A Cross-Cultural Celebration of the Music of Miles Davis by
India's Foremost Musicians Collaborating with the Legendary Musicians
Who Comprised the Various Miles Davis Bands Over the Years.

Miles Alumni

Gary Bartz, Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb, Chick Corea, Pete Cosey, Michael Henderson,
Adam Holzman, Robert Irving III, Dave Liebman,John McLaughlin, Marcus Miller,
Ndugu Chancler, Benny Rietveld,Wallace Roney, Badal Roy,
Mike Stern, Lenny White and Vince Wilburn Jr.

Indian Musicians

Gino Banks, Louiz Banks, Ravi Chari, Rakesh Chaurasia,
Selva Ghanesh, Sikki Gurucharan, Dilshad Khan, Shankar Mahadevan,
Rudresh Mahanthappa, Brij Narain, Sridhar Parthasarathy, Taufiq Qureshi,
Kala Ramnath, U. Shrinivas, A. Sivamani and Vikku Vinayakram.

Produced by Bob Belden
Executive Producer: Yusuf Gandhi
Album Concept: Yusuf Gandhi & Bob Belden

Arranged by Bob Belden & Louiz Banks
Additional Production: John McLaughlin, Adam Holzman,
Robert Irving iii, Vince Wilburn, Jr. and Scott Kinsey

Recorded November 2006-July 2007

Recorded by Scott Noll at Midtown Sound, NYC
and
Farhad Dadyburjor at Famous Studios, Mumbai, India
H. Sridhar at U. Shrinivas Studio, Chennai, India
Kent Heckmanat Red Rock Studios, Saylorsburg, PA
Scott Kinsey at Kinsey Studios, Encino, CA
Rob Ruccia at Uptown Recording, Chicago, IL

Mastered by Mark Wilder & Maria Trianas at Sony Music Studios, NYC

Art Direction & Design Burton Yount
Illustration Rachel Salomon
Photography Bob Belden

Music Preparation David Weiss
Fender Rhodes Rental Keyboard Instrument Rental, nyc
Midtown Studio Management John White


Disc1 Disc 2
1. Spanish Key 20:04
(MILES DAVIS/JAZZ HORN MUSIC BMI)
Gino Banks: drums
Louiz Banks: piano/fender rhodes
Rakesh Chaurasia: flute (solo)
Selva Ganesh: kanjira
Adam Holzman: keyboards
Dave Liebman: indian flute
Shankar Mahadevan: vocals
Rudresh Mahanthappa; alto saxophone
Sridhar Parthasarthy: mridangam
Taufiq Quresh: djembe/world percussion
Benny Rietveld: bass
Wallace Roney: trumpet
Mike Stern: guitar
Lenny White; drums
 1. So What 08:16
(MILES DAVIS/JAZZ HORN MUSIC BMI)
Louiz Banks: keyboards
Ron Carter: bass
Ndugu Chancler: drums
Chick Corea: piano
Selva Ganesh: khanjira /voice percussion
Sridhar Parthasarthy: mridangam/voice percussion
Taufiq Qureshi: world percussion/voice percussion
2. All Blues 09:22
(MILES DAVIS/JAZZ HORN MUSIC BMI)
Louiz Banks: piano
Gary Bartz: alto sax
Ron Carter: bass
Ravi Chary: sitar
Jimmy Cobb: drums
Rudresh Mahanthappa: alto sax
Vikku Vinayakram: ghatam
 2. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down 09:05
(MILES DAVIS/JAZZ HORN MUSIC BMI)
Pete Cosey: guitar
Michael Henderson: bass
Adam Holzman: keyboards
Wallace Roney: trumpet
A. Sivamani: percussion
Vikku Vinayakram: ghatam
Lenny White: drums
3. Ife (fast) 08:44
(MILES DAVIS/JAZZ HORN MUSIC BMI)
Gino Banks: drums
Pete Cosey: guitar
Michael Henderson: bass
Adam Holzman: keyboards
Dave Liebman: flute
Kala Ramnath: violin
A. Sivamani: percussion
Vikku Vinayakram: ghatam
 3. Blue In Green 13:13
(MILES DAVIS/JAZZ HORN MUSIC BMI)
Louiz Banks: piano
Ron Carter: bass
Jimmy Cobb: drums
Dilshad Khan: sarangi
Shankar Mahadevan: vocals
Wallace Roney: trumpet
Mike Stern: guitar

4. In A Silent Way (intro) 02:34
(JOE ZAWINUL/ZAWINUL MUSIC BMI)
Adam Holzman: keyboards
Robert Irving III: keyboards
Pandit Brij Narain: sarod
 4. Great Expectations 08:39
(MILES DAVIS/JAZZ HORN MUSC BMI
JOE ZAWINULZAWINUL MUSIC BMI)
Ravi Chary: sitar
Pete Cosey: guitar
Michael Henderson: bass
Adam Holzman: keyboards
Marcus Miller: bass clarinet
Taufiq Qureshi: percussion
Wallace Roney: trumpet
Vince Wilburn: drums
Vikku Vinayakram: ghatam
5. It's About That Time 10:12
(MILES DAVIS/JAZZ HORN MUSIC BMI)
Gary Bartz: alto sax
Ndugu Chancler: drums
Pete Cosey: guitar
Michael Henderson: bass
Adam Holzman: keyboards
Robert Irving III: B3 organ
Kala Ramnath: violin
 5. Ife (slow) 14:22
(MILES DAVIS/JAZZ HORN MUSIC BMI)
Gary Bartz: soprano sax
Pete Cosey: guitar
Michael Henderson: bass
Adam Holzman: keyboards
Dave Liebman: tenor sax
Wallace Roney: trumpet
Badal Roy: tabla
6. Jean Pierre 11:05
(MILES DAVIS/JAZZ HORN MUSIC BMI)
Ranjit Barot: drums
Rakesh Chaurasia: flute
Adam Holzman: keyboards
Robert Irving III: keyboards
Benny Rietveld: bass
Mike Stern: guitar
Vince Wilburn Jr.: drums
 6. Miles From India 07:06
(JOHN MCLAUGHLIN/BUMA/STERA)
Louiz Banks: piano
Sikkil Gurucharan: vocals
John McLaughlin: guitar
U. Shrinivas: mandolin

Special Thanks

Vince Wilburn Jr., Erin Davis, Darryl Porter, Bill Rooney, Takao Ogawa
and Abbas Contractor (for his help with the logistics in India)


Chick Corea appears courtesy of Concord records
Ron Carter appears courtesy of Somethin' Else Records
John McLaughlin appears courtesy of Mediastarz Monaco
Wallace Roney appears courtesy of HighNote Records
Mike Stern appears courtesy of Heads Up International Records