The Miles Davis Quintet Live in Europe 1967 - The Best of the Miles Davis Bootleg Box, Vol. 1

The Miles Davis Quintet Live in Europe 1967 - The Best of the Miles Davis Bootleg Box, Vol. 1

by Miles Davis Quintet

Overview

The recordings from their 1967 European tour are some of the only existing documentation of the band performing compositions from the extraordinary series of studio albums they made between 1965-1967 -- E.S.P., Miles Smiles and Sorcerer. Now fans can hear live versions of “Agitation” (from E.S.P.), "Gingerbread Boy” ( from Miles Smiles), “Masquelero" (from Sorcerer ); plus, Miles revisits some of the earlier classics he had been performing for years -- “Round Midnight” & “On Green Dolphin Street”, -- all in strikingly different interpretations from the original studio versions. Seeing this band in action only further emphasizes their near supernatural rapport! From the Label

Product Details

Release Date: 09/20/2011
Label: Sony Legacy
UPC: 0886979487024
catalogNumber: 794870
Rank: 16706

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Album Credits

Performance Credits

Miles Davis Quintet   Primary Artist
Ron Carter   Bass
Miles Davis   Trumpet
Herbie Hancock   Piano
Wayne Shorter   Tenor Saxophone
Tony Williams   Drums

Technical Credits

Miles Davis   Composer
Jimmy Heath   Composer
Wayne Shorter   Composer
Cootie Williams   Composer
Bronislaw Kaper   Composer
Thelonious Monk   Composer
Ned Washington   Composer
Vince Wilburn   Executive Producer
Bernie Hanighen   Composer
Frank Harkins   Art Direction
Ashley Kahn   Liner Notes
André Francis   Producer
Steve Berkowitz   Producer
Cheryl Davis   Executive Producer
Erin Davis   Executive Producer

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The Miles Davis Quintet Live in Europe 1967 - The Best of the Miles Davis Bootleg Box, Vol. 1 4 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 1 reviews.
glauver More than 1 year ago
Many jazz fans talk in reverent tones of the 1965-1968 quintet consisting of Miles Davis (trumpet), Wayne Shorter (sax), Herbie Hancock (keyboards), Ron Carter (bass), and Tony Williams (drums). Some claim this was the best group Davis ever led, even better that the early quintet that included John Coltrane. Some of their music I have heard left me a bit puzzled about all the hype, but I decided to try at this anthology of the three CD set of their 1967 European tour just before they began going electric. I found it more accessible than I had expected, not as easy to listen to as Kind Of Blue, but mostly very pleasant. Hancock took center stage much of the time while Davis and Shorter added dramatic interjections and Carter kept the rhythm going. Williams was a powerhouse, using his drums and cymbals to drive the music toward rock. He must have been the equal of any drummer of the time, including Keith Moon. Occasionally the music becomes a bit abstract for my taste but I give Live In Europe 1967 a strong 4 stars.