Miles Davis, Five Shows From 1955-1969

Miles Davis is one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. His Kind Of Blue recordings alone would leave a lasting legacy. But he continued to push the boundaries of his art form and changed the landscape of how music would be played and listened to forever. Kind Of Blue still stands as one of the most important jazz recordings of all time. It is still remarkable by todays standards over 50 years latter. Here are several Miles davis live recordings from different times in his influential career. This is Miles Davis before the Kind Of Blue sessions. Pretty good straight ahead jazz.
Miles Davis All-Stars
July 17, 1955
Festival Field
Newport, Ri

Track Listing (23:51):
1. Introduction By Duke Ellington - 1:19
2. Hackensack - 7:54
3. Round About Midnight - 6:06
4. Now's The Time - 8:32

Musicians:
Miles Davis - Trumpet
Zoot Sims - Tenor Saxophone
Gerry Mulligan - Baritone Saxophone, Announcements
Thelonious Monk - Piano
Percy Heath - Bass
Connie Kay - Drums
Duke Ellington - Announcer

Source:
Voice Of America Broadcast
Mp3/256k
Download Link
http://www.mediafire.com/?44ipn84r4d3q276

Miles Davis
Kind Of Blue Sessions
Columbia 30th Street Studio
New-York, USA
3-02-59 and 4-22-59

Featuring John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley, Wynton Kelly,
Freddie Loader, Paul Chambers & Jimmy Cobb

This is an official release so I'm not going to post it but it is something everyone should listen to. Here is a link to a site that has the uncut sessions with all the mistakes and second takes and false starts. It is still pretty short and amazing how they just played it and it was perfect and history made. I love when someone between tracks is telling the sound man that the floor squeeks.
http://theuniversalmindof.blogspot.com/2008/12/miles-davis-kind-of-blue-studio.html

here is a recording of Miles with John Coltrane in the first classic quintet just a year after the Kind Of Blue Sessions.

MILES DAVIS QUINTET
Green Dophin Street
Amsterdam, Holland
4-9-60
Kurhaus, Scheveningen
VARA radio broadcast

Miles Davis (tpt)
John Coltrane (ts)
Wynton Kelly (p)
Paul Chambers (b)
Jimmy Cobb (d)

So What
'Round Midnight
On Green Dolphin Street
Walkin'
The Theme

tag on from
John Coltrane
11-20-61
Copenhagen

Mp3/320k
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http://www.mediafire.com/?36murr7ax6a9jcs

Here is Miles with an early version of the second classic quintet. It's a good recording too.

Miles Davis
September 20, 1963
County Fairgrounds
Monterey, CA

1. Autumn Leaves - 11:21
2. So What - 11:15
3. Stella By Starlight - 14:15
4. Walkin' - 12:36
5. The Theme - 1:18

Musicians:
Miles Davis - trumpet
George Coleman - tenor saxophone
Herbie Hancock - piano
Ron Carter - bass
Tony Williams - drums

Mp3/256k
Link was removed, Sorry.
Appaently this has now been released as of 2007


Here is Miles again a few years latter with the same second classic quintet group.

Miles Davis Quintet
Philharmonie
Berlin
11-04-1967
Radio Broadcast

Miles Davis: trumpet
Wayne Shorter: tenor saxophone
Herbie Hancock: piano
Ron Carter: bass
Tony Williams: drums

Agitation
Footprints
'Round Midnight
No Blues
Riot
On Green Dolphin Street
Masqualero
Gingerbread Boy
The Theme
Masqualero

Mp3/192k
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http://www.mediafire.com/?s2k9534b4glw2vp

This recording is of the "electric" jazz period where Miles took his music to a new place called Jazz Fusion. He was highly criticized for this but it started a whole new direction of music experimentation in the jazz world.

Miles Davis
November 3, 1969
Salle Pleyel
Paris, France

Miles Davis (tpt)
Wayne Shorter (ss, ts)
Chick Corea (el-p)
Dave Holland (b)
Jack DeJohnette (d)

Set 1
Directions
Bitches Brew
Paraphernalia
Riot
I Fall In Love Too Easily
Sanctuary
Miles Runs The Voodoo Down > The Theme

Set 2
Introduction
Bitches Brew
Agitation
I Fall In Love Too Easily
Sanctuary
Masqualero
It's About That Time

Mp3/192k
Download Links
http://www.mediafire.com/?4omvmgwgi2f274u
http://www.mediafire.com/?eat4m41i76hikpo