GA Russell Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I see that this is now up on Spotify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xybert Posted May 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 My enthusiasm hasn't wained; the music on these four discs is by far my favourite post Bitches Brew Miles. I guess mileages will vary, but man, this has really hit the spot for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 My enthusiasm hasn't wained; the music on these four discs is by far my favourite post Bitches Brew Miles. I guess mileages will vary, but man, this has really hit the spot for me. It's right up there for me too -- and I generally really love most of Miles' output post-Bitches (pre-semi-retirement). By which I mean nearly as anything I've ever heard from him in the 70's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Finally got this from the library where I work, listened to disc one, and while I dug the main part it was the bonus/earlier material that really knocked me out - a bonus disc of that full performance might have been nice but it would have pushed the price up. I guess I feel about Chick and Keith with Miles the same way I do about McLean and Mobley (with Lee or whomever) - either one by themselves is better than the two of them together...the counter example would be Konitz and Marsh - so much more than the sum of their parts, but that's a rather special case...Not sure if I'm gonna buy this, probably but not in any great big hurry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Next release: I didn't see this one coming: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/miles-davis-at-newport-a-four-disc-set-coming-in-july/?_r=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Looks like a bit of a ragbag ... wonder if that crosses out a 1971 tour release, but I surely hope not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) The 1955 (how long ?) and 1969 (just the three previously released tracks ?) performances probably fit on one disc. That leaves three discs for the 1975 material? Strange. Squares will be thrilled. Edited April 30, 2015 by erwbol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 There's supposedly more to it, including one of the discs as a DVD. From a London member at the Steve Hoffman forum: Looks like this definitely contains Newport 55, Dietikon 71 (one or both sets?), and New York 1 July 75. As for the rest, apparently there's something from Berlin and something from Summer 69. Newport 69 & Berlin 69 (DVD) have already been released but I assume one or both will be on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) You're right, Lon: A four-disc set of live recordings, it traces the history of Davis’s concerts at the various Newport Festivals — in Newport, R.I., as well as in Berlin; Dietikon, Switzerland; and New York City. (About three-quarters of the tracks have not been commercially released.) Edited April 30, 2015 by erwbol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xybert Posted April 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Thanks for the heads up. After getting over the initial 'what the...?' i'm quite looking forward to this. It'll be a fun listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Both sets of Dietikon would fill at least three discs, so I guess only parts of it ... Newport 1969 has been out, why bring it back again? Newport 1955 is, in my opinion, overrated ... it's short, it's somewhat disjointed, and no way it's any kind of comeback in a musical way (possibly in a public perception way? you old guys tell me, I wouldn't know if it was more than mere marketing) - Miles recorded tons of better music in 1954. Here's Losin's entry on the 1955 set: http://www.plosin.com/MilesAhead/Sessions.aspx?s=550717 It's been in circulation on Jazz Unlimited and more recently on a 2CD set by Storyville combining their two MD pd(/boot?) releases - the second disc of which has been surplussed by the TCB release of the 1960 Zurich concert (which I like quite some, though it's worlds apart from the tension of the Paris show or the Stockholm set - a very relaxed affair ...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Berlin shows, according to Losin: http://www.plosin.com/milesAhead/Sessions.aspx?s=640925 http://www.plosin.com/milesAhead/Sessions.aspx?s=671104 http://www.plosin.com/milesAhead/Sessions.aspx?s=691107 http://www.plosin.com/milesAhead/Sessions.aspx?s=711106 http://www.plosin.com/milesAhead/Sessions.aspx?s=731101 plus two more post comeback (actual comeback!) and thus from beyond the time scope: http://www.plosin.com/milesAhead/Sessions.aspx?s=831029 http://www.plosin.com/milesAhead/Sessions.aspx?s=851101 And here's Dietikon: http://www.plosin.com/milesAhead/Sessions.aspx?s=711022So this might, in one go, rule out a 1971 AND a 1975 set? That's not exactly great news, I'm afraid - even more so if they throw in known stuff (Newport 1955 and 1969, though having the former in an official version is nice of course). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 I don't know why this would rule out anything! I think it's a good idea. After two volumes of 'lectric Miles, they came up with a catch all concept to cover a 'fifties, 'sixties and 'sixties string of shows, something for everyone. Sony doesn't care if stuff has been out on bootleg before, that's the point of this series, to encompass bootleg material. And there's plenty of other stuff from '71 to '75 that can be used in future sets. I have more than one hundred bootlegs myself and there are many many shows in great sound that could feed this series for more than a decade. We just have to see if Sony can keep their reissue department and the estate interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMputw3udB4 milesdavis.com The track listing for Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 is below. All tracks previously unreleased, except where otherwise indicated. CD 1: (July 17, 1955: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI) Selections: 1. Spoken Introductions by Duke Ellington and Gerry Mulligan * 2. Hackensack * 3. 'Round Midnight (previously released) * 4. Now's The Time * (All-Star Jam Session: Miles Davis, trumpet; Zoot Sims, tenor saxophone; Gerry Mulligan, baritone saxophone; Thelonious Monk, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.) (July 3, 1958: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI) Selections: 5. Spoken Introduction by Willis Conover (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) . (Miles Davis, trumpet; Cannonball Adderley, alto saxophone; John Coltrane, tenor saxophone; Bill Evans, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.) CD 2: (July 4, 1966: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI) Selections: 1. Gingerbread Boy * 2. All Blues * 3. Stella By Starlight * 4. R.J. * 5. Seven Steps To Heaven * 6. The Theme / Closing Announcement by Leonard Feather. (July 2, 1967: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI) Selections: 7. Spoken Introduction by Del Shields * 8. Gingerbread Boy * 9. Footprints * 10. 'Round Midnight * 11. So What * 12. The Theme * 13. Closing Announcement by Del Shields (1966 & 1967: Miles Davis, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Tony Williams, drums.) CD 3: (July 5, 1969: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI) Selections: 1. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down (previously released) * 2. Sanctuary (previously released) * 3. It's About That Time / The Theme (previously released) . (Miles Davis, trumpet; Chick Corea, electric piano; Dave Holland, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.) (November 1, 1973: Newport Jazz Festival In Europe, Berlin) Selections: 4. Band warming up / voice over introduction * 5. Turnaroundphrase * 6. Tune In 5 * 7. Ife * 8. Untitled Original * 9. Tune In 5. (Miles Davis, trumpet, organ; Dave Liebman, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute; Pete Cosey, guitar, percussion; Reggie Lucas, guitar; Michael Henderson, electric bass; Al Foster, drums; James Mtume Forman, percussion.) (July 1, 1975: Newport Jazz Festival - NY, Avery Fisher Hall) Selection: 10. Mtume. (Miles Davis, trumpet, organ; Sam Morrison, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute; Pete Cosey, guitar, percussion; Reggie Lucas, guitar; Michael Henderson, electric bass; Al Foster, drums; James Mtume Forman, percussion.) CD 4: (October 22, 1971 : Newport Jazz Festival In Europe, Neue Stadthalle, Dietikon, Switzerland) Selections: 1. Directions * 2. What I Say * 3. Sanctuary * 4. It's About That Time * 5. Bitches Brew * 6. Funky Tonk * 7. Sanctuary. (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.) Edited April 30, 2015 by erwbol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 I think I was at the 7/1/75 concert. It was billed as "The Midnight Miles" because the concert began at midnight. It was a great concert. I don't know why only one track is being included here; the entire concert was available on one of those download sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Okay, disc 2 alone is pretty great! And I sure hope this will not rule out anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 The Sam Morrison band rises again to yield a tantalizing glimpse into a future that never got around to happening until years later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 drool. Pavlovian reaction to any Miles release from this series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 The Sam Morrison band rises again to yield a tantalizing glimpse into a future that never got around to happening until years later What he said, I think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Volumes 1-3 have all been worthwhile, so I don't expect this to be any different. I'm IN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) Both sets of Dietikon would fill at least three discs, so I guess only parts of it ... Newport 1969 has been out, why bring it back again? Newport 1955 is, in my opinion, overrated ... it's short, it's somewhat disjointed, and no way it's any kind of comeback in a musical way (possibly in a public perception way? you old guys tell me, I wouldn't know if it was more than mere marketing) - Miles recorded tons of better music in 1954. Here's Losin's entry on the 1955 set: http://www.plosin.com/MilesAhead/Sessions.aspx?s=550717 It's been in circulation on Jazz Unlimited and more recently on a 2CD set by Storyville combining their two MD pd(/boot?) releases - the second disc of which has been surplussed by the TCB release of the 1960 Zurich concert (which I like quite some, though it's worlds apart from the tension of the Paris show or the Stockholm set - a very relaxed affair ...). I was also underwhelmed by Newport '55 and 'Round Midnight. Maybe because I'd read so much about it and so eagerly awaited hearing it. Also agree that he recorded a lot of great stuff in '54-- including (and especially) on Xmas Eve. Edited May 1, 2015 by medjuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Volumes 1-3 have all been worthwhile, so I don't expect this to be any different. I'm IN! Same here (and I still have to buy Vol 1!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 ** PLEASE POST FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THIS NEW SET IN THE "" THREAD ** Let's keep it simple, OK? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 The SF Chronicle has a weekly piece called "Chronicle Classic" where they re-print a column from the past. This one, in last Sunday's paper, is particularly appropriate for this topic!Trumpet sorcery by Miles Davis, Ralph J. Gleason, 1970 These two paragraphs from the end are especially interesting:In the dressing room, I asked, “You gonna play another set?” He looked at me. “After THAT?” he said. Bill Graham said, “That one set was better than all four at the Fillmore East.” Miles smiled. “I know it,” he said. The Prince of Darkness had taken the Fillmore in his silent way on his own trip to his own special land. It was a remarkable achievement and it was remarkable music. “Columbia should have taped it,” Miles said. “I taped it,” Bill Graham said. “I tape everything.” So maybe it won’t be lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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