Davis, Miles | Miles In France 1963 & 1964 - | 1LP

The Miles Davis Quintet did not exist continuously but was formed several times with different line-ups, and the two best known are the two Great Quintets. The First Great Quintet operated from 1955 to 1958, and the Second Great Quintet from 1964 to 1969. Outside those periods there were other quintets, including one that performed between 1968 and 1970 but never recorded a studio album.

Miles In France 1963 & 1964 is the eighth volume in The Bootleg Series, a box set of eight LPs issued by Columbia in the US in 2024. It contains five performances by the Miles Davis Quintet, including three concerts from the Festival Mondial du Jazz in Antibes in July 1963 and two concerts from Paris in October 1964. George Coleman plays tenor saxophone on the 1963 recordings and Wayne Shorter on the 1964 recordings, with Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on bass, Anthony Williams on drums and Miles Davis on trumpet. The set includes liner notes and interviews by Marcus J. Moore, with interviewees George Coleman and Ron Carter.

Track List

Side A

1. Introduction By André Francis (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 26th July 1963)
2. So What (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 26th July 1963)
3. All Blues (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 26th July 1963)

Side B

1. Stella By Starlight (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 26th July 1963)
2. Seven Steps to Heaven (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 26th July 1963)

Side C

1. Walkin' (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 26th July 1963)
2. My Funny Valentine (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 26th July 1963)

Side D

1. Joshua (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 26th July 1963)
2. The Theme (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 26th July 1963)
3. Closing Accouncement By André Francis (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 26th July 1963)

Side E

1. Introduction By André Francis (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 27th July 1963)
2. Autumn Leaves (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 27th July 1963)
3. Milestones (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 27th July 1963)

Side F

1. I Thought About You (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 27th July 1963)
2. Joshua (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 27th July 1963)

Side G

1. All of You (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 27th July 1963)

Side H

1. Walkin' (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 27th July 1963)

Side I

1. Bye Bye Blackbird (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 27th July 1963)
2. The Theme (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 27th July 1963)

Side J

1. Introduction By André Francis (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 28th July 1963)
2. If I Were a Bell (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 28th July 1963)

Side K

1. So What (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 28th July 1963)
2. Stella By Starlight (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 28th July 1963)

Side L

1. Walkin' (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 28th July 1963)
2. The Theme (Live at Paris Jazz Festival, Salle Pleyel, 1st October 1964)

Side M

1. Autumn Leaves (Live at Paris Jazz Festival, Salle Pleyel, 1st October 1964)
2. So What (Live at Paris Jazz Festival, Salle Pleyel, 1st October 1964)

Side N

1. Stella By Starlight (Live at Paris Jazz Festival, Salle Pleyel, 1st October 1964)
2. Walkin' (Live at Paris Jazz Festival, Salle Pleyel, 1st October 1964)
3. The Theme (Live at Paris Jazz Festival, Salle Pleyel, 1st October 1964)

Side O

1. All of You (Live at Paris Jazz Festival, Salle Pleyel, 1st October 1964)
2. Joshua (Live at Paris Jazz Festival, Salle Pleyel, 1st October 1964)

Side P

1. My Funny Valentine (Live at Paris Jazz Festival, Salle Pleyel, 1st October 1964)
2. No Blues (Live at Paris Jazz Festival, Salle Pleyel, 1st October 1964)
3. The Theme (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes, 28th July 1963)