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Compact disc

Miles Davis at Newport, 1955-1975.

Call Number

  • COMPACT DISC JAZZ (CEN)

Performers

CD 4: Miles Davis, trumpet; Gary Bartz, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone; Keith Jarrett, electric piano, organ; Michael Henderson, electric bass; Ndugu Leon Chancler, drums; Don Alias, percussion; James Mtume Forman, percussion.

Publication Information

[New York, New York] : Columbia Records, [2015]

Physical Description

4 audio discs : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet

Summary

Miles Davis' 20-year association as an artist at impresario George Wein's renowned Newport Jazz Festival is a thriving tradition celebrated with the release of MILES DAVIS AT NEWPORT 1955-1975: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 4, released 60 years to the date since Davis' breakthrough performance at Newport in 1955. The four-CD box set is comprised of live performances by Miles' stellar band lineups in 1955, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, and 1975, in Newport, Rhode Island, New York City, Berlin, and Switzerland.

Notes

Compact discs.

Title from disc labels.

Booklet contains descriptions of the performances.

Contents

  • CD 1: (July 17, 1955: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI) 1. Spoken introductions / 2. Hackensack
  • 3. 'Round midnight (previously released)
  • 4. Now's the time
  • (July 3, 1958: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI) 5. Spoken introduction / (previously released)
  • 6. Ah-leu-cha (previously released)
  • 7. Straight, no chaser (previously released)
  • 8. Fran-dance (previously released)
  • 9. Two bass hit (previously released)
  • 10. Bye bye blackbird (previously released)
  • 11. The theme (previously released) --
  • CD 2: (July 4, 1966: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI) 1. Gingerbread boy
  • 2. All blues
  • 3. Stella by starlight
  • 4. R.J.
  • 5. Seven steps to Heaven
  • 6. The theme ; Closing Announcement (July 2, 1967: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI) 7. Spoken introduction / 8. Gingerbread boy
  • 9. Footprints
  • 10. 'Round midnight
  • 11. So what
  • 12. The theme ; Closing announcement
  • CD 3: (July 5, 1969: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI) 1. Miles runs the voodoo down (previously released)
  • 2. Sanctuary (previously released)
  • 3. It's about that time ; The Theme (previously released)
  • (November 1, 1973: Newport Jazz Festival In Europe, Berlin) 4. Spoken introduction Band warming up
  • 5. Turnaroundphrase
  • 6. Tune in 5
  • 7. Ife
  • 8. Untitled original
  • 9. Tune in 5 ; Closing announcement / (July 1, 1975: Newport Jazz Festival - NY, Avery Fisher Hall) 10. Mtume --
  • CD 4: (October 22, 1971 : Newport Jazz Festival In Europe, Neue Stadthalle, Dietikon, Switzerland) 1. Directions
  • 2. What I say
  • 3. Sanctuary
  • 4. It's about that time
  • 5. Bitches brew
  • 6. Funky tonk
  • 7. Sanctuary.

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