Miles Davis – Oslo, Norway (11/09/71)

Miles Davis Septet
09 Nov 1971
Chateau Neuf, Oslo, Norway

Received in trade.
This is what I know: This show was broadcast by Norsk Rikskringkastning TV (NRK) and was also an FM broadcast. I have two different sources for the radio broadcast and they don’t sound anywhere near as good as this.
There’s also an NRK webcast. Contrast clause(s): the video stream is here: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=357067, and an audience recording here: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=449047.)

As the audio quality is excellent (check samples), I wondered if my version of the recording was taken from the (lossy) web stream. However, TLH confirms that the tracks are “100% CDDA” (see details below). Additionally, I have included the Spectrum Analysis. Granted, I’m no expert on this, but there’s no obvious cut off at 18000-20000Hz.

  1. Directions (J. Zawinul)
  2. Honky Tonk (M. Davis)
  3. What I Say (M. Davis)
  4. Sanctuary (W. Shorter)
  5. It’s About That Time (M. Davis)
  6. Yesternow (M. Davis)
  7. Funky Tonk (M. Davis)
  8. Sanctuary (W. Shorter)

Duration: 1:19:23
Shorter than the TV broadcast, which included approximately 2 mins of dead air and signal bars.

Miles Davis – tp
Gary Bartz – ss, as
Keith Jarrett – el-p, org
Michael Henderson – el-b
Ndugu Leon Chancler – dr
Charles Don Alias – cga, perc
James Mtume Forman – cga, perc

Miles Davis – Berlin, Germany (11/06/71)

Miles Davis Septet
November 6, 1971
Philharmonie
Berlin, Germany



NDR Radio ‘live-to-air’ FM radio broadcast, 83:52, A

Miles Davis (tpt); Gary Bartz (ss, as); Keith Jarrett (kb); Michael Henderson (b); “Ndugu” Leon Chancler (d); Charles Don Alias (perc); James Mtume Foreman (perc)

1 Introduction / Band Warming Up (0:51)
2 Directions (14:05)
3 Honky Tonk (17:50)
4 What I Say? (8:28)
5 Sanctuary (4:41)
6 It’s About That Time (16:26)
7 Funky Tonk > Sanctuary (21:27)

Version History

This recording originates from a plaz transfer of his friend’s tape in 2000 or thereabouts, so here’s the original information….

Lineage: NDR FM stereo radio broadcast > R > cas > cdr
Transfer: Akai stereo cassette deck > TASCAM CD-RW700

Editor 1: 1st generation cassette transfer and WavLab 4 restoration by plaz and Guiseppe Candiamo

  • Continuous NR: The original transfer disc contained a couple of perfect noise samples at the start and end, so it was possible to remove most of the broadband tape noise and hiss without adversely affecting the music. The two channels were separated into L and R channel files and de-noised independently because the noise was different for each channel. The continuous DNR process was run successively at a very low rate, using the output from the previous run to remove any DNR artifacts during the subsequent run, a virtual CEDAR processing stack. This process was applied to each of the two cassette tape sides involved, and then the files were reassembled.
  • spliced 2 tape sides: This recording was copied from a continuous reel and appears to be the complete live-to-air broadcast.
  • gain normalized and tracked

The layout of the original trade CDRS:
CD1 [47:48]
1 Introduction / band Warming Up (0:56)
2 Directions (14:55)
3 Honky Tonk (2:38)
4 Funky Tonk (1:41)
5 Honky Tonk (6:50)
6 What I Say? (15:48)
7 Sanctuary (4:56)
CD2 [39:18]
8 It’s About That Time (17:04)
9 Funky Tonk / Sanctuary (22:13)
TT: 87:04

Editor 2 (twat with advisor Prof Goody)

Post Production: FLAC > WAV > Adobe Audition (Pitch Bender: +60 cents, Fade Out: d1t08) > CD Wave (Re-Tracked & removed gaps) > TLH > FLAC
Editor 3 (TomP with Nero 7)

  • Reduced RH channel to 70%
  • Cross-faded L&R channels (80:20 ratio) to fix headphone unfriendly mix
  • Fixed glitch 8.22 in Honky Tonk
  • Fixed glitches 3.37 3.52 & 4.30 in Sanctuary
  • Fixed glitch at 0.41 in “It’s About That Time”
  • Combined the split Honky Tonk tracks (inc. short Funky Tonk fragment)
  • Fixed the Fade out between Sanctuary & It’s about that time; now it is a continuous set

Comments:
Recording clarity is superb, with very low noise, so the original recorder did a fantastic job, but it still needed the final touches (details above) to make it a ‘must have’ recording; its has low noise and a great mix as the 3 percussionists are spread across the stereo image. I would classify it as similar to the quality of the official Black Beauty CDs, a slightly edgy sound, but terrific powerful performance, definitely towards the electric side (my distinct preference as Keith plays a lot more organ) rather than jazz side of this group’s recordings, so…Hope you enjoy this as much as I do now! Many thanks again to ‘twat’ for his post and encouragement for this remaster

Editor 4 (plaz): Sound Forge 10 Pro

  • repaired a few clicks and pops, removed a few micro gaps near a couple of the track boundaries, gain normalized and retracked.

Acknowledgements:
Thanks to ML for his generosity in loaning me his 1st generation cassette of this (then uncirculated) stereo recording. Thanks to Giuseppe Candiamo at AllSound Restore for invaluable help with this and other music projects. Thanks for the remastering work by Professor Goody (editor 2) and TomP (editor 3). Eric Theissen has kindly created the artwork.

Miles Davis – Zurich, Switzerland (10/22/71)

Miles Davis
October 22, 1971
Neue Stadthalle,
Dietikon, Zurich
Switzerland

First show

Deutsche und R‰toromanische
Schweiz Radio 3 broadcast (2004)

Miles Davis (tp)
Gary Bartz (ss, as)
Keith Jarrett (kb)
Michael Henderson (b)
“Ndugu” Leon Chancler (d)
Charles Don Alias (pc)
James “Mtume” Foreman (pc)

  1. Directions (13:04)
  2. What I Say? (10:58)
  3. Sanctuary (03:42)
  4. It’s About That Time (13:15)
  5. Bitches Brew (11:55)
  6. Funky Tonk (25:53)
  7. Sanctuary (01:00)

Total time: 79:50

FM radio broadcast > ?? > Trade > EAC (4x, secure) > FLAC (level 6, with sector align)
Sound quality: A, excellent

Miles Davis – New York, NY (06/20/70)

Miles Davis Septet
June 20, 1970
Fillmore East Auditorium
New York, NY, USA

Unedited soundboard recording, 57:27

Miles Davis (tp); Steve Grossman (ss, ts); Chick Corea (el-p, perc); Keith Jarrett (org, fl);
Dave Holland (b, el-b); Jack DeJohnette (d); Airto Moreira (perc, voc); Bill Graham (ann)

1 Directions (10:53)
2 The Mask 1 (11:15)
4 It’s About That Time (11:03)
5 I Fall in Love Too Easily > Sanctuary (4:37)
6 Bitches Brew (9:42)
7 Willie Nelson (9:20)
8 The Theme (0:34)

–Reference Set List–
1 Introduction (0:08)
2 Directions (10:52)
3 The Mask (11:11)
4 It’s About That Time (11:18)
5 I Fall In Love Too Easily (1:04)
6 Sanctuary (3:17)
7 Bitches Brew (9:43)
8 Willie Nelson (9:43)
9 The Theme (with applause) (0:57)

Miles Davis – New York, NY (06/17/70)

Miles Davis Sextet
June 17, 1970
Fillmore East
New York, NY, USA

Soundboard recording, 54:51

Lineage: SBD > MR > DAT @ 48 kHz >.wav via S/PDIF and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 digital soundcard >SoundForge 6.0 > CD Wave > flac(8), SBE OK)

1 Directions (10:40)
2 The Mask (11:02)
3 (9:38)
4 (15:21)
5 (7:16)
6 The Theme (0:51)

1 Directions (10:36)
2 The Mask (11:01)
3 It’s About That Time (10:43)
4 Bitches Brew/The Theme (14:10)

Miles Davis – San Francisco, CA (04/10/70)

Miles Davis Studio Sextet
April 10, 1970
Fillmore West Auditorium
San Francisco, CA, USA

Soundbaord recording, 79:19

Miles Davis (tp); Steve Grossman (ss); Chick Corea (el-p); Dave Holland (b, el-b); Jack DeJohnette (d); Airto Moreira (perc)

1 Directions (10:46)
2 Miles Runs The Voodoo Down (12:22)
3 Willie Nelson (6:22)
4 I Fall In Love Too Easily (1:34)
5 Sanctuary (4:00)
6 It’s About That Time (9:59)
7 Bitches Brew (12:52)
8 Masqualero (9:07)
9 Spanish Key > The Theme (12:13)

Miles Davis – San Francisco, CA (04/09/70)

MILES DAVIS SEXTET
April 9, 1970
Fillmore West Auditorium
San Francisco, CA

Miles Davis – trumpet
Chick Corea – electric and acoustic piano
Steve Grossman – soprano saxophone
Dave Holland – electric and acoustic bass
Jack DeJohnette – drums
Airto Moreira – percussion

1 Directions (J. Zawinul) – 6:41
2 Miles Runs the Voodoo Down (M. Davis) – 9:21
3 This (C. Corea) – 5:46
4 It’s About That Time (M. Davis) – 11:41
5 I Fall in Love Too Easily (S. Cahn-J. Styne) – 2:13
6 Sanctuary (W. Shorter-M. Davis) – 3:22
7 Spanish Key (M. Davis) – 13:22
8 Bitches Brew (M. Davis) – 13:34
9 The Theme (M. Davis) – 0:17

Miles Davis – Vienna, Austria (10/31/69)

MILES DAVIS
1969-10-31
VIENNA, AUT.
STADTHALLE



DYNAMIC RESTAURATION REMASTER

AMPLITUDE RECONSTRUCTION UP TO 5 DB!

Setlist:
Announcements
Bitches Brew
Agitation
Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
I Fall In Love Too Easily
Sanctuary
The Theme

Personell:
Miles Davis: trumpet
Wayne Shorter: tenor & soprano sax
Chick Corea: Fender Rhodes Piano
Dave Holland: bass
Jack DeJohnette. drums

Lineage:
TV (MONO)>MSR>CDR>HD>FLAC (level 8)>WAVE>RE-MASTERED WITH WAVELAB 5.0, USING 32, 48 & 64 BIT SOLUTION PLUG INS>NORMALISATION TO -0.01 DB>CD WAVE TRACKING>FLAC FRONTEND (LEVEL 8)

DON’T FUCK MUSICANS! THIS RECORDING IS NOBODY ELSES PROPERTY THAN THE MUSICANS, AND, OR THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS. THIS NOTE IS ADRESSED TO THOSE PEOPLE, WHO SELL CDRS, OR MAKING BOOTLEGS. NOT JUST A FEW MUSICANS ACCEPT TAPERS. ONLY A FEW MUSICANS MAKING THE BIG MONEY, WHILE MOST OTHERS HAVE TO FIGHT HARD NOWADAYS, TO SURVIVE WITH THEIR ART. IF YOU LIKE THEIR ART, WHY NOT BUYING SOME OF THEIR RELEASES

Miles Davis – Unknown Sessions, Vol. 3

Miles Davis
Unknown Sessions Volume 3



Lineage: studio recordings – cd bootleg – cd-r in trade – wav – flac 6

Here’s vol. 3 of “Unknown sessions”. The second track is not included, as that was released
on the “Holly-wuud” single in an edited version.

The last two tracks are “Jack Johnson” outtakes that were NOT included on the official box set,
maybe because Miles doesn’t play on them. But he’s there directing the band, as can be heard.
They were taken from the Japanese boot cd “Another Jack Johnson”. All the other tracks on that disc
were included on the box set.

Enjoy!

1 Big Fun (M. Davis) Jul 26, 1973 7:24
(Untitled Original 730726a (M. Davis) [Holly-wuud, with chatter] Jul 26, 1973 6:50) – not included
2 Untitled Original 741106b (M. Davis) Nov 6, 1974 5:39
3 Jabali (M. Davis) Jun 12, 1972 11:30
4 Billy Preston (M. Davis) Dec 8, 1972 20:40

Bonus (unreleased “Jack Johnson” outtakes):
5 So What (M. Davis) March 20, 1970
Davis out; he tells Grossman “don’t play the melody, Steve” during the opening ostinato.
The take ends with Davis saying “ran out of tape.”

Miles Davis (voice); Steve Grossman (ss); John McLaughlin (g); Herbie Hancock (org); Dave Holland (el-b); Lenny White (d)

6 Untitled Original 700407 (M. Davis) 6:26 April 7, 1970
Davis out; at the beginning he says “Go ahead!” to Henderson.

Miles Davis (voice); Steve Grossman (ss); John McLaughlin (g); Herbie Hancock (org);
Michael Henderson (el-b); Billy Cobham (d)

June 12, 1972
Miles Davis (tpt); Carlos Garnett (ss); Bennie Maupin (bcl); Lonnie Liston Smith (org);
Harold I. Williams (el-p, synth); Michael Henderson (el-b); Al Foster (d); Jabali Billy Hart (d, perc);
James Mtume Forman (cga, perc); Badal Roy (tabla)

December 8, 1972
Miles Davis (org); Carlos Garnett (ss); Cedric Lawson (keyb); Reggie Lucas (g); Khalil Balakrishna (sitar);
Michael Henderson (el-b); Al Foster (d); James Mtume Forman (cga, perc); Badal Roy (tabla)

July 26, 1973
Miles Davis (tpt, org); Dave Liebman (ss, fl); Pete Cosey (g); Reggie Lucas (g); Michael Henderson (el-b);
Al Foster (d); James Mtume Forman (cga, perc)

November 6, 1974
Miles Davis (org); Sonny Fortune (ss, ts, fl); Pete Cosey (g, d, perc); Reggie Lucas (g);
Dominique Gaumont (g); Michael Henderson (el-b); Al Foster (d); James Mtume Forman (cga, perc)

Miles Davis – In France, 1957-1963

Miles Davis
In France, 1957 – 1963

Part I:
November 30, 1957
Olympia Theatre, Paris
ORTF Radio Broadcast

Miles Davis (tp)
Barney Wilen (ts)
RenÈ Urtreger (p)
Pierre Michelot (b)
Kenny Clarke (d)

  1. Bags’ Groove (06:52)
  2. Four (nc)(06:05)

Part II:
December, 1957
ORTF Studios, Paris
ORTF TV Broadcast

Miles Davis (tp)
Barney Wilen (ts)
RenÈ Urtreger (p)
Pierre Michelot (b)
Kenny Clarke (d)

  1. Lady Bird (03:43)
  2. Four (03:16)
  3. What’s New? (nc) (02:26)

Part III:
July 25, 1963
ThÈ‚tre du Champs-…lysÈes, Paris
Europe I Radio Broadcast

Miles Davis (tp)
George Coleman (ts)
Herbie Hancock (p)
Ron Carter (b)
Tony Williams (d)

  1. Stella by Starlight (14:39)
  2. So What (09:38)