Tutu is an album by jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, released in 1986 by Warner Bros. Records. It was recorded primarily at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles and Clinton Recording in New York, except the song "Backyard Ritual", which was recorded at Le Gonks in West Hollywood. Davis received the 1986 Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist Grammy Award for his performance on the album.

FUN FACT:  Originally some tracks were planned as a collaboration with Prince. Prince later pulled out for undisclosed reasons, although the two remained firm friends and later collaborated on "Can I Play With U" as well. (Davis later covered "Movie Star" and "Penetration" by Prince.)

The cover was designed by Eiko Ishioka and photographed by Irving Penn. Eiko Ishioka received the 1987 Grammy Award for Best Album Package for her work as the art director. The original vinyl album featured a colored inner sleeve printed with the album credits on one side and a photograph of Davis's left hand (with middle finger depressed) on the reverse.

Tutu divided critics and listeners when it was released in 1986. Like Davis's pivotal 1970 album Bitches Brew, Paul Tingen wrote, Tutu became one of the "defining jazz albums" of its decade and attracted a young, new audience while alienating many other jazz listeners because of its heavy reliance on the drum machine and synthesizers.

THIS COPY is a 1st SRC pressing on the Warner Bros label from 1986 (see Notes, below).  The vinyl is in Very Good Plus [VG+] or better condition,  The original cover shows the faintest of ring wear and some signs of handling on the lower left side of the front.  Overall, the cover is in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition. The original inner sleeve, as described above (pic on one side, credits on the reverse) has a small split on the bottom seam; otherwise it is perfect.  The inner sleeve is in Excellent [E] condition. 

Notes

Engineered at Capitol Records and Clinton Recording except "Backyard Ritual" at Le Gonks. Mixed at Ocean Way and Atlantic Studios.

Recording dates:
B1: Feb. 6, 1986
A4: Feb. 10, 1986
A1: Feb. 11, 1986
A3: Feb. 13, 1986
A2, B2-B4: March 12, 1986
all recorded in Los Angeles

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text on shrink sticker): 7599-25490-1

Barcode (Scanned from shrink sticker): 075992549011

[NOTE: This barcode does not appear anywhere on the disc or package – may not be correct.]

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout scratched, TML-M stamped): 1-25490-A-SR4 \ - 2 TML-M

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout scratched, SRC=stamp, TML-X stamped): 1-25490-B-SR1 \ - 1 SRC TML-X

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