Agharta = アガルタの凱歌

Release Date: 1975
Label: Columbia Records
Miles Davis, Trumpet, Organ
Sonny Fortune, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Soprano Saxophone
Pete Cosey, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Synth
Michael Henderson, Electric Bass
Al Foster, Drums
James Mtume, Percussion
Reggie Lucas, Electric Guitar
Teo Macero, Producer
Tomoo Suzuki, Engineer
Agharta was recorded on February 1, 1975 at Osaka Festival Hall, Japan, the same day as Pangaea. The Agharta concert took place during an afternoon matinée, whereas Pangaea was recorded in the evening.
On all versions, the track titles on the second disc have accidentally been swapped. Side C is actually "Theme From Jack Johnson" (which is a full performance of "Right Off" and ends with a version of the theme from "So What", a track from Davis' 1959 LP Kind of Blue), while side D is actually "Interlude" (and is a medley of "Ife" and "Wili"/"For Dave".) For CD releases, these two tracks were merged into a single seamless track, again with the titles accidentally swapped. This mix-up has never been corrected.
The master tapes for Agharta were heavily remixed on release. The original Japanese LP pressings of Agharta featured more detail in and separation of instruments, as well as added reverb; this mix has become standard since 2006. A second, dryer and less full-sounding mix with 9 additional minutes of music on the second disc was used on European LP pressings; this master was used on the 1996 Master Sound CD pressing (opens in a new tab) from Japan. A third mix by Larry Keyes only appeared on 1991 US CD copies under the Columbia Jazz Contemporary Masters banner. The master tapes for Pangaea share a similar story, albeit no European LP pressings were made.