Miles Davis at Newport 1955–1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4
December 11, 2023
Miles Davis at Newport 1955–1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 is a four-CD album compiling five of Miles Davis's performances at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island and two European concerts branded under the Festival moniker with one additional track recorded in New York City.[1]
Miles Davis at Newport 1955–1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4
The first disc contains Davis's debut appearance at the 1955 festival and his headlining performance from 1958, the later of which was originally released in part as one side of the split-LP by Columbia in 1964 as Miles & Monk at Newport and given its first complete release as part of The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis with John Coltrane box set in 1999 before being released individually as Miles Davis at Newport 1958 in 2001. The second disc contains previously unreleased performances from the 1966 and 1967 festivals. The third disc contains the Newport Festival concert from 1969 which was released as part of Bitches Brew Live in 2011, a complete previously unreleased concert from Berlin in 1973 and one performance from New York in 1975. The fourth CD contains a complete previously unreleased performance from Switzerland in 1971.
Miles Davis at Newport 1955–1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 received positive reviews on release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 92, based on 14 reviews which is categorised as universal acclaim.[2] Matt Collar's review on AllMusic stated "Miles Davis at Newport details the association between Davis and the festival, each performance serendipitously documenting his ever-morphing sound, from swinging cool jazz in the '50s to aggressive, free jazz-influenced modal bop in the '60s and finally to funky, acid-soaked fusion in the '70s."[3]PopMatters's John Paul gave the album 10 out of 10 saying "Perhaps no other recording better illustrates how Miles Davis bridged the gap between jazz's old guard and its younger visionaries."[4]The Observer's Dave Gelly said "Summer is traditionally the season for unearthing treasures from the jazz archives, and this is a real prize."[6]
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by Miles Davis except as noted
^Miles Davis website album entry, accessed October 6, 2015
^ ab"Miles Davis at Newport 1955–1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
^ abCollar, Matt. Miles Davis at Newport 1955–1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
^ abPaul, John (July 24, 2015). "Miles Davis at Newport 1955–1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4". PopMatters. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
^Fordham, John (July 16, 2015). "Miles Davis: Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975 review – coolly swinging". The Guardian. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ abGelly, Dave (August 16, 2015). "Miles Davis at Newport 1955–1975 review – catches the master at his best". The Observer. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
December 11, 2023
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Miles Davis at Newport 1955 1975 The Bootleg Series Vol 4 is a four CD album compiling five of Miles Davis s performances at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport Rhode Island and two European concerts branded under the Festival moniker with one additional track recorded in New York City 1 Miles Davis at Newport 1955 1975 The Bootleg Series Vol 4Live album by Miles DavisReleasedJuly 17 2015 2015 07 17 RecordedJuly 17 1955 1955 07 17 July 3 1958 1958 07 03 July 4 1966 1966 07 04 July 2 1967 1967 07 02 July 5 1969 1969 07 05 October 22 1971 1971 10 22 November 1 1973 1973 11 01 July 1 1975 1975 07 01 VenueNewport Jazz FestivalNewport Rhode IslandDietikon Switzerland 1971 Berlin West Germany 1973 Avery Fisher Hall New York City 1975 GenreJazzhard boppost bopjazz fusionfunkLength295 38LabelColumbia LegacyProducerGeorge WeinMiles Davis chronologyMiles at the Fillmore Miles Davis 1970 The Bootleg Series Vol 3 2014 Miles Davis at Newport 1955 1975 The Bootleg Series Vol 4 2015 Miles Davis Quintet Freedom Jazz Dance The Bootleg Series Vol 5 2016 Miles Davis live chronologyBirdland 1951 1951 Miles Davis at Newport 1955 1975 The Bootleg Series Vol 4 1955 Miles amp Monk at Newport 1958 The first disc contains Davis s debut appearance at the 1955 festival and his headlining performance from 1958 the later of which was originally released in part as one side of the split LP by Columbia in 1964 as Miles amp Monk at Newport and given its first complete release as part of The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis with John Coltrane box set in 1999 before being released individually as Miles Davis at Newport 1958 in 2001 The second disc contains previously unreleased performances from the 1966 and 1967 festivals The third disc contains the Newport Festival concert from 1969 which was released as part of Bitches Brew Live in 2011 a complete previously unreleased concert from Berlin in 1973 and one performance from New York in 1975 The fourth CD contains a complete previously unreleased performance from Switzerland in 1971 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 3 1 July 15 1955 Newport Jazz Festival Festival Field Newport RI 3 2 July 3 1958 Newport Jazz Festival Festival Field Newport RI 3 3 July 4 1966 amp July 2 1967 Newport Jazz Festival Festival Field Newport RI 3 4 July 5 1969 Newport Jazz Festival Festival Field Newport RI 3 5 October 22 1971 Newport Jazz Festival in Europe Neue Stadthalle Dietikon Switzerland 3 6 November 1 1973 Newport Jazz Festival in Europe Berlin Philharmonie Berlin Germany 3 7 July 1 1975 Newport Jazz Festival New York Avery Fisher Hall New York NY 4 ReferencesReception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic92 100 2 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 PopMatters nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 The Observer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Miles Davis at Newport 1955 1975 The Bootleg Series Vol 4 received positive reviews on release At Metacritic which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album has received a score of 92 based on 14 reviews which is categorised as universal acclaim 2 Matt Collar s review on AllMusic stated Miles Davis at Newport details the association between Davis and the festival each performance serendipitously documenting his ever morphing sound from swinging cool jazz in the 50s to aggressive free jazz influenced modal bop in the 60s and finally to funky acid soaked fusion in the 70s 3 PopMatters s John Paul gave the album 10 out of 10 saying Perhaps no other recording better illustrates how Miles Davis bridged the gap between jazz s old guard and its younger visionaries 4 The Observer s Dave Gelly said Summer is traditionally the season for unearthing treasures from the jazz archives and this is a real prize 6 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Miles Davis except as notedDisc oneNo TitleWriter s Date recordedLength1 Spoken Introductions by Duke Ellington and Gerry Mulligan July 17 1955 1955 07 17 1 272 Hackensack Thelonious MonkJuly 17 1955 1955 07 17 8 023 Round Midnight MonkJuly 17 1955 1955 07 17 6 114 Now s the Time Charlie ParkerJuly 17 1955 1955 07 17 8 485 Introduction by Willis Connover July 3 1958 1958 07 03 2 166 Ah Leu Cha ParkerJuly 3 1958 1958 07 03 5 527 Straight No Chaser MonkJuly 3 1958 1958 07 03 8 478 Fran Dance July 3 1958 1958 07 03 7 139 Two Bass Hit Dizzy GillespieJohn LewisJuly 3 1958 1958 07 03 4 1010 Bye Bye Blackbird Ray HendersonMort DixonJuly 3 1958 1958 07 03 9 1011 The Theme July 3 1958 1958 07 03 2 49Total length 1 04 47 Disc twoNo TitleWriter s Date recordedLength1 Gingerbread Boy Jimmy HeathJuly 4 1966 1966 07 04 8 292 All Blues July 4 1966 1966 07 04 10 273 Stella by Starlight Victor YoungNed WashingtonJuly 4 1966 1966 07 04 7 584 R J Ron CarterJuly 4 1966 1966 07 04 6 205 Seven Steps to Heaven Miles DavisVictor FeldmanJuly 4 1966 1966 07 04 4 456 The Theme Closing Announcement by Leonard Feather July 4 1966 1966 07 04 2 187 Spoken Introduction by Del Shields July 2 1967 1967 07 02 0 388 Gingerbread Boy HeathJuly 2 1967 1967 07 02 8 429 Footprints Wayne ShorterJuly 2 1967 1967 07 02 7 5310 Round Midnight MonkJuly 2 1967 1967 07 02 6 4111 So What July 2 1967 1967 07 02 8 1812 The Theme Closing Announcement by Del Shields July 2 1967 1967 07 02 0 19Total length 1 12 49 Disc threeNo TitleWriter s Date recordedLength1 Miles Runs the Voodoo Down July 5 1969 1969 07 05 10 272 Sanctuary ShorterJuly 5 1969 1969 07 05 3 523 It s About That Time The Theme July 5 1969 1969 07 05 9 484 Band Warming Up Voice Over Introduction November 1 1973 1973 11 01 0 365 Turnaroundphrase November 1 1973 1973 11 01 10 576 Tune in 5 November 1 1973 1973 11 01 4 127 Ife November 1 1973 1973 11 01 13 548 Untitled Original November 1 1973 1973 11 01 11 319 Tune in 5 Reprise November 1 1973 1973 11 01 6 0710 Mtume July 1 1975 1975 07 01 6 57Total length 1 18 21 Disc fourNo TitleWriter s Date recordedLength1 Directions October 22 1971 1971 10 22 13 052 What I Say October 22 1971 1971 10 22 10 433 Sanctuary October 22 1971 1971 10 22 3 424 It s About That Time October 22 1971 1971 10 22 13 215 Bitches Brew October 22 1971 1971 10 22 11 556 Funky Tonk October 22 1971 1971 10 22 25 437 Sanctuary Reprise ShorterOctober 22 1971 1971 10 22 1 15Total length 1 19 45Personnel editJuly 15 1955 Newport Jazz Festival Festival Field Newport RI edit All Star Jam Session Miles Davis trumpet Zoot Sims tenor saxophone Gerry Mulligan baritone saxophone Thelonious Monk piano Percy Heath bass Connie Kay drumsJuly 3 1958 Newport Jazz Festival Festival Field Newport RI edit Miles Davis trumpet Cannonball Adderley alto saxophone John Coltrane tenor saxophone Bill Evans piano Paul Chambers bass Jimmy Cobb drumsJuly 4 1966 amp July 2 1967 Newport Jazz Festival Festival Field Newport RI edit Miles Davis trumpet Wayne Shorter tenor saxophone Herbie Hancock piano Ron Carter bass Tony Williams drumsJuly 5 1969 Newport Jazz Festival Festival Field Newport RI edit Miles Davis trumpet Chick Corea electric piano Dave Holland bass Jack DeJohnette drumsOctober 22 1971 Newport Jazz Festival in Europe Neue Stadthalle Dietikon Switzerland edit Miles Davis electric trumpet with wah wah Gary Bartz soprano saxophone alto saxophone Keith Jarrett electric piano organ Michael Henderson electric bass Leon Ndugu Chancler drums Don Alias percussion James Mtume Foreman percussionNovember 1 1973 Newport Jazz Festival in Europe Berlin Philharmonie Berlin Germany edit Miles Davis electric trumpet with wah wah organ Dave Liebman soprano saxophone tenor saxophone flute Pete Cosey electric guitar percussion Reggie Lucas electric guitar Michael Henderson electric bass Al Foster drums James Mtume Foreman percussionJuly 1 1975 Newport Jazz Festival New York Avery Fisher Hall New York NY edit Miles Davis electric trumpet with wah wah organ Sam Morrison tenor saxophone Pete Cosey electric guitar percussion Reggie Lucas electric guitar Michael Henderson electric bass Al Foster drums James Mtume Foreman percussionReferences edit Miles Davis website album entry accessed October 6 2015 a b Miles Davis at Newport 1955 1975 The Bootleg Series Vol 4 Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved October 6 2015 a b Collar Matt Miles Davis at Newport 1955 1975 The Bootleg Series Vol 4 Review at AllMusic Retrieved October 6 2015 a b Paul John July 24 2015 Miles Davis at Newport 1955 1975 The Bootleg Series Vol 4 PopMatters Retrieved October 6 2015 Fordham John July 16 2015 Miles Davis Miles Davis at Newport 1955 1975 review coolly swinging The Guardian Retrieved July 13 2021 a b Gelly Dave August 16 2015 Miles Davis at Newport 1955 1975 review catches the master at his best The Observer Retrieved October 6 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miles Davis at Newport 1955 1975 The Bootleg Series Vol 4 amp oldid 1186910871, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
