * John Beasley – keyboards on track (5) *

Joey DeFrancesco Joey DeFrancesco (April 10, 1971August 25, 2022) was an American jazz organist, trumpeter, saxophonist, and occasional singer. He released more than 30 albums under his own name, and recorded extensively as a sideman with such leading jazz perfo ...

– keyboards on tracks (1,2,4) *

Kenny Garrett Kenny Garrett (born October 9, 1960) is an American post-bop jazz musician and composer who gained recognition in his youth as a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and for his time with Miles Davis's band. His primary instruments are alto and ...

– alto saxophone on tracks (1-5,7,9,11), flute on tracks (8, 10) * Adam Holzman – keyboards on tracks (1,2,3,4,6,9,10) * Robert Irving III – keyboards on tracks (3,9) Production * Dan Gellert – analog transfer, editing * Dany Gignoux – booklet, inlay design, photography * Scott Hull – digital editing, mastering * Don Kurek – engineer, mixing * Gordon Meltzer – booklet design, CD art adaptation, compilation producer, cover photo, executive producer, liner notes * Patrick Murray – engineer, mixing *

Stuart Nicholson Stuart Nicholson may refer to: * Stuart Nicholson (footballer) (born 1987), English footballer * Stuart Nicholson (jazz historian) (born 1948), British jazz historian, biographer, music journalist, music critic, and academic * Stuart Nicholson (org ...

– liner notes * Tom Recchion – art direction, design * Stine Schyberg – art direction, design * Jeff Sedlik – photography

Chart performance

Certifications and sales

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Live Around The World Miles Davis live albums 1996 live albums Warner Records live albums