Miles Davis

3-CD BOX SET + 4 BONUS TRACKS

Miles Davis gave two concerts at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw in 1960 as part of a Jazz at the Philharmonic package, one on April 9 and the other on October 15. On the first, his quintet showcased John Coltrane, who had reticently agreed to join Miles for the gig and left the group shortly after. For that reason, he was replaced on the October performance by Sonny Stitt. Both concert are presented here in their entirety (both in excellent sound quality), along with a second concert given by the group with Coltrane on April 9 in Scheveningen

As a bonus, a quartet set by Coltrane with Miles’ rhythm section recorded in Dusseldorf during that same tour (Miles didn’s play on this filmed session because he wanted more money that what was available for the project)

PERSONNEL:

MILES DAVIS, trumpet
JOHN COLTRANE, tenor sax (on CD1 (1-6) & CD 3)
SONNY STITT, alto sax (on CD 2)
WYNTON KELLY, piano
PAUL CHAMBERS, bass
JIMMY COBB, drums

CD1 [1-6:] Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland, Saturday, April 9, 1960.
CD1 [7-8] & CD 2: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland, Saturday, October 15, 1960.
(CD1, tracks 7-8 are trio performances by the rhythm section only.)
CD 3 [1-5] Kurhaus, Scheveningen, Holland, Saturday, April 9, 1960.

CD 3 [6-9] Bonus tracks:
Same personnel (Coltrane on tenor sax) except Miles Davis omitted.
Stan Getz (ts) added on “Moonlight in Vermont” only.
Düsseldorf, Germany, Monday, March 28, 1960.

INCLUDES 20-PAGE BOOKLET

CD1: 65:26 min

01 Introduction By Norman Granz 0:44
02 If I Were A Bell 12:05
03 Fran-Dance 7:24
04 So What 10:23
05 All Blues 12:56
06 The Theme 0:58
07 Whisper Not 8:32
08 Ease It 12:21

CD2: 75:08 min

01 Introduction by Norman Granz 1:28
02 But Not For Me 11:12
03 Walkin’ 15:20
04 All Of You 15:20
05 So What 9:00 ?
06 The Theme 0:50
07 Stardust 4:08
08 Old Folks 3:46
09 All Blues 12:36
10 The Theme 1:23

CD3: 71:55 min

01 So What 17:37
02 ‘Round Midnight 5:44
03 On Green Dolphin Street 12:27
04 Walkin’ 9:09
05 The Theme 0:50
06 On Green Dolphin Street 8:55
07 Autumn Leaves / What’s New? / Moonlight In Vermont 6:22
08 Walkin’ 7:16
09 The Theme 3:31