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Miles Davis

Title: European Tour 1956

Label: Definitive

Cat No:DRCD11294
Format:CD

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Discovery Records
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We have here the one and only existing evidence of Miles playing with Lester Young and with the MJQ This fascinating release comprises live recordings made at the end of 1956, when he accepted an offer to tour Europe with a formation called the “Birdland All Stars”, which also included ‘Pres’ and the MJQ, along with European musicians such as pianist René Urtréger, bassist Pierre Michelot and drummer Christian Garros. It is a rare example of Miles playing as the sole horn in a quartet format. As a bonus, there is the complete 1955 Newport Jazz Festival performance in which Miles played a famous version of “Around Midnight” backed by Thelonious Monk and Gerry Mulligan.

Two further bonus tracks come from a rare Birdland broadcast featuring Miles with tenor saxophonist Bobby Jaspar. Tunes include jazz standards and Miles Davis’ compositions: How High the Moon, Lester Leaps In, Tune Up, What’s New, Indiana, Four, Walkin’, Lady Be Good, Hackensack, Around Midnight, Now’s the Time, All of You and a second version of Four. Total Time: 74:15

Track Listing for European Tour 1956
1. How High The Moon
2. Lester Leaps In
3. Tune Up
4. What’s New
5. Indiana
6. Four
7. Walkin’
8. Lady Be Good
9. Introduction by Duke Ellington
10. Hackensack
11. Around Midnight
12. Now’s The Time
13. All of You
14. Four

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