Originally posted November 21, 2011
Miles Davis - Avery Fisher Hall
Newport Jazz Festival
New York City, NY
July 1, 1975
Band Recorded Soundboard @320
Listen to these two sets and it’s hard to imagine that Miles Davis would soon stop playing for the next four years. The band is firing on all cylinders; the music is passionately performed and any other group would have died for this. Filled with Miles’ staccato, jump-start bursts, with a backing wash of drums and cymbals that sound like shredding glass and a meandering, funky guitar - components such as nuance and precision may take a backseat to spontaneity and the magic of the musical kill… and it is all still surprisingly fresh today.
(See download for more notes)
Originally posted at the Original Floppy Boot Stomp, now with new link!
Track List:
Disc 1 (first set):
Track 101. Moja/Nne (’Turnaroundphrase/Tune in 5')
Track 102. Tune in 5
Track 103. Maiysha
Track 104. Untitled Original
Disc 2 (second set):
Track 201. Right Off
Track 202. Mtume
Track 203. Lovin’ You (’Latin’)
Track 204. Ife (with 2nd source splice)
Track 205. Untitled Original
Thanks to jkeisers