Star People is a 1983 album recorded by Miles Davis

Miles Davis

Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...

 and issued by Columbia Records

Columbia Records

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. To date, Columbia has not issued Star People on CD in North America, although it is available there as part of the box set Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection

Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection

Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection is a box set by jazz musician Miles Davis, released in 2009. It contains all the official releases on the Columbia Records label. The box set consists of 70 CDs and 1 DVD.- Album groups :...

; CBS/Sony have issued the album on CD in Japan.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Miles Davis

1. "Come Get It" - 11:01
2. "It Gets Better" - 10:07
3. "Speak" - 8:28
4. "Star People" - 18:46
5. "U'N'I" - 5:55
6. "Star On Cicely
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   " - 4:26

Personnel

Miles Davis - trumpet, keyboards, concept

• John Scofield
  John Scofield
  John Scofield , often referred to as "Sco," is an American jazz guitarist and composer, who has played and collaborated with Miles Davis, Dave Liebman, Joe Henderson, Charles Mingus, Joey Defrancesco, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, Pat Martino, Mavis Staples, Phil Lesh, Billy Cobham,...
  
   - electric guitar
• Mike Stern
  Mike Stern
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   - electric guitar
• Bill Evans
  Bill Evans (saxophonist)
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   - tenor & soprano saxophone
• Tom Barney - electric bass
• Mino Cinelu
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   - percussion
• Al Foster
  Al Foster
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   - drums
• Marcus Miller
  Marcus Miller
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   - electric bass
• Gil Evans
  Gil Evans
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   - arranger

Executive producer: Dr George Butler

George Butler (record producer)

George Butler was a prominent American jazz record producer, executive and A&R man. He worked for a number of well known jazz record labels from the 1960s to the 1990s including Blue Note Records, Columbia Records and United Artists Records. He signed and launched the careers of a number of now...