In late December 1965 recordings were made of two nights of performances by Miles Davis´ second great quintet at the Plugged Nickel nightclub in Chicago. Some tracks were available on Miles Davis compilations, but the full recordings were released thirty years later as a box set under the title The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965. The studio recordings of the quintet consist almost entirely of original compositions by members of the quintet. These club recordings show the group playing tunes which were either standards or had been in Davis's live repertoire for several years. The tunes are performed with substantially more rhythmic and harmonic freedom than on earlier recordings.
The box contained eight discs, and was released on Sony Music's Legacy imprint. It is now out of print.
- Miles Davis - trumpet
- Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
- Herbie Hancock - piano
- Ron Carter - double bass
- Tony Williams - drums
Disc 1 (67:51) - December 22, 1965 - First Set
- If I Were a Bell (F. Loesser) 16:42
- Stella by Starlight (N. Washington-V. Young) 12:49
- Walkin' (R. Carpenter) 15:51*
- I Fall in Love Too Easily (S. Cahn-J. Styne) 11:43
- The Theme (M. Davis) 10:19
Disc 2A (42:41) - December 22, 1965 - Second Set
- My Funny Valentine (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) 16:33
- Four (M. Davis) 15:05*
- When I Fall in Love (E. Heyman-V. Young) 10:44
- Agitation (M. Davis) 13:13
Disc 2B (36:47) - December 22, 1965 - Second Set
- 'Round Midnight (B. Hanighen-C. Williams-T. Monk) 8:42
- Milestones (M. Davis) 14:04*
- The Theme (M. Davis) 0:38
Disc 3 (69:19) - December 22, 1965 - Third Set
- All of You (C. Porter) 14:38
- Oleo (S. Rollins) 6:05
- I Fall in Love Too Easily (S. Cahn-J. Styne) 11:53
- No Blues (M. Davis) 17:35*
- I Thought About You (J. Mercer-J. Van Heusen) 11:03
- The Theme (M. Davis) 8:05
Disc 4 (52:51) - December 23, 1965 - First Set
- If I Were a Bell (F. Loesser) 13:29
- Stella by Starlight (N. Washington-V. Young) 13:09
- Walkin' (R. Carpenter) 11:01
- I Fall in Love Too Easily (S. Cahn-J. Styne) 12:07*
- The Theme (M. Davis) 2:50
Disc 5 (65:55) - December 23, 1965 - Second Set
- All of You (C. Porter) 10:39
- Agitation (M. Davis) 10:48
- My Funny Valentine (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) 13:52
- On Green Dolphin Street (N. Washington-B. Kaper) 12:48*
- So What (M. Davis) 13:36
- The Theme (M. Davis) 3:28
Disc 6 (69:44) - December 23, 1965 - Third Set
- When I Fall in Love (E. Heyman-V. Young) 13:39
- Milestones (M. Davis) 11:49*
- Autumn Leaves (J. Prevert-J. Mercer-J. Kosma) 11:56
- I Fall in Love Too Easily (S. Cahn-J. Styne) 11:43
- No Blues (M. Davis) 20:06
- The Theme (M. Davis) 0:22
Disc 7 (46:55) - December 23, 1965 - Fourth Set
- Stella by Starlight (N. Washington-V. Young) 14:16
- All Blues (M. Davis) 12:18
- Yesterdays (J. Kern-O. Harbach) 15:00*
- The Theme (M. Davis) 4:51
