It’s one thing hearing about “rare tapes circulating among private collectors” but it’s another thing getting to hear them. Now you can; this is a hugely valuable release, a window into the working life of one of the greatest bands in the history of jazz performing at probably the most famous platform of all during the Golden Era of Jazz (1950s to the late 1960s), the Newport Jazz Festival (plus two bonus tracks taken from a broadcast in Finland on 1 November 1967). The liner notes say “This release contains all of the surviving music from the Miles Davis Quintet’s Newport sets of 1966 and 1967,” and were taken from live broadcasts of the event, complete with Willis Connover announcements, which adds to the atmosphere of the occassion. With the exception of Miles In Berlin and the Plugged Nickel sets, live documentation of this band is thin on the ground, given its (relative) longevity.
- Miles Davis, trumpet
- Wayne Shorter, tenor sax
- Herbie Hancock, piano
- Ron Carter, bass
- Tony Williams, drums
1. Introduction Into Gingerbread Boy
2. All Blues
3. Stella By Starlight [Incomplete]
4. Gingerbread Boy
5. Footprints
6. 'Round Midnight [Incomplete]
7. Introduction Into Footprints
8. 'Round Midnight [Incomplete]
