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The explosive transformation of Miles Davis' 'second great Quintet' with Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Herbie Hancock (piano), Ron Carter (bass), and Tony Williams (drums) is laid bare on LIVE IN EUROPE 1967: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 1. Culled from original state-owned television and radio sources in Belgium, Denmark, and France, this 5 LP box set spans three northern European festival performances over the course of nine days in October-November 1967. The audio shows consist entirely of previously unreleased or previously only bootlegged material. Miles' Quintet lineup of 1965 to '68 is acknowledged as one of the high reference points in 20th Century jazz, and its influence continues to reverberate in small group jazz today, and it was the quintet's live performances, as they evolved into Miles' ideal of a 'leaderless' jamming ensemble, that truly immortalized them.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
When this was announced my immediate thought was "They're scraping the barrel". How could there still be anything worth issuing? I was wrong. The comments of the other two reviewers are exactly my view. The music here is marvellous, as good as anything else issued by this group. I think it's vastly better than the Plugged Nickel material, which I've tried hard to enjoy but which, because Miles himself is so lacklustre, I still don't really like. Everyone here is on top form, the reasons for the band's supremacy are clear for everyone to hear. The only oddity is that one of the concerts on the DVD seems to be incomplete. There's a new CD, "Winter in Europe 1967", which consists of the same two concerts as the DVD, but with an additional track, a 9 minute version of "Walkin'". I don't know whether this was omitted from the DVD for technical reasons to do with the film, or whether it's been added to the CD from an entirly different source. It certainly sounds as if the music is all from the same concert. I mention this small detail in case anyone can enlighten me, and also for the benefit of anyone who wants every note of the music - as who wouldn't? I agree that the packaging could have been better; but the price is reasonable - in view of the quality of the music, a bargain. Fast-forward a few years, and see the outrageous sums being asked for this set when it's been deleted. Buy it, now - the more they sell, the more likely it is that we'll get Vol 2 in the not-too-distant future.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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The music on the 3 CDs are from radio broadcasts recorded during the 1967 European tour that have been remastered to a pristine sound quality. The band had been playing together for a few years and are relaxed and together. As you would expect the individual performances are of the best quality, and as a unit they are empathising and bouncing musical ideas of the highest standard. This was a high point in the Miles Davis career.
The whole format had changed from the way the previous famous band (with John Coltrane) had worked; that had had a much controlled buttoned-down feel whereas the work with Shorter, Hancock, Carter and Williams was more loose, on-the-move improvisation and somehow much more fun. The different concerts show this at work, the repertoire as previously has set tunes that appear in most of the concerts (Aggression, Footprints, Gingerbread Boy and Theme) but include variants of ballads and old favorites (Round Midnight, I Fall in Love Too Easily, No Blues); it is the way in which these pieces change in the different concerts, the mood of the music, a different pathway from the opening statements; it makes for fascinating listening.
The Plugged Nickel CD set recorded the line-up at the beginning of this line-up period; the Bootleg Series Vol.1 shows the line-up bedded in and working performing wonderfully.
Not only do we get 3 x CDs at a bargain price, but the package includes a DVD of 2 TV broadcasts from the tour (performances not on the CDs) which gives us the opportunity to see the group working. I always find it enlightening to see the actual performance, you see how they move around the stage when not playing, the enjoyment of the other players of a soloist and the way Carter and Williams work off and underpin the front line performances.
This excellent, bargain of a CD/DVD package is well worth investment.
Recommended
The whole format had changed from the way the previous famous band (with John Coltrane) had worked; that had had a much controlled buttoned-down feel whereas the work with Shorter, Hancock, Carter and Williams was more loose, on-the-move improvisation and somehow much more fun. The different concerts show this at work, the repertoire as previously has set tunes that appear in most of the concerts (Aggression, Footprints, Gingerbread Boy and Theme) but include variants of ballads and old favorites (Round Midnight, I Fall in Love Too Easily, No Blues); it is the way in which these pieces change in the different concerts, the mood of the music, a different pathway from the opening statements; it makes for fascinating listening.
The Plugged Nickel CD set recorded the line-up at the beginning of this line-up period; the Bootleg Series Vol.1 shows the line-up bedded in and working performing wonderfully.
Not only do we get 3 x CDs at a bargain price, but the package includes a DVD of 2 TV broadcasts from the tour (performances not on the CDs) which gives us the opportunity to see the group working. I always find it enlightening to see the actual performance, you see how they move around the stage when not playing, the enjoyment of the other players of a soloist and the way Carter and Williams work off and underpin the front line performances.
This excellent, bargain of a CD/DVD package is well worth investment.
Recommended
38 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I'll confess at the outset that I would be considered by most people to be something of an obsessive when it comes to the music of Miles Davis. To my knowledge I now own ALL of his huge officially released recorded output. Some albums I own several times over, due to Columbia records habit of releasing, repackaging and re-releasing many of his albums in recent years. For example I owned Bitches Brew on vinyl. I replaced it when the CD version became available, only to replace it again when it was re-released in an expanded and remastered form. This version was in turn rendered redundant when I invested in the 'Complete Bitches Brew' 4 CD metal-spined deluxe boxed set. This however turned out not to be complete when the super deluxe and hugely expensive 3CD, 2 vinyl record and 1 DVD 40th anniversary edition was released.
However I digress. This latest addition to my Miles collection is superb. Like his 'first great quintet' this band comprised 5 tremendously talented individuals. Like the first line up this one was never going to be a Miles Davis backing group. Each of these musicians brought something unique to the group. Comparisons with miles first great quintet are probably futile, they are very different animals. Several of my favourite studio albums (not just by Davis but by anyone) are from this group. Previous to this release the only officially released live material was the eight CD 'Plugged Nickel' boxed set, which has been unavailable for some years, although a double CD best of was released as part of the massive 72 disc 'Complete Columbia' box set a couple of years ago. This set however differs considerably from the 'Plugged Nickel set' which concentrated very much on older material from Miles' back catalogue. Whilst a few older tunes (round midnight, walkin', the theme, no blues, I fall in love too easily and on green dolphin street) do appear on this set, the music on these three well filled discs (all clock in at over an hour each) are culled from albums by this quintet. The music is tremendous, as you would expect from these maestros. Furthermore the sound quality accross all three discs is excellent. None of the music on the three CDs has been previously officially released, although some of it has been around for a while in sub-standard bootleg form. The DVD which was previously released as part of the 'Complete Columbia' set is equally as good, with excellent sound and picture quality. The packaging for this set could have been better, fold out card with plastic CD holders glued on but that would inevitably have forced up the price, on balance I see more value for money in a set like this than than for example the 40th/50th Anniversary editions of Bitches Brew and Kind of Blue retailing at around £80 a pop. All in all a great new addition to Miles' recorded work and a tremendous bargain at around £[], even if, like me you already own the DVD.
However I digress. This latest addition to my Miles collection is superb. Like his 'first great quintet' this band comprised 5 tremendously talented individuals. Like the first line up this one was never going to be a Miles Davis backing group. Each of these musicians brought something unique to the group. Comparisons with miles first great quintet are probably futile, they are very different animals. Several of my favourite studio albums (not just by Davis but by anyone) are from this group. Previous to this release the only officially released live material was the eight CD 'Plugged Nickel' boxed set, which has been unavailable for some years, although a double CD best of was released as part of the massive 72 disc 'Complete Columbia' box set a couple of years ago. This set however differs considerably from the 'Plugged Nickel set' which concentrated very much on older material from Miles' back catalogue. Whilst a few older tunes (round midnight, walkin', the theme, no blues, I fall in love too easily and on green dolphin street) do appear on this set, the music on these three well filled discs (all clock in at over an hour each) are culled from albums by this quintet. The music is tremendous, as you would expect from these maestros. Furthermore the sound quality accross all three discs is excellent. None of the music on the three CDs has been previously officially released, although some of it has been around for a while in sub-standard bootleg form. The DVD which was previously released as part of the 'Complete Columbia' set is equally as good, with excellent sound and picture quality. The packaging for this set could have been better, fold out card with plastic CD holders glued on but that would inevitably have forced up the price, on balance I see more value for money in a set like this than than for example the 40th/50th Anniversary editions of Bitches Brew and Kind of Blue retailing at around £80 a pop. All in all a great new addition to Miles' recorded work and a tremendous bargain at around £[], even if, like me you already own the DVD.
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great value for money
Having a 3CD box set with three different concerts in Europe from the legendary MDQuintet, it seems like you'll miss something with only a few tracks selected in a single cd. Read more
Published 9 days ago by alberto
Miles great Quintet at their best
Firstly I must agree with what has been well said said in depth by others. But to add that Miles and his amazing group are on fire here. Read more
Published 3 months ago by KayJay S
Outstanding
I have little to add to the eloquent comments of earlier reviewers, but I shared their delight and surprise at the emergence of these wonderful live performances. Read more
Published 6 months ago by The Brother
Quintet
What a treat. A delight from A to Z. Product was well packed and delivered on time.
I sat on my own in the early hours of the morning and indulged myself with this CD. Read more
I sat on my own in the early hours of the morning and indulged myself with this CD. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. R. Dyett
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