The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 is a four-CD live box set credited to Miles Davis and John Coltrane compiling five sets from three performances by the Miles Davis Quintet in Europe during late March 1960. The anthology was released by Columbia/Legacy in 2018 and topped the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[1]
| The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 | ||||
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| Box set / live album by | ||||
| Released | March 23, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | March 21, 22 & 24, 1960 | |||
| Venue | L'Olympia, Paris Konserthuset, Stockholm Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 220:00 | |||
| Label | Columbia/Legacy | |||
| Producer | Steve Berkowitz, Michael Cuscuna, Richard Seidel | |||
| Miles Davis Bootleg Series chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 87/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |  [3] |
| AllMusic |  [4] |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10[5] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[6] |
| Record Collector |  [7] |
Background
editThe concerts derive from a three-week European tour undertaken by the Davis band as part of a Jazz at the Philharmonic presentation as organized by promoter Norman Granz, which also included Stan Getz and Oscar Peterson as headliners.[8]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Miles Davis, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording details | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All of You" | Cole Porter | L'Olympia, Paris first set | 17:05 |
| 2. | "So What" | L'Olympia, Paris first set | 13:06 | |
| 3. | "On Green Dolphin Street" | L'Olympia, Paris first set | 14:59 | |
| 4. | "Walkin'" | Richard Carpenter | L'Olympia, Paris second set | 15:52 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording details | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bye Bye Blackbird" | L'Olympia, Paris second set | 14:01 | |
| 2. | "'Round Midnight" | Thelonious Monk | L'Olympia, Paris second set | 5:37 |
| 3. | "Oleo" | Sonny Rollins | L'Olympia, Paris second set | 4:22 |
| 4. | "The Theme" | L'Olympia, Paris second set | 0:50 | |
| 5. | "Introduction by Norman Granz" | Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen | 0:59 | |
| 6. | "So What" | Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen | 14:37 | |
| 7. | "On Green Dolphin Street" |
| Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen | 14:35 |
| 8. | "All Blues" | Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen | 15:31 | |
| 9. | "The Theme" (incomplete) | Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen | 0:31 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording details | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introduction by Norman Granz" | Konserthuset, Stockholm first set | 1:11 | |
| 2. | "So What" | Konserthuset, Stockholm first set | 10:35 | |
| 3. | "Fran-Dance" | Konserthuset, Stockholm first set | 7:25 | |
| 4. | "Walkin'" | Carpenter | Konserthuset, Stockholm first set | 16:21 |
| 5. | "The Theme" | Konserthuset, Stockholm first set | 0:53 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording details | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "So What" | Konserthuset, Stockholm second set | 15:20 | |
| 2. | "On Green Dolphin Street" |
| Konserthuset, Stockholm second set | 13:40 |
| 3. | "All Blues" | Konserthuset, Stockholm second set | 16:10 | |
| 4. | "The Theme" | Konserthuset, Stockholm second set | 0:59 | |
| 5. | "John Coltrane interview" | 6:13 |
Personnel
edit- Miles Davis – trumpet
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Paul Chambers – double bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
References
edit- ^ "Billboard Miles Davis Jazz Albums chart history". billboard.com. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 [Box Set] by Miles Davis Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Jurkovic, Mike (March 16, 2018). "Miles Davis & John Coltrane - The Final Tour - All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 - Miles Davis, John Coltrane | Songs, Reviews, Tracks | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Beta, Andy (March 27, 2018). "Miles Davis / John Coltrane: The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Cober-Lake, Justin (March 28, 2018). "Latest Miles Davis/John Coltrane Box Set Reveals the Marvel of the Final Tour". PopMatters. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Waring, Charles (March 22, 2018). "The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol 6 - Record Collector Magazine". Record Collector. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Miles Davis & John Coltrane The Final Tour, Legacy Records 88985448392, 2018, liner notes, p. 3.