Miles Davis

So What - Jazz at the Concertgebouw (NJA 1301)

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1960

So What - Jazz at the Concertgebouw

Miles Davis

Dutch Jazz Archives

8713897903188

DJA 137193

NJA 1301

JAZZ

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So What - Jazz at the Concertgebouw

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2-CD SET

Some performances get talked about decades after they happened. It's all about "you had to be there" and if you would believe all the people who claimed to be present at such a show, the venue would have collapsed. Two of those shows are now released in full. Trumpet maestro Miles Davis performed at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam on April 9 and October 15, 1960. John Coltrane was on sax in April and his replacement Sonny Stitt played in October. With Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums. Miles Davis was on fire both nights.

The shows were recorded professionally for Dutch radio and have been gathering dust in the vault of the Dutch Jazz Archief. This organisation has gotten into serious financial trouble recently, losing its government .grant. So What - The Complete 1960 Amsterdam Concerts is the seventh release in their Jazz at the Concertgebouw series. The fabled acoustics of the concert hall and the good ears of the recording engineers ensure the high standard of the CD's, with extensive liner notes. Dutch jazz enthousiast and journalist Bert Vuisje attended both Miles Davis shows and his notes offer a first hand eyewitness report.

Half of the the audience hated the April show and walked out - it's hard to imagine why nowadays, but they just couldn't handle the new approach of Davis and his fellow musicians. During the October concert the audience was far more receptive fro the sonic explorations of uncharted modal jazz waters . Most of them had listened to the groundbreaking Kind of Blue album by then, so the stretched melodic lines on top of the swinging perfection of the rhythm section were welcomed with open arms.

DISC 1:


MILES DAVIS (trumpet, except 7 & 8)
JOHN COLTRANE (tenor sax, except 7 & 8)
WYNTON KELLY, (piano)
PAUL CHAMBERS (bass)
JIMMY COBB (drums)

[7-8] Wynton Kelly Trio
Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers (b) & Jimmy Cobb (d)

1-6: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Saturday, April 9, 1960 (midnight)
7-8: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Saturday, October 15, 1960 (midnight)

01. Introduction Norman Granz (1:56)
02. If I Were A Bell (12:05)
03. Fran - Dance (7:24)
04. So What (10:23)
05. All Blues (14:36)
06. The Theme (0:57)
07. Whisper Not (8:23)
08. Ease It (12:27)

DISC 2:

MILES DAVIS, (trumpet, except 7 & 8)
SONNY STITT, (alto sax)
WYNTON KELLY (piano)
PAUL CHAMBERS (bass)
JIMMY COBB (drums)

[7-8] Sonny Stitt Quartet
Sonny Stitt (as) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) & Jimmy Cobb (d)

Tracklist:

01. Introduction Norman Granz (1:28)
02. But Not For Me (11:13)
03. Walkin’ (15:21)
04. All Of You (15:20)
05. So What (9:01)
06. The Theme (1:23)
07. Stardust (4:08)
08. Old Folk (3:46)
09. All Blues (12:37)
10. The Theme (0:57)

Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Saturday, October 15, 1960 (midnight)