Miles Davis - The Definitive Bootleg Series Thread

'Miles Davis & John Coltrane - The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6' Out March 23

 

(Though I assume those tapes were used before for some of the previous releases.)

 

Interesting--VMP is exclusively releasing the Paris show on vinyl, in edition to Sony/Legacy releasing the Copenhagen show:

"A 2LP 12″ vinyl edition of Miles Davis & John Coltrane – The Final Tour: Paris, March 21, 1960 will be reissued exclusively through Vinyl Me, Please as part of their new VMP Classics subscription featuring the best jazz, blues & soul reissues on 180g black vinyl with exclusive listening notes. Available by signing up at http://www.vinylmeplease.com."

 

Wait, so no vinyl box set of this? That's odd. MOV had been doing a good job of these multivinyl Davis bootleg boxes. I think my Newport one is 8LPs.

 

Well this looks like it will be a really fun listen! Anyone found a track listing yet? I don’t see one anywhere

 

Now that is a release to look forward to!

 

I remember my joy at receiving the four-disc Trema set of the Paris concerts. I gambled on a confusing UK listing, assumed I'd receive an incomplete or wholly different set, and waited out the overseas shipping. Lo and behold, I got the right thing, the whole thing, and it surpassed my expectations for sound quality.

And now all you Johnny Come Lately's have to do is pre-order a domestic release -- doesn't seem fair! I'd regret not having the Sonny Stitt concerts, but this release is sure to please Miles fans who didn't trawl eBay seeking out European releases. Of all my 1960 tour discs, these would be the three concerts I'd pick as the best.

 

1
All of You (Live from Olympia Theatre, Paris)
17:05 Album Only
2
So What (Live from Olympia Theatre, Paris)
13:25 Album Only
3
On Green Dolphin Street (Live from Olympia Theatre, Paris)
14:40 Album Only
4
Walkin' (Live from Olympia Theatre, Paris)
15:52 Album Only
1
Bye Bye Blackbird (Live from Olympia Theatre, Paris)
14:01 Album Only
2
'Round Midnight (Live from Olympia Theatre, Paris)
5:36 Album Only
3
Oleo (Live from Olympia Theatre, Paris)
4:22 Album Only
4
The Theme (Live from Olympia Theatre, Paris)
0:51 Album Only
5
Introduction (Live from Tivoli Konsertsal, Copenhagen)
0:59 Album Only
6
So What (Live from Tivoli Konsertsal, Copenhagen)
14:36 Album Only
7
On Green Dolphin Street (Live from Tivoli Konsertsal, Copenhagen)
14:35 Album Only
8
All Blues (Live from Tivoli Konsertsal, Copenhagen)
15:31 Album Only
9
The Theme (incomplete) [Live from Tivoli Konsertsal, Copenhagen]
0:30 Album Only
1
Introduction by Norman Granz (Live from Konserthuset, Stockholm)
1:10 Album Only
2
So What (Live from Konserthuset, Stockholm)
10:34 Album Only
3
Fran Dance (Live from Konserthuset, Stockholm)
7:24 Album Only
4
Walkin' (Live from Konserthuset, Stockholm)
16:21 Album Only
5
The Theme (Live from Konserthuset, Stockholm)
0:52 Album Only
1
So What (Second Concert) [Live from Konserthuset, Stockholm]
15:20 Album Only
2
On Green Dolphin Street (Live from Konserthuset, Stockholm)
13:39 Album Only
3
All Blues (Live from Konserthuset, Stockholm)
16:10 Album Only
4
The Theme (Second Concert) [Live from Konserthuset, Stockholm]
1:00 Album Only
5
John Coltrane Interview (Live from Konserthuset, Stockholm)
John Coltrane

 

Not for those of us wanting Japan 1975 or similar.

 

As someone who wants both — I'm excited! And it's another one down on the way to an inevitable, domestic, Cuscuna/Wilder-helmed issue of Japan '75.

 

Impossible not to smile when you see so much love for those gigs

 

I've been a 1960 tour fan for years now, so it will be nice to finally have something official from Sony/Columbia. The Paris and Stockholm shows are the cream of the crop here, so hopefully there is a sonic upgrade.

If you want to round out the tour, these relatively recent releases are great:





If you want just one, the Swiss show has better sound. The Amsterdam set also contains an Oct 1960 set with Sonny Stitt.

 

Glad to see Sony release spring 1960. Coltrane is off the charts.

 

I'd prefer the 50s Quintet(s) live box before that.

Listenin' to Jazz and Conversation

 

PSA: as per usual, preorder price on Amazon UK is about half of what it is on the US site. $49.98 vs £20.57 ($27.54 right now) both shipped.

 

.............and when I ordered it was £20.99, thus getting me free delivery even if the price falls below 20 before release!!

 

Listening to the Dragon 4 CD release "Live In Stockholm". If this new bootleg release sound is as good as Stockholm, it will be a great release.

 

I have the Stockholm and Paris material already on official CDs mastered from the radio archive tapes. I have the Copenhagen material as well.

The mono sound is very good (especially Stockholm).

So I think I'll probably pass on this one.

These concerts are a must have especially for Coltrane fans. His solos are long and very advanced stuff for the time.

 

All this talk on other threads about Miles is making hard to keep this one away from the shopping cart:

But how long can we wait for this bootleg series ?! If there will be any ever.

 

Great quality album both performance and sound wise, but it would have fit on a single CD (just (to help keep costs down........).

 

Just curious. was the US pressed CD of Miles at The Fillmore: Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3 circulating in the US market? I’ve seen only the EU pressing.

 

I have a US pressing bought through amazon.

 

Mine must be US. Got it when it came out.

 

Even less now.

 

You ain’t kidding...under £17