Miles Davis at Newport, 1955-1975
Music - 2015
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.
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- Published
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[New York, New York] :
Columbia Records
c2015.
- Language
- English
- Other Authors
- Item Description
- Booklet contains descriptions of the performances.
- Physical Description
- 4 audio discs : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
- disc 1. July 17, 1955: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI. Spoken introductions / by Duke Ellington and Gerry Mulligan
- Hackensack
- 'Round midnight (previously released)
- Now's the time
- July 3, 1958: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI. Spoken introduction / by Willis Conover (previously released)
- Ah-leu-cha (previously released)
- Straight, no chaser (previously released)
- Fran-dance (previously released)
- Two bass hit (previously released)
- Bye bye blackbird (previously released)
- The theme (previously released)
- disc 2. July 4, 1966: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI. Gingerbread boy
- All blues
- Stella by starlight
- R.J.
- Seven steps to Heaven
- The theme ; Closing announcement by Leonard Feather
- July 2, 1967: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI. Spoken introduction / by Del Shields
- Gingerbread boy
- Footprints
- 'Round midnight
- So what
- The theme ; Closing announcement / by Del Shields
- disc 3. July 5, 1969: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI. Miles runs the voodoo down (previously released)
- Sanctuary (previously released)
- It's about that time ; The theme (previously released)
- November 1, 1973: Newport Jazz Festival In Europe, Berlin. Spoken introduction by Ronnie Scott ; Band warming up
- Turnaroundphrase
- Tune in 5
- Ife
- Untitled original
- Tune in 5 ; Closing announcement / by Ronnie Scott
- July 1, 1975: Newport Jazz Festival, NY, Avery Fisher Hall. Mtume
- disc 4. October 22, 1971 : Newport Jazz Festival In Europe, Neue Stadthalle, Dietikon, Switzerland. Directions
- What I say
- Sanctuary
- It's about that time
- Bitches brew
- Funky tonk
- Sanctuary.