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Andrew's Collection

Miles Davis   09/25/1981

Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
Source Nakamichi 350 > Nakamichi CM-300 > Nakamichi Dragon (playback) > Korg MR1000 (192Khz, 24-bit) > Sound Forge > Down sample to 96Khz, 24-bit > Har-Bal (Harmonic equalizer) > iZotope RX-Advanced (remove microphone noise, pops, ticks, no
Media Flac CDR   1 disc
Tech Notes "A Robert Collins Master Recording
Remastered: 2009-08-22 (See details below)

Artist: Miles Davis
Date September 25, 1981
Location: Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California, USA
Seats: Box seats; Box 936 - right in front of mixing console
Deck: Nakamichi 350
Mics: Nakamichi CM-300
Source: Master Tape; Stereo
Sample Rate: 44.1 Khz, 16-bit (FLAC)
Rating: A+
Length: 65 Minutes

DVD Audio:
A Hi-Definition DVD-Audio (96 Khz, 24-bit) version of this concert is also available.

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Musicians:
Miles Davis Trumpet, Piano
Bill Evans Saxes
Mike Stern Guitar
Marcus Miller Bass
Al Foster Drums
Mino Cinelu Percussion

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Notes:
This release comes complete with scanned in images of the concert ticket stub,
and seating chart showing the precise location of this recording (marked with
the RED DOT).

This was Miles Davis' return to live music tour. Previous to this tour, Miles
had supposedly retired. Apparently retirement didn't agree with Miles, so he
recorded 'The Man With The Horn.' The night of this concert, Miles was recovering
from pneumonia, and you can tell. However, the soon-to-be-stellar band more than
made up for Miles' illness by giving the performances of their lives.

On my way up the road to the Hollywood bowl, I looked over and realized I was
walking right next to Chick Corea, Al DiMeola, and Gayle Moran (Chick's girlfriend
at the time). I said hello, and they were very nice in return.

My seats were incredible box seats, dead center in the Hollywood Bowl, in front
of the mixing console. This recording came out as one of my best quality shows
from the Nakamichi recording days. I gave this recording an A+ based on its sonic
qualities -- sounding better than a standard studio release.

I arrived at my seats about 30 seconds before the lights dimmed. This didn't give
me any time to set up my recording equipment. As a result, I was still setting up
as the concert was starting. Therefore, during the first two minutes of the concert,
the mics were still in my pockets but were recording the live music.

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Lineage:
AUD> Nakamichi 350
---> Nakamichi Dragon (playback)
---> Korg MR1000 (192Khz, 24-bit)
---> Sound Forge
---> Down sample to 96Khz, 24-bit
---> Har-Bal (Harmonic equalizer)
---> iZotope RX-Advanced (remove microphone noise, pops, ticks, noise reduction)
---> Sound Forge
---> Down sample to 44.1Khz, 16-bit
---> CD Architect
---> EAC
---> FLAC

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Remastering
August 22, 2009:
This concert has been meticulously re-mastered and restored at 192Khz, 24-bit
resolution. The master tapes were sampled at an ultra-high definition192Khz,
24-bit and stored without any changes. This allows future remastering projects to
occur without the need to resample the original masters ever again. Using my current
set of advanced software, I was able to remove all mic muffling, pops, ticks, bad
tape turns, drop outs, and breathing into the mics. The results are stunning and
speak for themselves.

I've done my best to restore the first two minutesby using sophisticated software
to make it sound just like the remainder of the concert -- as if the mics were not
in my pocket. But it's not perfect; it has a slight bit of flanging during the first
few seconds, and a little hiss. But after two minutes, look out: this concert rockets
to an A+ rating.

This remastering replaces the 2007-09-27 remastering version. That (former)
remastering only fixed the equalization on the first two minutes of the concert,
and did not attempt to resample the original recording. The former sampling rate
was 48Khz, 16-bit.

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Sound Samples:
Sample-1:
http://www.rcollins.org/concerts/mp3/MilesDavis_1981-09-25_Sample-1.mp3

Sample-2:
http://www.rcollins.org/concerts/mp3/MilesDavis_1981-09-25_Sample-2.mp3

Sample-3:
http://www.rcollins.org/concerts/mp3/MilesDavis_1981-09-25_Sample-3.mp3


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Song list:
Start End Length Name
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00:00:00.000 00:05:39.935 00:05:39.935 Back Seat Betty
00:05:39.935 00:16:18.671 00:10:38.736 My Man's Gone Now
00:16:18.671 00:26:34.258 00:10:15.586 Aida
00:26:34.258 00:30:53.102 00:04:18.844 Mayor's Proclamation
00:30:53.102 00:44:28.120 00:13:35.017 Kix
00:44:28.120 00:56:35.325 00:12:07.204 Fat Time
00:56:35.325 01:05:10.579 00:08:35.254 Jean Pierre

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FFP Fingerprints:
1.01 Back Seat Betty.flac:23318d8b4e7bb2ccb8244f4e4e97434d
1.02 My Man's Gone Now.flac:01071af3b2b3d43fade661cd9c267c29
1.03 Aida.flac:5e4dca68f18a55fd8c8aa88ed38d3a24
1.04 Mayor's Proclamation.flac:dec0d4a7921b0b6d82414a006e2e9903
1.05 Kix.flac:b9be506bc9cd8fb697a623bdd799fc6b
1.06 Fat Time.flac:afafb8b00a70e008ace95777b1f7a093
1.07 Jean Pierre.flac:d26267c18a325fbd7d2d1908c50712ba"
Trades Allowed Yes
Ratings Show: A    Sound: A
Owned by Andrew · Last Updated May 23, 2023