Miles Davis
Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Concertgebouw
December 8, 1957

Miles Davis - trumpet
Barney Wilen - tenor saxophone
René Urtreger - piano
Pierre Michelot - bass
Kenny Clarke - drums

1. Woody 'n' You (Dizzy Gillespie) 4:58
2. Bags' Groove (Milt Jackson) 7:05
3. What's New (Bob Haggart) 3:35
4. But Not for Me (George Gershwin) 6:41
5. A Night in Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie) 7:18
6. Four (Miles Davis) > The Theme (Miles Davis) 4:25
7. Walkin' (Richard Carpenter) 6:37
8. Well, You Needn't (Thelonious Monk) 5:27
9. 'Round About Midnight (Thelonious Monk) 5:28
10. Lady Bird (Tadd Dameron) > The Theme (Miles Davis) 5:40

TT: 57:18

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:: halowdance & goody notes ::

"Amsterdam Concert" is a rare live Miles Davis recording from 1957.
This album, one of the least known recordings of Miles Davis, was recorded at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam on December 8, 1957, a couple of days after the recording of the movie soundtrack "Ascenseur pour l'échafaud." On this concert, Miles didn't play with his regular quintet, but with the same line-up he used for the recording of "Ascenseur pour l'échafaud." It features Barney Wilen on tenor saxophone, René Urtreger on piano, Pierre Michelot on bass and Kenny Clarke on drums.

This recording was 20-bit remastered in 2005.

As always, you'll download also the complete artwork in JPEG format! (However, the track times in this edition do not match up with the ones on the original artwork. - Goody)

Enjoy!


Pitch was approx. 47 cents flat.

Goody's additional lineage:
dBpoweramp (WAV) > Cool Edit Pro (Pitch Bender +47 cents) > Trader's Little Helper (FLAC, ffp)

:: ubu note ::

In addition to the notes above: Miles already performed in Europe in November 1956 with the same trio plus Lester Young and the Modern Jazz Quartet.
He travelled alone, without his band, on both occasions.

:: losin note ::

Davis and the René Urtreger Quartet made this trip to Amsterdam during the otherwise-uninterrupted stay at Club St. Germain in Paris. The Celluloid LP and CD notes do not list either version of "The Theme."

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:: losin discographical info (plosin.com/milesAhead) ::

December 8, 1957 (10 items; TT = 57:17) [timings reflect as was BEFORE speed fix!]
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
VARA radio broadcast
René Urtreger Quartet with Miles Davis

Miles Davis (tpt); Barney Wilen (ts); René Urtreger (p); Pierre Michelot (b); Kenny Clarke (d)

First set
1 Woody 'n' You (D. Gillespie) 5:11
2 Bags' Groove (M. Jackson) 7:10
3 What's New? (J. Burke-B. Haggart) 3:42 Wilen out
4 But Not for Me (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) 6:56
5 A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) 7:20
6 Four (M. Davis) 4:20
7 The Theme (M. Davis) 0:18

Second set
8 Walkin' (R. Carpenter) 6:43
9 Well, You Needn't (T. Monk) 5:31
10 'Round Midnight (B. Hanighen-C. Williams-T. Monk) 5:44
11 Lady Bird (T. Dameron) 5:17
12 The Theme (M. Davis) 0:20

Release info for all tracks (all bootlegs!)
12" LP: Celluloid 6715-16, Jazz O.P. OMS-7003
CD: Celluloid 668232, Lone Hill Jazz LHJ 10141

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Thanks to OBNOXIUs for posting the picture from the concert, now added to this edition.