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Sorcerer (Miles Davis album)

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Sorcerer is an album recorded in May 1967 by the Miles Davis quintet. It also includes one track from a 1962 session with vocalist Bob Dorough, which was the first time Wayne Shorter recorded with Davis.

Track listing

  1. "Prince of Darkness" (M. Davis)
  2. "Pee Wee" (T. Williams)
  3. "Masqualero" (W. Shorter)
  4. "The Sorcerer" (H. Hancock)
  5. "Limbo" (W. Shorter)
  6. "Vonetta" (W. Shorter)
  7. "Nothing Like You" (F. Landesman-B. Dorough) (1962)

CD reissue includes alternate takes of "Masqualero" and "Limbo".

The only tune from the album known to have appeared in Davis's live performances is "Masqualero". Davis's groups would continue performing it as late as April 1970; the last known version appears on the live album Black Beauty.

Performers

The lineup differs on the track "Nothing Like You":