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Pangaea is a double album
Double album

A double album is an sound album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold . A double album is typically, though not always, released because the recording is longer than the capacity of the medium....
 recorded by jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 trumpet
Trumpet

The trumpet is a musical instrument with the highest Register in the brass instrument family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BC....
er Miles Davis
Miles Davis

Miles Dewey Davis III was an United States jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from World War II to the 1990s: he played on various early bebop records and recorded one of the first cool jaz...
 in 1975. Both Pangaea and Agharta
Agharta (album)

Agharta is an album recorded by jazz trumpeter Miles Davis in 1975. Both Agharta and Pangaea were recorded on the same day in Osaka, Japan....
 were recorded on the same day in Osaka
Osaka

is a Cities of Japan in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshu.Osaka is a City designated by government ordinance under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
. The Agharta concert took place during an afternoon matinee
Matinée

Matin?e may refer to:* A performance of a play which takes place in the afternoon, as opposed to the evening*Matinee , by Franz Ferdinand*Matin?e , by Jack Pe?ate...
, whereas Pangaea was recorded in the evening.








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Pangaea is a double album
Double album

A double album is an sound album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold . A double album is typically, though not always, released because the recording is longer than the capacity of the medium....
 recorded by jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 trumpet
Trumpet

The trumpet is a musical instrument with the highest Register in the brass instrument family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BC....
er Miles Davis
Miles Davis

Miles Dewey Davis III was an United States jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from World War II to the 1990s: he played on various early bebop records and recorded one of the first cool jaz...
 in 1975. Both Pangaea and Agharta
Agharta (album)

Agharta is an album recorded by jazz trumpeter Miles Davis in 1975. Both Agharta and Pangaea were recorded on the same day in Osaka, Japan....
 were recorded on the same day in Osaka
Osaka

is a Cities of Japan in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshu.Osaka is a City designated by government ordinance under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
. The Agharta concert took place during an afternoon matinee
Matinée

Matin?e may refer to:* A performance of a play which takes place in the afternoon, as opposed to the evening*Matinee , by Franz Ferdinand*Matin?e , by Jack Pe?ate...
, whereas Pangaea was recorded in the evening.

Track listing

Compact disc configuration: Disc One
  1. "Zimbabwe" – 41:48


Disc Two
  1. "Gondwana" – 46:50


Personnel

  • Miles Davis
    Miles Davis

    Miles Dewey Davis III was an United States jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from World War II to the 1990s: he played on various early bebop records and recorded one of the first cool jaz...
     – trumpet, organ
  • Sonny Fortune
    Sonny Fortune

    Sonny Fortune is an United States jazz alto saxophone saxophonist and flautist. He also plays soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet....
     – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
  • Michael Henderson
    Michael Henderson

    Michael Henderson is a bass guitarist and vocalist best known for his work with Miles Davis in the early 1970s, providing a deep funky groove to early Jazz fusion albums such as A Tribute to Jack Johnson, Pangaea , and Live-Evil....
     – electric bass
  • Pete Cosey
    Pete Cosey

    Pete Cosey is an African-American guitarist most famous for playing with Miles Davis' band between 1973 and 1975. His fiercely flanged and distorted guitar bore comparisons to Jimi Hendrix....
     – guitar, Synthi, percussion
  • Al Foster
    Al Foster

    Al Foster is an American jazz drummer. Foster played with Miles' large funk fusion group in the 70s, was one of the few people to have contact with Miles during his retirement, and was also part of his in the 80s....
     – drums
  • Reggie Lucas
    Reggie Lucas

    Reginald Lucas, is an United States musician, songwriter and record producer. Lucas is most famous for his production work with percussionist Mtume and for producing the majority of Madonna 1983 Madonna ....
     – guitar
  • Mtume
    James Mtume

    James Mtume is a jazz and R&B musician and a radio personality. Mtume's group is perhaps best known for their 1983 R&B hit song "Juicy Fruit "....
     – conga, percussion, water drum, rhythm box