Chris Murphy - 1981

from Miles To Go: The Lost Years: An Intimate Memoir of Life on the Road with Miles Davis, pages 182-187:

We flew over to Tokyo and settled into the Keio Plaza Hotel. We were supposed to do the shows outdoors, in a large flat lot directly in front of the hotel… The morning of the first concert dawned under a clear sky. Mt. Fuji was clearly visible in the distance, an occurrence that happens only a few times a year, or so we were told. We all took this as an auspicious omen---a feeling shared by the Japanese… By evening, it was slightly cool with a bit of a breeze. As we walked Miles to the stage, Ron played a cassette I had given him of The Who doing "I Can See For Miles" through the P.A. …   more >>
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Chris Murphy, Miles To Go: The Lost Years: An Intimate Memoir of Life on the Road with Miles Davis (New York City, 2002), p. 182-187. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1430683719873 accessed: 15 October, 2024

Listeners

Chris Murphy
music technician, personal assisstant, road manager, Guitarist […]
1940's-

Listening to

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'I Can See For Miles' performed by The Who
'Jean-Pierre'
written by Miles Davis
performed by Miles Davis

Experience Information

Date/Time 1981
Medium live, playback
Listening Environment in the company of others, outdoors, in public

Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Sun, 03 May 2015 21:08:40 +0100
Approved on Tue, 01 Sep 2015 13:23:42 +0100