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Live Albums By Miles Davis

Miles Davis is recognised as having recorded many of the classic studio jazz albums including The Birth Of The Cool, Kind Of Blue, Sketches Of Spain, In A Silent Way and Bitches Bre but do his live albums match up to his reputation?

The live albums of Miles Davis include:

1948 Chasin’ The Bird
1948-1957 Live Recordings
1949 Complete Live In Paris
1951 Birdland
1955 1958 Miles & Coltrane
1956 Live In St Louis
1957-1963 Live In New York
1958 Jazz At The Plaza Vol 1
1958 At Newport
1960 All of You The Last Tour
1960 In Stockholm 1960 Complete
1961 At Carnegie Hall
1961 In Person Friday & Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk Complete
1961 Friday Night In Person at the Blackhawk in San Francisco Complete
1961 Saturday Night In Person at the Blackhawk in San Francisco Complete
1963 Miles Davis In Europe
1963 Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival
1964 My Funny Valentine
1965 The Complete Live At The Plugged Nickel
1967 Live In Europe 1967 The Bootleg Series Vol. 1
1969 Live in Europe 1969 The Bootleg Series Vol. 2
1969/1970 Bitches Brew Live
1970 Live-Evil
1970 Live At The Fillmore East
1970 Live at the Fillmore East March 7 1970 It’s About That Time
1970 Miles at the Fillmore 1970 The Bootleg Series Vol. 3
1970 Cellar Door Sessions
1974 Dark Magus Live at Carnegie Hall
1975 1975 Agharta
1975 Pangaea
1981 We Want Miles
1983 Live in Poland
1988 to 1991 Live Around the World

There are many more to come.

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Miles Davis Chasin’ The Bird 1948

Chasin’ The Bird is a live album by Miles Davis.

It was recorded at the Royal Roost inn 1948 and was released on the Arpeggio Blues label in 2000. It previews some of the tracks that appeared on the Birth Of The Cool studio album.

Playing on the album according to Wikipedia are:

Miles Davis – trumpet,
Kenny “Pancho” Hagood – vocals,
Lee Konitz – alto sax,
Gerry Mulligan – sax,
Al McKibbon – bass,
Max Roach – drums.

However I think this is a nonet performance from the Royal Roost between August 30 and September 18, 1948 as the band opened for Count Basie.

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Miles Davis John Coltrane Live In New York 1957 to 1963

Live In New York is a live album compilation featuring Miles Davis and John Coltrane.

It is sourced from four different shows:

July 13, 1957 at the Cafe Bohemia (tracks 1 & 3),
May 17, 1958 at the Cafe Bohemia (tracks 2 & 4),
April 2, 1959 at the CBS-TV Studio 61 (track 5),
July 27, 1963 at The Pinède, Antibes, France (track 6).

Selecting tracks from such a wide ranging set of concerts means that there is a significant change in the bands and John Coltrane only performs on three of them.

1957 – Miles Davis – trumpet, Sonny Rollins – tenor sax, Red Garland – piano, Paul Chambers – bass and Art Taylor on drums.

1958 – Miles Davis – trumpet, John Coltrane – tenor sax, Bill Evans – piano, Paul Chambers – bass and Philly Joe Jones – drums.

1959 – Miles Davis – trumpet and flugelhorn, John Coltrane – tenor and alto sax, Wynton Kelly – piano, Paul Chambers – bass and Jimmy Cobb – drums.

1963 – Miles Davis – trumpet, George Coleman – tenor sax, Herbie Hancock – piano, Ron Carter – bass and Tony Williams – drums.

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Miles Davis All Of You The Last Tour 1960

All of You: The Last Tour 1960 is a four CDs long compilation live album by The Miles Davis Quintet featuring John Coltrane.

It was recorded at gigs in Sweden, Denmark, West Germany, Switzerland, and Holland.

Playing on the album are:

Miles Davis – trumpet,
John Coltrane – tenor sax,
Wynton Kelly – piano,
Paul Chambers – bass,
Jimmy Cobb – drums

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Miles Davis Dark Magus Live At Carnegie Hall 1974

Dark Magus: Live At Carnegie Hall is a live album by Miles Davis.

It was recorded in New York City on March 30, March 1974.

Playing on the album are:

Miles Davis – trumpet, Hammond organ,
Azar Lawrence – tenor saxophone,
David Liebman – tenor and soprano saxophones,
Peter Cosey – guitar,
Dominique Gaumont – guitar,
Reggie Lucas – guitar,
Michael Henderson – bass,
Al Foster – drums
James Mtume – percussion.

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Miles Davis The Cellar Door Sessions 1970

The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 is a six CDs, live album by Miles Davis.

It was recorded in Washington, DC in December 1970. This concerts had previously provided material for Live-Evil.

Playing on the album are:

Miles Davis – trumpet
Gary Bartz – saxophone
John McLaughlin – guitar
Keith Jarrett – keyboards
Michael Henderson – bass
Jack DeJohnette – drums
Airto Moreira – percussion

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Miles Davis Live Recordings 1948-1957

Live Recordings 1948-1957 is a massive 13 CD collection by Miles Davis.

This is an extremely extensive look at Miles Davis and his live performances. I’ve taken this summary of the performances from Discogs and only 1954 is missing:

CD 1 Tracks 1 to 8 – September 11, 1948 – NYC at the Royal Roost
CD 1 Tracks 9 to 11 – September 18, 1948 – NYC at the Royal Roost
CD 1 Track 12 – March 31, 1946 – Los Angeles at Streets Of Paris with the Benny Carter Orchestra
CD 1 Tracks 13 & 14 – August 1948 – Chicago, Pershing Ballroom
CD 2 Tracks 1 to 4 – September 25, 1948 – NYC : Royal Roost
CD 2 Tracks 5 to 7 – January 17, 1949 – NYC, WPIX Radio : All Star Jam Session
CD 2 Tracks 8 to 11 – February 19, 1949 – NYC, Royal Roost
CD 2 Tracks 12 & 13 – February 26, 1949 – NYC : Royal Roost
CD 3 Tracks 1 to 10 – May 8 – 15, 1949 – Paris : Salle Pleyel
CD 3 Track 11 – May 15, 1949 – Paris : Salle Pleyel
CD 3 Tracks 12 to 14 – December 25, 1949 – NYC Carnegie Hall “The Stars Of Modern Jazz”
CD 4 Tracks 1 to 4 – February 18, 1950 – WNYC Radio Broadcast Jazz Festival
CD 4 Tracks 5 to 8 – June 30, 1950 – NYC : Birdland
CD 5 Tracks 1 to 4 – June 30, 1950 – NYC : Birdland
CD 5 Tracks 5 to 8 – February 17, 1951 – NYC : Birdland
CD 6 Tracks 1 to 3 – June 2, 1951 – NYC : Birdland
CD 6 Tracks 4 to 6 – September 29, 1951 – NYC : Birdland
CD 6 Tracks 7 to 9 – April 25, 1952 – NYC : Birdland
CD 6 Tracks 10 & 11 – May 2, 1952 – NYC : Birdland1952 – St. Louis, MO : The Barrel
CD 8 Tracks 1 to 4 – May 3, 1952 – NYC : Birdland
CD 8 Tracks 5 to 11 – Beginning Of 1953 – Boston, MA : Hi-Hat Club
CD 9 Tracks 1 to 4 – Beginning Of 1953 – Boston, MA : Hi-Hat Club
CD 9 Tracks 5 to 9 – May 16, 1953 – NYC : Birdland
CD 9 Tracks 10 & 11 – May 23, 1953 – NYC : Birdland
CD 10 Tracks 1 to 3 – September 13, 1953 – Los Angeles, CA.
CD 10 Tracks 4 to 7 – July 17, 1955 – Newport, RI : Newport Jazz Festival
CD 10 Tracks 8 & 9 – November 18, 1955 – NYC : Basin Street Club TV Broadcast «The Steve Allen Tonight Show»
CD 11 Tracks 1 to 5 – February 18, 1956, Pasadena, CA, Civic Center
CD 11 Tracks 6 to 12 – July 14, 1956, St. Louis, MO, Peacock Alley
CD 12 Tracks 1 to 3 – July 21, 1956, , St. Louis, MO, Peacock Alley
CD 12 Track 4 – November 12, 1956, Sindelfingen, RFA, Stadthalle
CD 12 Tracks 5 & 6 – December 8, 1956, Philadelphie, Blue Note, Radio Broadcast Bandstand USA
CD 12 Tracks 7 to 10 – July 13, 1957, New York, Cafe Bohemia, Radio Broadcast Bandstand USA
CD 13 Tracks 1 & 2 – July 20, 1957, New York, Cafe Bohemia, Radio Broadcast Bandstand USA
CD 13 Tracks 3 & 4 – July 27, 1957, New York, Cafe Bohemia, Radio Broadcast Bandstand USA
CD 13 Tracks 5 & 6 – October 17, 1957, New York, Birdland, ABC Dancing Party
CD 13 Tracks 7 to 9 – December 18, 1957, Stuttgart, RFA, Beethoven Saal

For details of how is playing on the album, please see Discogs.

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Miles Davis Live At The 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival

Live At The 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival is a live album by the Miles Davis Quintet.

It was recorded in California on September 20, 1963.

Playing on the album are:

Miles Davis – trumpet
George Coleman – tenor sax
Ron Carter – bass
Herbie Hancock – piano
Tony Williams – drums (he was just 17 years old)

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Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall 1961

At Carnegie Hall: The Legendary Performances of May 19, 1961 is a live album by Miles Davis.

It was recorded in New York.

Playing on the album are:

Miles Davis – Trumpet
Hank Mobley – Tenor saxophone
Wynton Kelly – Piano
Paul Chambers – Bass
Jimmy Cobb – Drums

The quintet are joined by The Gil Evans Orchestra to support songs from Miles Ahead and Sketches Of Spain.

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Miles Davis In Stockholm 1960 Complete

Miles Davis In Stockholm 1960 Complete is a compilation of two live concerts held in Sweden in 1960.

The first was recorded at Konserthuset on March 22, 1960 (with John Coltrane) and the second was on October 13, 1960 (with Sonny Stitt).

Playing on the album are:

Miles Davis – trumpet
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone (CD 1 and the first track of CD 2)
Sonny Stitt – alto and tenor saxophones (all other tracks)
Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums

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Miles Davis Agharta 1975

Agharta is a live album by Miles Davis.

It was recorded at the Osaka Festival Hall in Osaka, Japan on February 1, 1975.

Playing on the album are:

Miles Davis – Trumpet, Organ
Sonny Fortune – Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute
Pete Cosey – Guitar, Synth, Percussion
Reggie Lucas – Guitar
Michael Henderson – Bass
Al Foster – Drums
Mtume – Percussion

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