The Cellar Door Sessions

The Cellar Door Sessions 1970
Live album by Miles Davis
Released	December 27, 2005
Recorded	December 16–19, 1970, The Cellar Door, Georgetown, Washington D.C., USA
Genre	Jazz Fusion, Funk
Length	349:58
Label	Columbia/Legacy
Producer	Teo Macero
Miles Davis chronology
The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions (1970) The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (1970) The Complete On the Corner Sessions (1972-75)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(9.4/10)[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 is a boxed live album released in 2005. It was recorded over several nights in 1970 at the Washington D. C. nightclub The Cellar Door.

Significant portions of Davis' Live-Evil were edited and compiled from the music that appears on discs 5 and 6.

Live-Evil and this collection are the only official recordings of John McLaughlin's live performances with Miles Davis.^[4]

Track listing

Disc 1

Wednesday, December 16 (1st set)

1. "Directions" (Joe Zawinul) 8:55
2. "Yesternow" (Miles Davis) 17:05
3. "What I Say" (Davis) 13:12
4. "Improvisation #1" (Keith Jarrett) 4:29
5. "Inamorata" (Davis) 13:59

Disc 2

Thursday, December 17 (2nd set)

1. "What I Say" 13:33
2. "Honky Tonk" (Davis) 19:59
3. "It's About That Time" (Davis) 14:41
4. "Improvisation #2" (Jarrett) 6:39
5. "Inamorata" 14:33
6. "Sanctuary" (Wayne Shorter) 0:30

Disc 3

Friday, December 18 (2nd set)

1. "Directions" 13:11
2. "Honky Tonk" 18:31
3. "What I Say" 15:09

Disc 4

Friday, December 18 (3rd set)

1. "Directions" 11:53
2. "Honky Tonk" 17:00
3. "What I Say" 14:12
4. "Sanctuary" 2:03
5. "Improvisation #3" (Jarrett) 5:04
6. "Inamorata" 15:14

Disc 5

Saturday, December 19 (2nd set)

1. "Directions" 15:09
2. "Honky Tonk" 20:49
3. "What I Say" 21:31

Disc 6

Saturday, December 19 (3rd set)

1. "Directions" 19:04
2. "Improvisation #4" (Jarrett) 5:03
3. "Inamorata" 18:27
4. "Sanctuary" 2:12
5. "It's About That Time" 7:49

Personnel

• Miles Davis: electric trumpet with wah-wah
• Gary Bartz: soprano sax and alto sax, flute
• Keith Jarrett: Fender Rhodes electric piano, Fender Contempo organ
• Michael Henderson: electric bass
• Jack DeJohnette: drums
• Airto Moreira: percussion, cuica (CDs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

Guest musician:

• John McLaughlin: electric guitar (CDs 5, 6 only)

Notes

1. Allmusic review
2. Pitchfork Media review
3. Rolling Stone review
4. Paul Tingen (2005). "THE CELLAR DOOR RECORDINGS". miles-beyond.com. Retrieved 2010-11-13.