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Miles Davis- November 24, 1987 Fabrik, Hamburg

Milestones: A Miles Davis Archive

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November 24, 1987
Fabrik, Hamburg, the former West Germany

MILES DAVIS
Miles Davis- trumpet, synthesizer
Kenny Garrett- alto saxophone, flute
Robert Irving III- synthesizer
Adam Holzman- synthesizer
Joe 'Foley McCreary- piccolo bass
Darryl Jones- bass guitar
Ricky Wellman- drums
Rudy Bird- percussion

One Phone Call [Theme from Jack Johnson/ Right Off] (M. Davis) 0:00/
Speak [Street Scenes] (M. Davis) 1:31/
That's What Happened (M. Davis-J. Scofield) 9:30
New Blues [Star People] (M. Davis) 12:43
Perfect Way (G. Gartside-D. Gamson) 20:49
The Senate (J. McCreary) 25:50/
Me and You (J. McCreary) 32:30
Human Nature (S. Porcaro-J. Bettis) 43:15
Wrinkle (W. Linsey-R. Hall-A.Z. Giles)* 56:47
Tutu (M. Miller) 1:05:43
Movie Star (Prince) 1:17:24
Splatch (M. Miller) 1:23:16
Time After Time (C. Lauper-R. Hyman) 1:40:42
Full Nelson (M. Miller) 1:49:10
Don't Stop Me Now (S. Lukather-D. Paitch) 1:59:07
Carnival Time (N. Larsen) 2:03:07
Tomaas (M. Davis-M. Miller) 2:23:06
introduction of players 2:38:18
Jean Pierre (M. Davis) 2:41:46
Burn (R. Irving III-R. Hall) 2:56:55
introduction of players 3:00:17
Portia (M. Miller) 3:01:16

*originally credited to Erin Davis, this has been amended according to the latest information

Concert recording, broadcast by Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) radio

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20 Comments

@MilestonesArchive Creator 3 years ago Pinned

Ok, little help needed. At around 5:21, as Miles's solo transitions to Kenny Garrett's, Foley starts playing a kind of arpeggio/ riff figure that I'm sure I recognise as taken from possibly an R&B/ funk track of the era, but can't place it. Anyone?

@agapericles 2 years ago

Miles and his magic. I love how the band just let the theme flow and change. It's a lot of discipline and dedication. Master inspiration

@АндрейНиколаев-ы9ц 5 months ago (edited)

Ricky Wellman is one of the best drummers ever. So many great drummers. Only few can play without annoying. Ricky could. Definitely.

@EgbertScheunemann 5 years ago

Hello, I was at the concert then, almost four hours, without an intermission (!!), a dream, a devotion. I have never experienced anything like this again in my life. Miles is in heaven, I am on earth. We are all in the universe. The energies remain ...

@drherbalistic 13 days ago

OMG Kenny is a monster every time in Human Nature!

@VanMan83 2 years ago

Daryl Jones is just a MONSTER on bass.

@4459selim 5 years ago

The 15 people who clicked thumbs down on this have no soul. And, they are going to hell.

@hosselompan 4 years ago

By far, the best "modern" Miles concert out here on the tube.
An energy and precision performed by the ensamble next to none.
Miles being active for this amount of time given his overall physical state at the time, is utterly impressing.

@bickerstaffe1 10 years ago

RIP Ricky Wellman...

@dyhrchristoffer 5 years ago

Where are all the young people today to keep this genre alive. Everything is so correct today. This is music with all human ingredients involved?

@chavruta2000 4 years ago

Saw miles in dallas and my life was changed.

@leverbelcher3784 2 weeks ago

Amen

@edisonmosleyii1300 4 years ago

Miles was simply blessed by our Creator to blow the trumpet on Earth as Gabriel blows the trumpet in Heaven. That's why we feel it instantly from the very first note until the last note. I remember seeing Miles in Chicago during the spring of 1990 in one of the parks. It was a starry night and of course he was the main star that shine so brightly and gave us everlasting enjoyable memories for years to come.

@josephbarron9230 8 months ago

Great BAND !!!!! great concert. The song "Full Nelson" at the 1:49:10 mark is, ... "In-the-Pocket" BAD ASS !!!! Mr. Miles Davis R.I.P.
Thank You !!!!! JoeBlues. 2/10/2026

@martenclausen7996 5 years ago

Moviestar by Prince at 1:17:30

@juergenmeyer3806 5 years ago (edited)

Back then, the concert was broadcast by the local radio station (I remember Lutz Ackermann leading through the concert with his voice trembling with awe and excitement) on two nights at Xmas in '87 and I recorded it on two 90min Teldec tapes. Those nights gave me the final kick in my conversion to fusion jazz.
History moved on, Miles died, cassette tapes can no longer be played, and lots of the late Miles' live cuts appeared on cd, but not this, THE concert. So we're all inevitably spiralling towards (old) age, and when I discovered this concert the other day on this channel, it was like Xmas in midsummer.
Thanks to the guys at Milestones - your's is a great service to humanity (or human nature, as the case may be). Meanwhile, Miles (and his band) will stream forever!

@bickerstaffe1 10 years ago

Kenny's solo on 'Human Nature' is killer!!!

@bickerstaffe1 10 years ago

Best concert with this group, hands down!!!

@jaredi6221 3 years ago

Insane ! Love it! I'm with his tunes since 70tis. I'm from Poland (Warsaw) . I moved to NYC 1977 (or so) than lived all over the word and come back to NYC. , For me the NYC is the only place to live. I met Miles in NYC, it was awesome, in Harlem, time ago. And again. Than so much happened. So much...

@joachimschonewei9233 2 years ago

Ich hatte das damals an Weihnachten auf Kassette aufgenommen.
Der NDR hatte das als Weihnachtskonzert gesendet.
Dann später jahrelang verschollen.
Dank Internet wieder verfügbar.
Goldene Zeit für dieses nicht nachspielbare Meisterstück.