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Original torrent name: Miles Davis 1949-1959 Broadcast Live Performances.torrent Original folder name: Miles Davis 1949-1959 Broadcast Live Performances --- Miles Davis Live 1949-1959 info.txt Miles Davis 1949-1959 A complete rearrangement of broadcast / live performances July 17, 1955 Festival Field, Newport November 17, 1955 Hudson Theatre, New York February 18, 1956 Pasadena Civic Center, Pasadena November 12, 1956 Stadthalle, Freiburg December 8, 1956 Blue Note Club, Philadelphia February 16, 1957 Peacock Alley Lounge, St. Louis February 23, 1957 Peacock Alley Lounge, St. Louis July 13, 1957 Café Bohemia, New York July 20, 1957 Café Bohemia, New York July 27, 1957 Café Bohemia, New York December 8, 1957 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam May 17, 1958 Café Bohemia, New York August 9, 1958 Spotlite Lounge, Washington November 1, 1958 Spotlite Lounge, Washington January 3, 1959 Birdland, New York August 7, 1959 Chicago Stadium, Chicago All performances agreed by the moderators Details by Peter Losin: July 17, 1955 (6 items; TT = 23:48) Festival Field, Newport RI Voice of America (VOA) recording All-Star jam session Miles Davis (tpt); Zoot Sims [John Haley] (ts); Gerry Mulligan (bs); Thelonious Monk (p); Percy Heath (b); Connie Kay (d); Duke Ellington (ann) Introduction (Duke Ellington) 1:16 "Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, for Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, and all of the other Kansas City Kids. Uh, I have another listing here of a group that's coming up. It looks like these gentlemen live in the realm that, ah, Buck Rogers is trying to reach. Ah, we start with a couple of gentlemen you've heard before, Percy Heath, bass, and Connie Kay, drums, of the Modern Jazz Quartet. And then we go on down to Miles Davis, trumpet. Miles Davis... Zoot Sims, tenor... And my very dear friend, ah, the cool one, Gerry Mulligan... And the... high priest of bop, the inimitable Thelonious Monk... And, ah, here's for [undecipherable]..." Introduction (Gerry Mulligan) 0:08 "Thank you. A tune written by Thelonious entitled 'Hackensack'..." Hackensack (T. Monk) 7:48 Introduction (Gerry Mulligan) 0:10 "Thank you. Let's see, ah, Thelonious Monk is going to play 'Round About Midnight'..." 'Round Midnight (B. Hanighen-C. Williams-T. Monk) 5:56 Now's the Time (C. Parker) 8:30 Stage chatter and count-off first 0:10. November 17, 1955 (4 items; TT = 9:47) Hudson Theatre, New York NY NBC-TV broadcast Miles Davis Quintet Miles Davis (tpt); John Coltrane (ts); William "Red" Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (d); Steve Allen (ann) Introduction (Steve Allen) 1:51 Because there's a wee bonnie chap named Miles McDavis who's McGoing to McGroove it up for you here... Some of you people watching now don't know who Miles Davis is. Some of you don't know who I am, or who anybody is, so that's all right. Not important in itself, but I'll tell you -- Miles Davis is considered by quite a few authorities to be just about the best trumpet player playing today. For you record fans, as we are accustomed to do here, I'll show you one of the covers, one of Miles' latest albums. This one's called The Musings of Miles. You'll find Miles on the trumpet, Red Garland at the piano, Philly Joe Jones on the drums, Paul Chambers playing, ah, tenor... ah no, on the bass -- well, we'll straighten out the names in just a few moments. The fellas appear tonight through the courtesy of, ah, Birdla..., wait a minute here now, I'll get this straight -- Basin Street: B - A - S - I - N - S - T - R - E - E - T, Basin Street. And, uh, this is very modern music. Some of you folks who are Guy Lombardo fans will be very puzzled by the first number you hear. I will pause only to say that that they are not, as your grandmother might tell you, "just blowing a lot of notes." I'm serious about this -- every note has a precise musical meaning and, uh, you could prove it with mathematics if need be. Uh, as this type of music goes, you will hear none better. Let's welcome, therefore -- John Coltrane, incidentally, is playing the sax -- let's welcome the Miles Davis Quintet. Here they are... (Yadeon includes the last 0:10.) Max is Making Wax (O. Pettiford) 3:02 Introduction (Steve Allen) 2:03 Allen: That's beautiful. Pardon me for chewing, but, uh, I have something in my mouth, and if I just let it hang there it'll be ridiculous. Oh excuse me. Were you here when I got this, Miles? If not, you must be rather puzzled. (Laughter.) We just had Miss Scotland on and she laid this on me. Miles, what's your home town? Davis (coughs): St. Louis. Allen: Hmm? Davis: St. Louis. Allen: Got a cold? Davis: No, I had an operation on my throat. Allen: Oh really? Oh, that's too bad, I didn't know about that. Well then, we won't put you through the trouble of a lengthy interview here. You'd probably just rather save your breath to blow a little bit more, and the folks I'm sure would be very anxious to hear you. Miles, I have a little surprise for you right now. I was explaining to a lot of our viewers just the other night the great importance of the publication Down Beat to those who are interested in popular and jazz music. And once a year the editors and readers of Down Beat sort of put their heads together and, uh, take a poll as to just who is doing the best work in the various corners of the field of jazz. And, uh, it gives me great pleasure, as the saying goes -- and indeed it does -- to present the plaque to Miles Davis for winning first place in the trumpet division in the Down Beat award for 1955... (Applause.) Uh, as I was saying earlier, and Miles a lot of folks who probably like Guy Lombardo, as a great many of us do for that matter, might have been puzzled by what you just played. What was the name of it? Davis: "Max is Makin' Wax." Allen: "Max is Makin' Wax"... That doesn't clear up a great deal, but at least now you know what you didn't know about. Ah, however, now as a kind of a little exercise, uh, to see how clearly you can follow the chord changes, uh, whaddya say we take something slow and old and familiar like "It Never Entered My Mind" and, uh, you wanna play it fairly straight for the first few bars just to tease them into thinking they know what's going to happen, and then, then be my guest. Here it is... It Never Entered My Mind (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) 2:51 February 18, 1956 (8 items; TT = 32:14) Pasadena Civic Center, Pasadena CA Audience recording Miles Davis Quintet Miles Davis (tpt); John Coltrane (ts); William "Red" Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (d); Gene Norman (ann) Introduction (Gene Norman) 1:33 "Good evening. Thank you, thank you very much. My name is Gene Norman, and I'd like to bid you welcome officially to the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. I think we have a very impressive concert planned for you this evening -- for the jazz purists, the modern sounds fan, this really should be it. We have a great collection of stars which you've all heard many times on record, and now perhaps you'll be seeing them for the first time in person. Of course, ah, it's a little bit unlikely that, ah, so much fine jazz should happen in Pasadena, perhaps -- ah, I've heard Pasadena referred to as being utterly McKinley, but, ah, I think you'll agree that this is one of the finest concert halls in all the world, and we're mighty pleased to be here. Now, ah, we have a little ceremony that we go through each and every time, just to be sure that everybody gets to know everybody else a little better -- because we have such an informal session -- so when I count to three I want everybody to turn around and say hello to the fellow or gal right behind them. One, two three -- everybody turn around... Thanks you. And now that we all know each other, I'd like to begin the show tonight by presenting a gentleman who is certainly one of the greats of the cool sound. This young gentleman won the Downbeat award, and also the Critics' award last year, this past year, for the outstanding modern sounds trumpet player of our time. So let's bring him on with his own original called 'Max is Making Wax' -- we bring you Miles Davis and the Quintet. Curtain, let's go..." Max is Making Wax (O. Pettiford) 4:31 Walkin' (R. Carpenter) 9:20 Introduction 1:02 Norman: "Thank you very much, for Miles Davis, with the opening number. And now, since Miles has asked me to be his interpreter here tonight, I'd like to introduce the band. First of all -- you've met Miles Davis on trumpet -- now on tenor saxophone we have Johnny Coltrane... Johnny, let's have a hand for Johnny... On bass we have Paul Chambers... Paul Chambers... On drums we have Philly Joe Jones... And at the piano we have Mr. Red Garland. Red Garland... So Miles, what's it gonna be this time?" Davis: "'It Never Entered My Mind'..." Norman: 'You Never Entered My Mind' -- Miles, why don't you come up for a moment, huh? Miles, it seems to me that the last time that you presented, uh, or were presented in concert with us was way back in 1951 in the Billy Eckstine-George Shearing show, isn't that right? And they came out with an opening set with Benny Green and Kenny Clarke -- wasn't that it?" Davis: "No, Art Blakey." Norman: "With Art Blakey. Well, all right, I want you to know that you've been away much too long, Miles, we wanna see you here more often, okay? What're you gonna do this time?" Davis: "'It Never Entered My Mind'." Norman: "All right." It Never Entered My Mind (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) 5:16 Coltrane out Woody 'n' You (D. Gillespie) 5:43 Salt Peanuts (D. Gillespie-K. Clarke) 4:31 The Theme (M. Davis) (incomplete, with voiceover) 0:18 "Miles Davis and the Quintet..." November 12, 1956 (5 items; TT = 27:24) Stadthalle, Freiburg (Germany) Südwestfunk TV broadcast Birdland All-Stars in Europe plus Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra Miles Davis (tpt); René Urtreger (p); Pierre Michelot (b); Christian Garros (d); Lester Young (ts); Milt Jackson (vb); John Lewis (p); Percy Heath (b); Connie Kay (d); Siegfried Ackhammer (tpt); Conny Jackel (tpt); Klaus Mitschele (tpt); Rolfe Schnoebiegel (tpt); Hanne Wilfert (tpt); Werner Betz (tb); Otto Bredl (tb); Helmut Hauck (tb); Heinz Hermannsdorfer (tb); Helmut Reinhardt (as); Franz Von Klenck (as); Bubi Aderhold (ts); Paul Martin (ts); Helmut Brandt (bs); Johnny Feigl (bs); Werner Drexler (d); Kurt Edelhagen (cond) Tune Up (M. Davis) 2:49 Davis with Urtreger Trio Walkin' (R. Carpenter) 3:49 Davis with Urtreger Trio What's New? (J. Burke-B. Haggart) (incomplete) 3:32 Davis with Urtreger Trio How High the Moon (N. Hamilton-M. Lewis) 8:06 Add Lester Young and MJQ. Lester Leaps In (L. Young) 9:08 Add Lester Young, MJQ, and Edelhagen orchestra. December 8, 1956 (2 items; TT = 9:39) Blue Note Club, Philadelphia PA Mutual Network radio broadcast Miles Davis Quintet Miles Davis (tpt); John Coltrane (ts); William "Red" Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (d) Tune Up (M. Davis) 4:20 Walkin' (R. Carpenter) February 16, 1957 (12 items; TT = 32:22) Peacock Alley Lounge, St. Louis MO KSTL-AM radio broadcast Miles Davis Quintet Miles Davis (tpt); John Coltrane (ts); William "Red" Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (d); Spider Burks (ann) Introduction (Spider Burks, Miles Davis) 0:51 Burks: "...tenor sax, Mr. Coltrane blowing tenor, ladies and gentlemen... We have on drums, just behind Mr. Coltrane, Mr. Philadelphia Joe Jones... And way over yonder on bass fiddle, one of the swingin'est bassists in the business, Mr. Paul Chambers, ladies and gentlemen... And NEVER ceasing to swing, and so many inventive ideas on his instrument, playing piano we have Red Garland, ladies and gentlemen... And last but not least, St Louie's own favorite son, the leader of this group, Mr. Miles Davis, ladies and gentlemen... called 'Ah-Leu-Cha'. Is that a foreign language?" Davis: "Charlie Parker's language." Burks: "Charlie Parker's language. (Laughter.) Called 'Ah-Leu-Cha'..." Ah-Leu-Cha (C. Parker) 5:43 Introduction (Spider Burks) 0:06 "...oh the trio, the rhythm section, huh? All right, 'A Foggy Day'..." A Foggy Day (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) 5:03 Rhythm section only. Introduction (Spider Burks) 0:12 "Joe Jones on drums, Paul Chambers on bass, and Red Garland on piano, the rhythm section of Miles Davis' Quintet that's currently appearing here in the room. Here's Miles Davis and the combo with 'All of You'..." All of You (C. Porter) 6:27 Introduction (Spider Burks) 0:12 "Miles Davis with trumpet and quintet, ladies and gentlemen, with 'All of You', right from Peacock Alley. Have you run the book, huh? 'Woodn' You'? 'Woody 'n' You', okay, the Dizzy Gillespie thing..." Woody 'n' You (D. Gillespie) 4:59 Introduction (Spider Burks) 0:11 "Miles Davis and the Quintet, ladies and gentlemen, right from Peacock Alley on a Saturday afternoon, with a good old Dizzy Gillespie favorite called 'Woody and You'... Walkin', by Miles Davis and the Quintet..." Walkin' (R. Carpenter) 7:20 Announcement (Spider Burks) 0:41 "Miles Davis and the combo, ladies and gentlemen..." (splice) "Thank you. Spider Burks thanks you so much for coming to our Saturday afternoon jazz concert, and I hope you'll find it convenient to come down and join us again next Saturday afternoon. Remember that the matinee runs from four till seven, we broadcast four till five over this station. Ladies are admitted free, so you be sure to come down and catch the show. Now even though we're going off the air in a couple of minutes, the matinee goes on until seven, then Miles is back on the stand with the group at nine until one-fifteen. So Spider Burks thanks you so much for listening, hope to see you again next Saturday afternoon, and we'll be one the air Monday through Friday one-fifteen until three over this station. Now have a good weekend, friends, and don't lose your cool. Later, much later, [undecipherable]." The Theme (M. Davis) (incomplete) 0:37 Faded at 0:37. February 23, 1957 (13 items; TT = 41:26) Peacock Alley Lounge, St. Louis MO KSTL-AM radio broadcast Miles Davis Quintet Miles Davis (tpt); John Coltrane (ts); William "Red" Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (d); Spider Burks (ann) Introduction (Spider Burks) 0:04 "'Two Bass Hit', Miles Davis and the Quintet..." Two Bass Hit (J. Lewis-D. Gillespie) 5:10 Introduction (Spider Burks) 0:05 "Boy, that's a rousing way to open a show." (splice) "... You Needn't'. Miles Davis and the Quintet..." Well, You Needn't (T. Monk) (incomplete) 7:36 Two splices: at 5:21, omitting end of tenor solo and beginning of piano solo; at 6:26, near beginning of bass solo. Introduction (Spider Burks) 0:08 "All right, we're gonna feature the trio. Now what are we gonna do this afternoon? You did 'Foggy Day' last week, what are you gonna do this week? 'Billy Boy'. Paul Chambers, Joe, and Red..." Billy Boy (Traditional, arr. A. Jamal) 4:07 Rhythm section only. Introduction (Spider Burks) 0:09 "'Billy Boy', ladies and gentlemen. Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philadelphia Joe Jones swinging like crazy over here on the drums..." All of You (C. Porter) 11:01 Introduction (Spider Burks) 0:04 "Here's one called 'Airegon' by Miles Davis and the Quintet. Is that good, huh? All right..." Oleo (S. Rollins) 5:59 Introduction (Spider Burks) 0:13 "Miles Davis and the Quintet, ladies and gentlemen..." (splice) "...wrap it up in grand style. What you like? 'Blues Number', ah 'Newk's Number 2'? Here's one called 'Newk's Number 2'..." Airegin (S. Rollins) 5:42 The Theme (M. Davis) (incomplete) 1:08 Faded at 1:09. July 13, 1957 (5 items; TT = 16:00) Café Bohemia, New York NY Mutual Network radio broadcast Miles Davis Quintet Miles Davis (tpt); Sonny Rollins (ts); William "Red" Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Arthur Taylor (d); Guy Wallace (ann) Four (M. Davis) 6:11 Issued as "Roy's Romp" on Ozone and as "Four Squared" on Black Label. Bye Bye Blackbird (R. Henderson-M. Dixon) 4:31 Voiceover 3:56-4:31. Guy Wallace: "They're wailin', they're wailin' down at the Bohemia tonight, don't you think so, Gene?" Gene Lees: "Yeah, yeah." Wallace: "What d'you think of Miles? D'you like him?" Lees: "Oh, he's fine." Wallace: "Do you think he's as controversial as legend goes?" Lees: "Con...? I don't think he's controversial, no." Wallace: "I don't either, I think he plays with a lot of fine, delicate taste." Lees: "Although I will say this, that anybody who is an artist, who is truly a creative artist, must be controversial to certain people. It's almost part of the word." Wallace: "That's right, I'm quite in accord with you on that. Sonny Rollins, that's featured with Miles down there, is so very very great too." (cut off) Introduction (Guy Wallace) 0:02 "Here's Miles Davis again, from the Bohemia..." It Never Entered My Mind (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) (incomplete) 3:54 Rollins out Walkin' (R. Carpenter) (incomplete) 1:22 Issued as "Rollin', Blowin', Walkin'" on Rarelp and as "Roy's Nappin' Now" on Chakra. Voiceover 1:18-1:22: "The great and unique Miles Davis, and his horn and his quintet..." July 20, 1957 (4 items; TT = 12:01) Café Bohemia, New York NY Mutual Network radio broadcast Miles Davis Quintet Miles Davis (tpt); Sonny Rollins (ts); William "Red" Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Arthur Taylor (d); Guy Wallace (ann) Introduction (Guy Wallace) 1:00 "Bandstand USA... Hey, come aboard, everyone. We're glad to have you with us. From Manhattan, coast to coast on Mutual we bring you Bandstand USA, the only live jazz show in radio today. The show that brings you the live inspired performances of the world's great jazzmen. You see, the Bandstand microphones are taken into the very spots where these jazzmen are performing in person. We can bring it to you live because we have the cooperation of the American Federation of Musicians, James C. Petrillo, President. My name is Guy Wallace, and listen to what we have lined up for you tonight. From the Café Bohemia, 15 Barrow Street in Greenwich Village here in New York, Miles Davis; from the Village Vanguard, the Modern Jazz Quartet. And so, let's get the show on the road, shall we, as Bandstand USA takes you direct to the Café Bohemia, where Jimmy Garrifolo is presenting Miles Davis..." Dear Old Stockholm (Traditional, arr. S. Getz) 6:01 Bags' Groove (M. Jackson) (incomplete) 2:45 Voiceover interview begins at 2:30: "That's the Miles Davis Group, playing for you from Café Bohemia. We hate to interrupt a sterling performance, but we have some real news for you tonight. Maynard Ferguson, one of the outstanding exponents of modern swing jazz, is standing by ready to answer a question submitted by a listener..." How Am I to Know? (D. Parker-J. King) (incomplete) 2:15 Voiceover continues. Wallace: "Maynard, welcome to the bandstand, we've heard your music many, many times on the show, and we broadcast it coast to coast, and it's so wonderful, and we're so happy to have you with us in person tonight." Ferguson: "Thank you, Guy, it's a real pleasure to be here." Wallace: "Ah, the question we have for you to answer tonight comes from Leo G. Sanchez, he's a radar technician at the Palm Beach Air Force base, West Palm Beach in Florida, and it goes like this: How, or was, modern jazz derived from Dixieland jazz? Well, that's the question -- how're you gonna answer that?" Ferguson: "Well, uh, when you say derived from, it was not an absolute thing that suddenly happened, where a whole bunch of people suddenly said we're gonna stop playing Dixieland and play modern jazz. I think that probably it was more of a case of, uh, oh, you can take for instance your difference between Harry Edison of the Count Basie Band as opposed to Louie Armstrong, and, uh, in other words, and I'm sure you can get much closer people than that. But, uh, what I'm tryin' to say is, it was a gradual change, just as automobiles change and things like that, but however there's still very many good arguments about how that the..., they don't build automobiles like they used to, and that's where the Dixielander, the Dixieland crowd can shout and wave their banners, and, uh, it's all jazz so as far as I'm concerned it's all wonderful." Wallace: "Well, I think to elucidate a little bit more, you mean that was really no actual flipover switch. It started in the back rooms among the musicians, although the public probably first became aware of the big switch when Diz started playin' as opposed to Louie's horn. Right?" Ferguson: "Yes, I would say that, uh, that's a very very good explanation. In other words, uh, I'm sure that there was a young guy listening to Louie Armstrong, many of them, when he was also fairly young, and, uh, loved the way Louie played, and yet didn't completely imitate him. I don't think anybody ever should, and I think that, uh, music is not... modern jazz is always changing and, uh, the modern jazz that we hear today, uh, will not be as modern five or ten years from today." Wallace: "Or twenty years from today... There you are, Leo, that answers your question, and I don't blame you for not being able to find the switch from Dixie to progressive in any book that, ah, you picked up, because I don't know of any book that it's written in. But right now, let's listen, shall we, as Bandstand USA takes you direct to the Village Vanguard and the Modern Jazz Quartet..." (fade out) July 27, 1957 (4 items; TT = 12:33) Café Bohemia, New York NY Mutual Network radio broadcast Miles Davis Quintet Miles Davis (tpt); Sonny Rollins (ts); William "Red" Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Arthur Taylor (d); Guy Wallace (ann) Introduction (Guy Wallace) 1:03 "Bandstand USA... Hi there, come on along and listen to the sounds of America's newest and, we think, greatest art form, the sounds of jazz. And welcome aboard, we're very happy to have you with us tonight, this is Guy Wallace and Bandstand USA, the only live jazz show on radio today. The sounds of the world's greatest jazzmen are performed for you, direct from the spots in which they are currently appearing -- live, through the courtesy and cooperation of the American Federation of Musicians, James C. Petrillo, President. So if you're set, we are too, and let's not waste any more time as Bandstand USA gets ready to take you now to the Café Bohemia, 15 Barrow Street, right in Greenwich Village here in New York, for the artistry of the controversial trumpet player that the whole country listens to, Miles Davis. Here we go, Bandstand USA takes you direct to Café Bohemia and Miles Davis..." Bye Bye Blackbird (R. Henderson-M. Dixon) 8:12 Voiceover 7:30-8:12. Wallace: "That's Miles Davis and his group, coming to you from the Café Bohemia, 15 Barrow Street, in Greenwich Village. A great group it is, too, and a great place to go, incidentally, it's really got an international reputation in the jazz field, the Bohemia. Jimmy Garifolo, the owner, is one of the nicest guys you'd ever wanna meet. If you're in the vicinity and wanna run down and listen to some real fine sounds... Say, our guest today is Bill Coss, the editor of Jazz Today and Metronome magazine. Now, Bill, uh, c'mon on board here, see if you can grab yourself a piece of that microphone, and answer me a question, not so much for me but for the folks across the country. Why, why do they say Miles Davis is the most controversial trumpet player in the business today?" Coss: "You could write a book probably about the subject..." Interview 0:20 Interview continues. Coss: "...and I would like to. But there are two things, probably. One is that some people think that Miles is making fun of them from the stand. This is one thing. But secondly and most importantly I think, is that Miles, I think you could say, is the leader of a whole new school of trumpeters, this so-called soft sound trumpet, which is actually much..." Tune Up (M. Davis) (incomplete) 2:58 Voiceover interview continues until 0:34. Coss: "...more reminiscent of a tenor saxophone or an alto saxophone say, than it is a trumpet, and this has led completely away from the Dizzy Gillespie out of Roy Eldridge out of Louie Armstrong kind of trumpet playing." Wallace: "I see. It's not only a soft sound, it's unusual and distinctive sound, because he gets sounds out of a horn that I've never heard before." Coss: "That's right. Barry Ulanov called it an 'eggshelled' sound, and I think that's a very good description." Wallace: "Was it Barry that coined the phrase that Miles Davis plays like a man walking on eggs?" Coss: "He might of. It certainly is close enough to it, yes." Wallace: "Let's get back now and here some more of that wonderful sound of Miles Davis's horn, from the Café Bohemia. Let's go." Splice at 0:56 to beginning of ts solo, b solo, closing theme. December 8, 1957 (12 items; TT = 58:32) Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) VARA radio broadcast René Urtreger Quartet with Miles Davis Miles Davis (tpt); Barney Wilen (ts); René Urtreger (p); Pierre Michelot (b); Kenny Clarke (d) First set Woody 'n' You (D. Gillespie) 5:11 Bags' Groove (M. Jackson) 7:10 What's New? (J. Burke-B. Haggart) 3:42 Wilen out But Not for Me (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) 6:56 A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) 7:20 Four (M. Davis) 4:20 The Theme (M. Davis) 0:18 Second set Walkin' (R. Carpenter) 6:43 Well, You Needn't (T. Monk) 5:31 'Round Midnight (B. Hanighen-C. Williams-T. Monk) 5:44 Lady Bird (T. Dameron) 5:17 The Theme (M. Davis) 0:20 May 17, 1958 (5 items; TT = 19:49) Café Bohemia, New York NY Mutual Network radio broadcast Miles Davis Quintet Miles Davis (tpt); John Coltrane (ts); Bill Evans (p); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (d); Guy Wallace (ann) Introduction (Guy Wallace) 0:14 "The controversial Miles Davis... We call him controversial because some people like him, some people don't. We love him, and we're trying to get you to love him, and after you hear him tonight, if you're hearing him for the first time, we know that you will love him." Four (M. Davis) 4:48 Issued as "Four Plus One More" on Chakra and Black Label. Bye Bye Blackbird (R. Henderson-M. Dixon) 6:45 Walkin' (R. Carpenter) 6:26 Issued as "Rollin' and Blowin'" on Chakra and Black Label. Two Bass Hit (J. Lewis-D. Gillespie) 1:36 Incomplete on Yadeon 502 (first 0:48) and on Jazz Band EBCD 2101 (last 1:06). Voiceover 0:45-1:37. Guy Wallace: "That's the one... Miles Davis, Miles Davis and his horn, playing for you from the Café Bohemia, 15 Barrow Street in Greenwich Village, Jimmy Garifolo's home of modern jazz. How 'bout the personnel, Don, do you know who was with Miles tonight?" Don Cerulli: "Well, there's Miles of course on trumpet, and John Coltrane, the very distinctive-sounding tenor sax player, Bill Evans on piano, and if you heard in the last tune, that beautiful arco passage, you knew it was Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums." Wallace: "Thank you very much Don Cerulli, the New York editor of Downbeat, as I'm sure you gathered from that erudite, ah, discussion of who's at the Bohemia. Incidentally, if you wanna get down to the Bohemia some Sunday afternoon, it's a great place to go, wonderful place to go. They have a jazz concert section down there -- you just go in, pay your admission price, and that's all, you don't have to buy anything else." August 9, 1958 (3 items; TT = 18:37) Spotlite Lounge, Washington DC Mutual Network radio broadcast Miles Davis Sextet Miles Davis (tpt); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as); John Coltrane (ts); Bill Evans (p); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d) Walkin' (R. Carpenter) 6:41 All of You (C. Porter) 6:46 Adderley out 'Round Midnight (B. Hanighen-C. Williams-T. Monk) 5:10 November 1, 1958 (6 items; TT = 19:19) Spotlite Lounge, Washington DC Mutual Network radio broadcast Miles Davis All-Stars Miles Davis (tpt); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as); John Coltrane (ts); William "Red" Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d) Introduction 0:05 "...House That Jazz Built in Washington DC, Jazz Limited, presents Miles Davis..." Sid's Ahead (M. Davis) [Weirdo] 8:32 Introduction 0:31 "We're hear earlier, and we're here bright. Miles Davis bright, through the Mutual Network. A salute to Miles Davis and the All-Stars. Let's run down the line-up briefly. Miles Davis, trumpet; Cannonball Adderley, alto; John Coltrane, tenor; Paul Chambers, bass, Red Garland, piano; Jimmy Cobb, drums. That opener was a Miles Davis original, 'Sid's Ahead'. Now 'Bye Bye Blackbird'..." Bye Bye Blackbird (R. Henderson-M. Dixon) 6:19 Introduction 0:24 "Now that blackbird was flyin' waaay out there. Home base, though, was the Spotlite, the House That Jazz Built, Jazz Limited, in Washington DC. Motivating power, Miles Davis and the All-Stars. We have time, so we'll go right into a Thelonious Monk original, 'Straight, No Chaser'..." Straight, No Chaser (T. Monk) (incomplete) 3:28 Voiceover 3:05-3:29: "'Tis indeed a sad thing to interrupt Miles Davis, but 'tis indeed time -- clock on the wall says so. Miles Davis All-Stars, coming to you live from the Spotlite, Jazz Limited in Washington. Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Paul Chambers, Red Garland, Jimmy Cobb making up the Miles Davis All-Stars..." January 3, 1959 (3 items; TT = 19:41) Birdland, New York NY Mutual Network radio broadcast Miles Davis All-Stars Miles Davis (tpt); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as); John Coltrane (ts); William "Red" Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d); Guy Wallace (ann) Introduction (Guy Wallace) 0:10 "From the jazz corner of the world, uninterrupted, from Birdland at Broadway at 52nd Street, Bandstand USA presents Miles Davis..." Bags' Groove (M. Jackson) 14:13 All of You (C. Porter) (incomplete) 5:18 Voiceover 5:07-5:18: "The great Miles Davis and his group playing for you from Birdland, Broadway at 52nd Street, on Bandstand USA, live through the courtesy and cooperation of the American Federation of Musicians..." (fade out) August 7, 1959 (2 items; TT = 12:41) Chicago Stadium, Chicago IL AFRS radio broadcast Miles Davis Quintet Miles Davis (tpt); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as); Wynton Kelly (p); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d) Introduction 1:07 "Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois. The first Playboy Jazz Festival... This is Jazz! Yes, it's jazz from Chicago, recorded live at the first Playboy Jazz Festival in stereophonic, high-fidelity sound, especially for this radio network. You'll be hearing the complete performances of your favorite jazz artists. This is what is happening in Chicago -- This is Jazz! Yes, it certainly is jazz once again, and that tremendous ovation that you're hearing has been for Count Basie, Joe Williams, and Lambert, Hendricks and Ross. They've just completed here at the Playboy Jazz Festival, and we'll be hearing from Miles Davis and David Allyn, that wonderful singer, in just a couple of minutes. Here he is -- let's go down to stage-side for Miles Davis..." So What (M. Davis) 11:34 --- List info.txt Miles Davis 1949-1959 A complete rearrangement of broadcast / live performances July 17, 1955 Festival Field, Newport November 17, 1955 Hudson Theatre, New York February 18, 1956 Pasadena Civic Center, Pasadena November 12, 1956 Stadthalle, Freiburg December 8, 1956 Blue Note Club, Philadelphia February 16, 1957 Peacock Alley Lounge, St. Louis February 23, 1957 Peacock Alley Lounge, St. Louis July 13, 1957 Café Bohemia, New York July 20, 1957 Café Bohemia, New York July 27, 1957 Café Bohemia, New York December 8, 1957 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam May 17, 1958 Café Bohemia, New York August 9, 1958 Spotlite Lounge, Washington November 1, 1958 Spotlite Lounge, Washington January 3, 1959 Birdland, New York August 7, 1959 Chicago Stadium, Chicago |
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| Live | 1 |
| Incomplete | 0 |
| ALBW | 0 |
| Compilation | 0 |
| nVol | 124 |