From:         Enrico Merlin <merl701@IT.NET>
Subject:      A mail from Jeff and an answer from Enrico

Miles Davis and Keith Jarrett (Golden age of Jazz JZCD 374):
Milano 21/10/1971 (previously unissued);
Line up: Davis, Bartz, Jarrett, Henderson, Chancler, Alias, Mtume.
The CD contains 4 tracks, but some titles of the tunes on the cover and the
position of the tracks are wrong. My listing is:
        Directions (fade in)                    13:10
Beginning 00:02 -- End 13:12 of track 1.
Structure: Davis solo; THEME (2:46); Davis solo cont; THEME (4:24) - change
of tempo and THEME (4:39); Bartz solo (from 4:57 to 8:23); Duet: Davis &
Jarrett (from 8:23 to 8:52), then Jarrett solo (until 11:21); Davis solo
(from 11:25 to 13:11, then "coded phrase" for the next tune).

        Yesternow, part 1 (2 cuts on CD)        13:02
Beginning 13:12 of track 1 -- End 02:11 of track 3.
Solos: Jarrett; Davis (track 2, 2:34); Bartz (track 2, 9:37...track 3,
0:01); Davis (track 3, 0:23). At track 3, 02:11 Miles plays the "coded
phrase" for the next tune.
Compared with the corresponding private recording, c. 45 seconds are lost on CD.

        What I say                              16:52
Beginning 2:11 of track 3 -- End 19:03 of the same track. Wrong title on
the cover: "Spanish key".
Solos: Davis and Jarrett on percussion interlude; the bass vamp (similar to
the vamp on the original version but with different rythmic division) is
called by Miles at 4:12; at this point starts Henderson; Keith go on with
the solo until 6:45 when Miles begins his solo; Bartz (at 8:13); Jarrett
(at 12:34) flowing in a Free Interlude (c. 14:50); percussion interlude (at
16:11); Davis (at 19:03) plays the "coded phrase" for the next tune.
In this version is not present the "new" bass vamp used as introduction in
many concerts (starting from Dietikon, 22/10/1971, 2nd show) and sometimes
erroneously identified as "Sivad".

        Sanctuary                                3:20
Beginning 19:03 of track 3 -- End 02:55 of track 4.
The track is correctly pointed at the beginning of the theme, but I prefer
to count starting from Miles corresponding "Coded phrase".

        ...It's about that time (Inamorata) (fade out on CD) 2:03
Beginning 02:56 of track 4.
After the coded phrase (2:56 of track 4) the band plays on a slow rhythmic
vamp (the analogy with a lot of versions of "Miles runs the voodoo down"
results evident).
Jan Lohmann identify this tune as "Funky tonk", but if we listen the "coded
phrase" played by Miles a 2:56 of track 4 (the voicing of the mythic
descending progression audible in the "In a silent way" version), I think
we could consider this tune as an evolution of "It's about that time".

