Get Up with It is a compilation album by American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Miles Davis. Released by Columbia Records on November 22, 1974, it compiled songs Davis had recorded in sessions between 1970 and 1974, including those for the studio albums Jack Johnson (1971) and On the Corner (1972). In The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), J. D. Considine described the compilation’s music as “worldbeat fusion”…read more.

Album Data

Released: November 22nd, 1974
Recorded: May 1970 – October 1974
Record Label: Columbia Records
Location Recorded: Columbia Studios, New York City
Producer: Teo Macero
Album Length: 123min / 52sec

“He Loved Him Madly”
Miles Davis — electric trumpet with wah-wah, organ
Dave Liebman — alto flute
Pete Cosey — electric guitar
Reggie Lucas — electric guitar
Dominique Gaumont — electric guitar
Michael Henderson — bass guitar
Al Foster — drums
James Mtume — percussion

“Maiysha”
Miles Davis — electric trumpet with wah-wah, organ
Sonny Fortune — flute
Pete Cosey — electric guitar
Reggie Lucas — electric guitar
Dominique Gaumont — electric guitar
Michael Henderson — bass guitar
Al Foster — drums
James Mtume — percussion

“Honky Tonk”
Miles Davis — trumpet
Steve Grossman — soprano saxophone
John McLaughlin — electric guitar
Keith Jarrett — electric piano
Herbie Hancock — clavinet
Michael Henderson — bass guitar
Billy Cobham — drums
Airto Moreira — percussion

“Rated X”
Miles Davis — organ
Cedric Lawson — electric piano
Reggie Lucas — electric guitar
Khalil Balakrishna — electric sitar
Michael Henderson — bass guitar
Al Foster — drums
James Mtume — percussion
Badal Roy — tabla

“Calypso Frelimo”
Miles Davis — electric trumpet with wah-wah, electric piano, organ
Dave Liebman — flute
John Stubblefield — soprano saxophone
Pete Cosey — electric guitar
Reggie Lucas — electric guitar
Michael Henderson — bass guitar
Al Foster — drums
James Mtume — percussion

“Red China Blues”
Miles Davis — electric trumpet with wah-wah
Lester Chambers — harmonica
Cornell Dupree — electric guitar
Michael Henderson — bass guitar
Al Foster — drums
Bernard Purdie — drums
James Mtume — percussion
Wade Marcus — brass arrangement
Billy Jackson — rhythm arrangement

“Mtume”
Miles Davis — electric trumpet with wah-wah, organ
Pete Cosey — electric guitar
Reggie Lucas — electric guitar
Dominique Gaumont — electric guitar
Michael Henderson — bass guitar
Al Foster — drums
James Mtume — percussion
Sonny Fortune — flute

“Billy Preston”
Miles Davis — electric trumpet with wah-wah
Carlos Garnett — soprano saxophone
Cedric Lawson — fender rhodes electric piano
Reggie Lucas — electric guitar
Khalil Balakrishna — electric sitar
Michael Henderson — bass guitar
Al Foster — drums
James Mtume — percussion
Badal Roy — tabla

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