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 – 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 – 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