I think the hardest pill to swallow about this era is how incredibly sophisticated and open minded the music was, and how medieval society was. These folks were just now at the point where they could eat at the same restaurants as the white race. Something doesn't make sense about that. Music evolved quicker than social interaction.
This music always touches the transcendent - yes this wonderful stuff grew in the middle of a crude, brutal, and fearful period in our history. We should be so lucky to find something as fine as this now
They aren’t playing loud-they are all listening to, A. The collective; B. Themselves; C. The soloist in a given moment. Listening while playing, active doing, yet completely silent and still on the inside-the highest plateau of greatness in music, in humanity. Oh if only we could have this level of communication amongst one another in every day life .... we would advance, we would evolve, we would Know.
Around 14:00 there is some sound miles seems to be reacting to, or the tape is somehow playing his parts a bit early faintly before he does, what's going on there? Was this a festival and he plays off another band in a different room? More likely tape sync error but would be cool
@@austinconroy1230 I can answer that exactly, Austin. Before there was Digital most-everything, there was Analog everything. This performance was recorded with analog tape. With analog tape, reel to reel, cassette, etc., the imprinted sounds that got recorded onto the magnetic tapes would bleed through a bit, down into the very next wrap, or layer, that was coming along. With that bleed-through, the magnetic impressions (recorded sounds) would show up a little bit early, as a bit of a hint, on the part of the tape that is "just before" the actual recorded sound, as it had "bled through". So, you were, literally, hearing a hint of Mile's notes just before you heard Mile's notes, which made it sound like he was playing the exact notes that he had just heard being played somewhere by someone else. A remedy for that type of problem, that all professional engineers and musicians knew about, was to never rewind a tape, until the next time that you were ready to play it. You would write "tails out" somewhere to remind yourself or others. The magnetic imprints (sound) would still bleed through. But if the tape had been stored "tails out" the bled-through sounds would occur after the fact, instead of before it, so you would not notice it as much. You would hear Miles play his actual notes, and maybe a little bit of the same notes right after that, but not as much, as other sounds from the whole band are happening which drowns out the bled-through sounds. But if a tape is not left tails-out, any bleed-through is going to occur "in the silence" that is normally present right before someone plays. Listen to old Charlie Parker tapes where someone was hand-holding a recorder under a table, and other recordings that were similarly made, and you will hear the same type of thing. With reel to reel tapes, if you didn't write "tails out" and put the tape onto the machine, everything that you heard would be played backwards. Some of the interesting Beatles, etc. "psychedelic" sounds were simply recordings that were then reversed on the reel and played backwards. You can't do that with cassette, but you definitely can with reel to reel.
First, placing Einstein 130 years ago means a clear misplace of dates Second,the moon with a face is A Trip to the Moon by George Melies, one of the first actual artistic films. But the first moving picture was (I think) the one about a train arriving at a station.
Such historical significance to having these videos preserved. Thanks to whoever made this great contribution to our cultural enhancement. You have done a great deed along with these magnificent musicians.
Its a real treasure to find this 55 year old uptaking! I was 19 then, and UA-cam was not even a word, it came 40 years after this music . So this is magic for me. And now I can sit her and choose whatever I want to listen to. I prefer both new and old music, but as you understand, I have a special place for jazz! Thanks, UA-cam, and all inventions that has made this planet worth living on!
I don't really know anymore, I've been losing my mind for some time. This peaceful music helps me fall asleep peacefully and that's fortunate because my invasive neuroses do not obscure the fact that the sound art of Miles and his cohorts is another universe that helps me "hold the rail" in the maddening disorder of my reason!
He's fantastic! Always 💯 "in the pocket" , playing exactly what sounds good to fit the vibe and essence and groove; he's always been a favorte player of mine !
for those of you who are ragging on Wayne Shorter's playing, here's 2 thoughts: 1). By the time this concert had taken place, he had been in Miles' band for a few months at most, while Herbie, Ron, and Tony had been with Miles for well over a year. Remember that Shorter was the sax player Miles was coveting as far back as 1959, when he more or less knew Coltrane was on the way out the door for good. Shorter rebuffed any number of offers from Miles and stayed with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, then recorded some sensational lps for Blue Note. Miles knew and loved what he was getting from Shorter when he finally agreed to join the group in autumn 1964. Yes, there are moments where Wayne sounds like he's trying to find his place in the band (he almost sounds nervous on "Autumn Leaves"), but his playing is top notch.... if missed notes are considered "sloppy", then Miles himself was a sloppy player, as well. Missing notes is part of what makes improv improv. 2). It's Wayne Shorter playing with Miles, and not you, so feel free to shut up.
I like the moment in All Blues where WS quotes from his own piece Juju as though telling Miles 'how about doing some of MY material?' Which of course happened shortly afterwards, to all our delight.
I dunno. Art Blakey's quintet when he had Clifford Brown, Lou Donaldson, and Horace Silver was quite good. Depends on what you like. I'm definitely more of a Bebop guy
Movie Fanatic Nah. Either Art Blakey-Clifford Brown-Lou Donaldson-Horace Silver-Curly Russell or Miles Davis-John Coltrane-Red Garland-Philly Joe Jones-Paul Chambers- and eventually Cannonball Adderley
Don't they call this his Great Quintet? Eric Dolphy is my favorite jazz musician, and this is my favorite jazz band, by far. My 5 favorite jazz albums: 1. Timeless/John Abercrombie 2. Miles Smiles/Miles 3. Kind Of Blue/Miles 4. Bitches Brew/Miles 5. Out To Lunch/Eric Dolphy
Tony Williams is amazing in this quintet. It is hard to imagine how such a relatively young guy surrounded by master musicians could have such a profound effect on the music. Incredible!
5.4 billion years from now, when the Earth is a burned out, uninhabitable cinder, devoid of life, the music this band made will remain as human beings' pinnacle of achievement, reverberating throughout the cosmos forever.
Listening to Ron Carter play is wonderful...watching him play is a lesson in etiquette, style, class, and understatement. This is how you anchor a band. Damn.
Tony Williams, the brilliant drummer who left the planet way too young, was, what...19 years old here? I’m still trying to get just to the level he was at here in this great performance now in my 50th year of playing drums...life isn’t fair
I think it's interesting to think about the ages of musicians in recordings. Here are the ages of the four musicians when this concert took place. Miles Davis: 38 Wayne Shorter: 31 Ron Carter: 27 Herbie Hancock: 24 Tony Williams: 18
Such a class act, blows my mind how young some of these guys were. Miles has such poise on stage, a real pro! I could watch these guys for hours. Thx for posting!!
I listen to this band quite a bit--this period of Miles. Between great things. It is my favorite over time, to sift through the false starts, disheartening falls and obvious clinkers of true architects and pioneers searching for a minted, original music every damn time. This set starts cold. Miles is dry, stiff. Shorter, more liquid in tone at first is doubting his own bravado by the end. But they have a secret weapon for searching the spheres for music: Ron Carter. And Williams at this period is as sensitive as any drummer I know. And that piano player...the bridge between rhythm and breath, brass, reed. Listen to how Miles finishes "All For You" --after Hancock weaves pure magic. Listen to how he starts "Joshua" off of it all...listen and hear the greatest horn of our soul--those of us that came after the boomers and their impecable bona-fides. And how they mint an original, one of a kind art again--not despite being cold at the start--but because they were willing to risk the fall all the way to begin with.
Even with the incredible soloing of each player, I find the unforeseen and mysterious rhythm shifts between drums, bass and piano to be the most magical of all...that and Miles' tonality.
Another great live film of this wonderful group. How lucky we are - and the bonus with this one is that the camera work is good, with multi angles that let you see what the players are doing. Most of the other available films of the group use a static camera face on to the stage.
I did catch these guys playing the same Miles standards still a couple years later (66) at the Village Vanguard. What a treat to go back via this video.
Oh My God, I have been listening to these guys for years. Fourty- five to be exact. It does not get any better than this. I am 66 years old.I wish Tony was still with us
The albums were great but hearing this wonderful band live is always a revelation-especially the contributions by Wayne Shorter-even more free and incredibly creative.
What a group! I was only 13 when this recording took place, and listening to Stan Getz doing Bossa Nova stuff, which was my access point to jazz, but over the years I have seen live everyone involved here except the brilliant Tony Williams. Regrettably, I caught up with Miles only in 1969 at Antibes after he had disbanded this combo and taken in Chick (wonderful player) plus Dave Holland and Jack de Johnette. But it was not this magical quintet. Best ever. Never tire of listening to their studio albums. Thank you for posting.
@@billchavez8473 That is a fair comment, Bill, and I guess I should count myself lucky. I just wish I had seen this group live and together - by 1969 Miles had Chick playing electric piano, and I really do not like electric as opposed to acoustic piano. Still I was there, Miles and Wayne were there; I even got to take a piss next to Bobby Hutcherson, who was also playing Antibes that year. I am trying to give my teenage sons a jazz education; I just hope some of it is sinking in, but I fear it is seen as just another 'sad dad music' session. All best.
Fair, but not really. I was in a foul mood when I made that comment. I shouldn't have made it. Thanks for being such a good sport. By the way, I once got to stand around and hold Elvin Jones's briefcase while he signed autographs.
Great to see my namesake doing what he does best, he was still a teenager then like myself, the band was on great form, all the right people in the right place at the right time. Thanks for this lovely upload, history being made as you witnessed it. We all knew that this was a magic era for creative music, never to be the same ever again.
No actually that's how Miles was. He always did that when he wasn't soloing. He would either turn his back to the crowd or he would jus completely walk off the stage. Some people say it's arrogance. I feel it's to give others their time to shine
Few bandleaders get to enjoy the notoriety of having led one of the greatest jazz ensembles ever recorded in music history. Miles had two. How do you replace a legendary lineup like 'Trane, The Cannonball, Mr. P.C., Philly Joe, and Bill? With Herbie, Wayne, Ron, and Tony...and never miss a beat!
love the beginning, especially. scrambling back to seats. milan is soo cool. back in '99 when italy south was celebrating carnival, milan was celebrating the Duke centennial. Sure miss Tony Williams......
Real deal. Italy again; bravissimi ! How hip be that group ? Intense-Ki. Best spaces in music. Big Ron works hard. Wayne's mind is so clear; you hear even his most sideways lines just before he crystallises them for you; his pocket approach helps, whereas Miles' lines are a constant surprise and ahead of the time (lol, literally and metaphorically). How they've already started zoning in on the tone-centres for solos educates zero-level musicians like me... Miles' 'less-is-more'-attitude as applied to Herbie is reasonable; it kept so many putative M3s out of unwanted, unhip V7 sounds, AND; Herbie got to develop his oblique and lyrical approach. I love how as arranger, Miles partitions out the pairings and ensembles so perfectly with the moods he wants. Sounds free but intensely arranged. It's like magic. For lesser players/bands (like everybody), 'All Blues' is a cool and reflective, but for this lot, its a keg-party /shout chorus. Tony gets the 4/4 (12/8) going at 28.08 ! - (he-d been hearing it since 28.01). Upside down-context from Miles' over-arching mood control. Note Wayne at 32.33 gets the idea for 'footprints', the band hear it and go G7alt/C, then in his Tony-driven 4/4 he rules. His bluesbop is so honkingly good he pushes his lines (steps into his boyhood self), and comes again to reject that style in front of us. This gig may have changed music. When did Miles start going over to other players and hipping with them? It so effective. I think there're two quiet mics, and two loud ones. Amazing. Through this music the universe speaks clearly; a message of acknowledgement, hope, bravery and love. Peace and thanks for posting
Thanks for the great commentary. Its a tipoff to listen more deeply, everyone. The music deserves deep listening, so go further - past the usual these guys are the greatest blah blah..
Many thanks for sharing these gems of history and art: When I was coming up, none of this was available for public education, edification, and celebration! In 1975 - THE LAST JAZZ radio station [WRVR] vanished from nyc radio! PUNCTUATION!
How do a handful of odd-shaped microphones capture such a wonderful sound? The mix and rendering of these legends' acclaimed tone and nuances, are studio quality.
Miles was in a red mood that night! 40:41 Herbie Steps on Miles' feet by poorly acknowledging one of his lines, and man does miles looked steamed. Also, @ 49:01, Miles looks to Ron Carter for some communication but he appears oblivious to Miles' simmering frustration... and it appears to add fuel to the fire! Wouldn't want to be anywhere near the dressing room after the gig that night!
If you listen closely you can hear when they start playing My Funny Valentine, there's another recorded channel playing ahead, like there's this glimpse into the future of what Miles is about to play.
That is called "print through", and is a product of the tape having been stored on it's reel for a long time. The magnetic information from the next winding prints through, resulting in a faint copy of what's about to come next as the tape unrolls and passes over the tape head.
It's called print through. It's where signal patterns transfer from one layer of the tape to another. The recording was probably just left on the tape for too long.
Sal Astuto funny because that actually happens in your mind sometime when you improvise. You hear a phrase in your head loud and clear. if you can play it like you heard it in your mind then you‘re already a master. Trumpet player here, still working on this, but I experience it from time to time on good gigs.
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I think the hardest pill to swallow about this era is how incredibly sophisticated and open minded the music was, and how medieval society was. These folks were just now at the point where they could eat at the same restaurants as the white race. Something doesn't make sense about that. Music evolved quicker than social interaction.
Oh yeah, it really blows my mind. In fact, the only sanctuary of a black man was his music.
This music always touches the transcendent - yes this wonderful stuff grew in the middle of a crude, brutal, and fearful period in our history. We should be so lucky to find something as fine as this now
I kind of think social interaction evolved because music did
@@ruebadly_muzak970 yep, culture follows art
Agreed, this was 61 years ago.
How lucky we all are that this was recorded and now available to the world.
its sounds grey in grey when davis plays no colour in his sound
Like seriously!
This is the best part of the internet!
Miles played TONS of colour in his sound
@@schareco it really is
Wayne Shorter!!! The body is gone but the spirit lives on!!!
They aren’t playing loud-they are all listening to, A. The collective; B. Themselves; C. The soloist in a given moment. Listening while playing, active doing, yet completely silent and still on the inside-the highest plateau of greatness in music, in humanity. Oh if only we could have this level of communication amongst one another in every day life .... we would advance, we would evolve, we would Know.
Ok 80 20 nobody disagrees except kids or those who never found out yet. But you're right right right on 🙏🎶🎹☯️.
Around 14:00 there is some sound miles seems to be reacting to, or the tape is somehow playing his parts a bit early faintly before he does, what's going on there? Was this a festival and he plays off another band in a different room? More likely tape sync error but would be cool
@@austinconroy1230 it's the tape's fault. Maybe it was an old tape or it was not stored properly
@@austinconroy1230 I can answer that exactly, Austin. Before there was Digital most-everything, there was Analog everything. This performance was recorded with analog tape. With analog tape, reel to reel, cassette, etc., the imprinted sounds that got recorded onto the magnetic tapes would bleed through a bit, down into the very next wrap, or layer, that was coming along. With that bleed-through, the magnetic impressions (recorded sounds) would show up a little bit early, as a bit of a hint, on the part of the tape that is "just before" the actual recorded sound, as it had "bled through". So, you were, literally, hearing a hint of Mile's notes just before you heard Mile's notes, which made it sound like he was playing the exact notes that he had just heard being played somewhere by someone else. A remedy for that type of problem, that all professional engineers and musicians knew about, was to never rewind a tape, until the next time that you were ready to play it. You would write "tails out" somewhere to remind yourself or others. The magnetic imprints (sound) would still bleed through. But if the tape had been stored "tails out" the bled-through sounds would occur after the fact, instead of before it, so you would not notice it as much. You would hear Miles play his actual notes, and maybe a little bit of the same notes right after that, but not as much, as other sounds from the whole band are happening which drowns out the bled-through sounds. But if a tape is not left tails-out, any bleed-through is going to occur "in the silence" that is normally present right before someone plays. Listen to old Charlie Parker tapes where someone was hand-holding a recorder under a table, and other recordings that were similarly made, and you will hear the same type of thing. With reel to reel tapes, if you didn't write "tails out" and put the tape onto the machine, everything that you heard would be played backwards. Some of the interesting Beatles, etc. "psychedelic" sounds were simply recordings that were then reversed on the reel and played backwards. You can't do that with cassette, but you definitely can with reel to reel.
@@danielb714 I have been wondering about this for years, something I’ve noticed on many vinyl records I’m assuming created from tapes.
Rarely have Ron Carter's Bass lines been so wonderfully recorded.
Are you Joking? I don't hear one contrabass note...
Enrico Cavallini put your headphones on!!!
On "All Blues", he is amazing
wow.. a tape from 50 years ago. youtube is amazing.
You can watch the oldest ever moving picture if you want to, it's over 130 years old.
First, placing Einstein 130 years ago means a clear misplace of dates
Second,the moon with a face is A Trip to the Moon by George Melies, one of the first actual artistic films. But the first moving picture was (I think) the one about a train arriving at a station.
The first full length feature film was the Australian film 'The Kelly Gang'.
Wow, you guys really all seem to have a GREAT sense of humour.... never heard about irony?
Right amen!!! The future is awesome!!!
Such historical significance to having these videos preserved. Thanks to whoever made this great contribution to our cultural enhancement. You have done a great deed along with these magnificent musicians.
Yes indeed
Tave Hawkins , all in a days work, Prime Minister Hawkins
Its a real treasure to find this 55 year old uptaking! I was 19 then, and UA-cam was not even a word, it came 40 years after this music . So this is magic for me. And now I can sit her and choose whatever I want to listen to. I prefer both new and old music, but as you understand, I have a special place for jazz! Thanks, UA-cam, and all inventions that has made this planet worth living on!
I don't really know anymore, I've been losing my mind for some time. This peaceful music helps me fall asleep peacefully and that's fortunate because my invasive neuroses do not obscure the fact that the sound art of Miles and his cohorts is another universe that helps me "hold the rail" in the maddening disorder of my reason!
Always happy to have my ears blasted and blessed by Miles Davis on trumpet.
here's some love for Herbie ❤️
He's fantastic! Always 💯 "in the pocket" , playing exactly what sounds good to fit the vibe and essence and groove; he's always been a favorte player of mine !
Every solo Herbie played in his career should have an Opus number
@@waltlynch7619 The true heir to Bill Evans, and more than a worthy one; and my favorite pianist of all time along with Chick.
actorob50 I was so lucky to have seen all three
I can see why Miles wanted him in the band!
for those of you who are ragging on Wayne Shorter's playing, here's 2 thoughts:
1). By the time this concert had taken place, he had been in Miles' band for a few months at most, while Herbie, Ron, and Tony had been with Miles for well over a year.
Remember that Shorter was the sax player Miles was coveting as far back as 1959, when he more or less knew Coltrane was on the way out the door for good. Shorter rebuffed any number of offers from Miles and stayed with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, then recorded some sensational lps for Blue Note.
Miles knew and loved what he was getting from Shorter when he finally agreed to join the group in autumn 1964.
Yes, there are moments where Wayne sounds like he's trying to find his place in the band (he almost sounds nervous on "Autumn Leaves"), but his playing is top notch.... if missed notes are considered "sloppy", then Miles himself was a sloppy player, as well. Missing notes is part of what makes improv improv.
2). It's Wayne Shorter playing with Miles, and not you, so feel free to shut up.
ppl ragging on shorter's playing must not have heard him absolutely tearing shit up on his "all blues" solo
I like the moment in All Blues where WS quotes from his own piece Juju as though telling Miles 'how about doing some of MY material?' Which of course happened shortly afterwards, to all our delight.
@@forwantof Both Miles and Wayne in their demeanor and playing conveyed the Afro-USian 'cold' ethos beyond any figures I know of.
yea, Shorter was still jelling with the rest of the band. Decades later, that was just a moment in history for this great band.
What knocks me out is the great sound quality, nice job by the Italian engineers for TV yet !
Greatest jazz quintet in history. These 5 guys were God.
I dunno. Art Blakey's quintet when he had Clifford Brown, Lou Donaldson, and Horace Silver was quite good. Depends on what you like. I'm definitely more of a Bebop guy
Max Welter ????? not
Patricia Gullickson lol yeah but they were unbelievable Patricia :) ?!
Movie Fanatic Nah. Either Art Blakey-Clifford Brown-Lou Donaldson-Horace Silver-Curly Russell or Miles Davis-John Coltrane-Red Garland-Philly Joe Jones-Paul Chambers- and eventually Cannonball Adderley
Lee Morgan with Shorter and Blakey made the most records.
All the giants of Jazz in one stage.... what else one could ask for?
Don't they call this his Great Quintet? Eric Dolphy is my favorite jazz musician, and this is my favorite jazz band, by far.
My 5 favorite jazz albums:
1. Timeless/John Abercrombie
2. Miles Smiles/Miles
3. Kind Of Blue/Miles
4. Bitches Brew/Miles
5. Out To Lunch/Eric Dolphy
Tony Williams is amazing in this quintet. It is hard to imagine how such a relatively young guy surrounded by master musicians could have such a profound effect on the music. Incredible!
and he was only 18 i heard which is mind boggling
If my memory serves me, he was a prodigy.
@@alexpickle2413 ...Nothing new! Lee Morgan was eighteen years old when he joined the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra.
Tony Williams played LIFE on the drums. Very rare.
Tony was 18 here … eighteen years old
5.4 billion years from now, when the Earth is a burned out, uninhabitable cinder, devoid of life, the music this band made will remain as human beings' pinnacle of achievement, reverberating throughout the cosmos forever.
If I'm still around then, I certainly hope you are wrong!
MisAnnThorpe
Wrong about the earth turning into an uninhabitable planet, or wrong about this music?
you must be from my universe
i think i must put hundreds feets under earth one of my turntables with some Mile's
This recording needs to be shot into space!
My drum teacher learned from Tony Williams - one of the greatest drummers! He is brilliant!
Listening to Ron Carter play is wonderful...watching him play is a lesson in etiquette, style, class, and understatement. This is how you anchor a band. Damn.
Right.
Tony Williams, the brilliant drummer who left the planet way too young, was, what...19 years old here? I’m still trying to get just to the level he was at here in this great performance now in my 50th year of playing drums...life isn’t fair
I love everything about this group, but I especially love Herbie and Tony's interplay. The way they read each others accents is wonderful!
A majestic Ron Carter - as always.
I think it's interesting to think about the ages of musicians in recordings.
Here are the ages of the four musicians when this concert took place.
Miles Davis: 38
Wayne Shorter: 31
Ron Carter: 27
Herbie Hancock: 24
Tony Williams: 18
The sense of time that Tony, Ron and Herbie have is amazing. Music from the future.
Wonderful to see Tony Williams on drums.
So insane watching this and knowing Ron Carter played at the Bluenote last week haha
Ron Carter is playing Palermo 7/8 Feb 2020; saw him just yesterday. Everyone should try to see him
@@agnesepoulton6855 seriously?!! Wow ...
@@agnesepoulton6855 Agnese i saw,the Ron Carter Group at Torino in 2014, It was an eccellente concerto and they played Miles Davis music
@Nick Votto He'll be playing there again in August '21! I hope I can catch him!
Autumn Leaves 0:43
My Funny Valentine 14:34
All Blues 26:22
All of You 40:03
Joshua 50:41
closing theme victor feldman's JOSHUA
Thanks
Good on you, 2 yrs later.
Doing gods work, thank you!
Thanks for fixing the titles ! Plus putting All Blues back in there, someone missed it big time !
Now I understand why the internet and youtube were created.
I thought it was invented at CERN to share sub-atomic secrets and cute cat videos.
What does that mean to you?
Only white boys and old men listen to this shit. Blueface, Da Baby, Beyonce is the new Miles.
And here there's a reason to be for mankind too
@@travisbickle9434 this is a very interesting comment to say the least
Always of the opinion that Tony Williams was running this marvelous show.
There is a reason why Tony Williams will always be my favourite Miles Davis drummer, and this video is full of it... :D
God bless Mr. Wayne Shorter, still gigging!:) Amazing
A band of giants! Each would become a legend, yet they never sounded better than they did here together.
Such a class act, blows my mind how young some of these guys were. Miles has such poise on stage, a real pro! I could watch these guys for hours. Thx for posting!!
I listen to this band quite a bit--this period of Miles. Between great things. It is my favorite over time, to sift through the false starts, disheartening falls and obvious clinkers of true architects and pioneers searching for a minted, original music every damn time.
This set starts cold. Miles is dry, stiff. Shorter, more liquid in tone at first is doubting his own bravado by the end.
But they have a secret weapon for searching the spheres for music: Ron Carter. And Williams at this period is as sensitive as any drummer I know.
And that piano player...the bridge between rhythm and breath, brass, reed. Listen to how Miles finishes "All For You" --after Hancock weaves pure magic.
Listen to how he starts "Joshua" off of it all...listen and hear the greatest horn of our soul--those of us that came after the boomers and their impecable bona-fides.
And how they mint an original, one of a kind art again--not despite being cold at the start--but because they were willing to risk the fall all the way to begin with.
Thanks. Well put. It is possible to write words about music without making a fool of oneself.
Even with the incredible soloing of each player, I find the unforeseen and mysterious rhythm shifts between drums, bass and piano to be the most magical of all...that and Miles' tonality.
Another great live film of this wonderful group. How lucky we are - and the bonus with this one is that the camera work is good, with multi angles that let you see what the players are doing. Most of the other available films of the group use a static camera face on to the stage.
no light show no bullshit just great music
Semen my brotha, pure semen
+cliefclinton it`s jazz
I hunt for music, not "user experience".
Wayne Shorter eases in at 19:41, sweet
I am a fan of cool light shows though
I did catch these guys playing the same Miles standards still a couple years later (66) at the Village Vanguard. What a treat to go back via this video.
Oh My God, I have been listening to these guys for years. Fourty- five to be exact. It does not get any better than this. I am 66 years old.I wish Tony was still with us
Individually, highly Intelligent...Cohesively, unstoppable but miles just puts it on a unworldly level. I’m forever appreciated
Ron Carter is one tall dude
I think he's like 6 foot 5 or something crazy like that
He's a professorial, man-mountain of bass playing love.
makes walking easier, both walking with your feet and walking tasty ass bass lines.
Read this as the curtain opened and was instantly in agreance
The one in the double bass.
The albums were great but hearing this wonderful band live is always a revelation-especially the contributions by Wayne Shorter-even more free and incredibly creative.
Can you imagine being here live. Wow. We truly missed out on so much. Well at least me and the rest of the 30 year olds.
Tony Williams, Drums!
an absolute treat to hear. Never have seen any of them in person, but they have been at the top of my list for a long, long time!
Never realized Ron Carter was so tall.....Audio is amazingly good for + 50 years....
Wayne Is on fire!!
No he is not....he would die then ;)
The Master!
Magic! I never tire of listening to this great quintet. Uploads of this are most welcome so thank you.
What a group! I was only 13 when this recording took place, and listening to Stan Getz doing Bossa Nova stuff, which was my access point to jazz, but over the years I have seen live everyone involved here except the brilliant Tony Williams. Regrettably, I caught up with Miles only in 1969 at Antibes after he had disbanded this combo and taken in Chick (wonderful player) plus Dave Holland and Jack de Johnette. But it was not this magical quintet. Best ever. Never tire of listening to their studio albums. Thank you for posting.
Your regrets are my dreams pal.
@@billchavez8473 That is a fair comment, Bill, and I guess I should count myself lucky. I just wish I had seen this group live and together - by 1969 Miles had Chick playing electric piano, and I really do not like electric as opposed to acoustic piano. Still I was there, Miles and Wayne were there; I even got to take a piss next to Bobby Hutcherson, who was also playing Antibes that year. I am trying to give my teenage sons a jazz education; I just hope some of it is sinking in, but I fear it is seen as just another 'sad dad music' session. All best.
Fair, but not really. I was in a foul mood when I made that comment. I shouldn't have made it. Thanks for being such a good sport. By the way, I once got to stand around and hold Elvin Jones's briefcase while he signed autographs.
@@billchavez8473 I think you and I could enjoy a few beers together, Billy, and exchange stories. That was a very gracious response. Thank you.
Great to see my namesake doing what he does best, he was still a teenager then like myself, the band was on great form, all the right people in the right place at the right time. Thanks for this lovely upload, history being made as you witnessed it. We all knew that this was a magic era for creative music, never to be the same ever again.
That's cool
Probably the best document of the early sixties Miles band that exists. A Mind blowing view of the art of modern creative music.
Mr Ron Carter - the soul of team and Miles - quintessence
Where they took these tunes is just amazing. "All of You" was a journey!
to me, they are a wonderfull quartet. and I'm very happy hearing them ...!...
Denys Murray They're a quintet, as there's five o' them.
Ron Carter, Tony Williams and Herbie Hancock make I down the strees.
Amazing and classical quintet.
Man, Miles was in a rotten old mood that evening!
Probably just returned from the Modena factory and found out that Enzo had completely sold out of the 250 GT Lusso Berlinetta.
@@kidmack1121 LOL
i'm wondering how his mood might be related to his fixation with digging in his ear
No actually that's how Miles was. He always did that when he wasn't soloing. He would either turn his back to the crowd or he would jus completely walk off the stage. Some people say it's arrogance. I feel it's to give others their time to shine
Outside Shorter at his best. This simply great non-dated outing. Thank you so much minusbaby for upping this video.
This is a real unique and historical clip. So much creative talent together!
Recorded five days after I was born and now listening to this feels amazing, what great musicians
Where there's Herbie there's hope.
I m brazilian guy and I surprise a film make in 1964 in Italy. Its amazing. Miles its the best. thanks.
I just stumbled into this one by accident; a happy one it is, to see as well as hear Miles in such a unsilent way. Great!
Few bandleaders get to enjoy the notoriety of having led one of the greatest jazz ensembles ever recorded in music history. Miles had two. How do you replace a legendary lineup like 'Trane, The Cannonball, Mr. P.C., Philly Joe, and Bill? With Herbie, Wayne, Ron, and Tony...and never miss a beat!
Thank you, this is great. Amazing players!
One of the best concert I've ever seen: Thanks for uploading
Timeless and eternal
Autumn Leaves 0:44
My Funny Valentine 14:59
All Blues 26:22
All of You 40:03
Joshua 50:42
The Theme 59:34
Thank you! You are the true hero here.
@@BauKim 😏
...leave it to Miles to open a big gig like this on a muted trumpet !
Bravo !
THE BEST OF THE BEST!!! THANK YOU!!!
I was being born while this concert took place :)
Excellent music and footage. Thank you for posting.
1. Autumn Leaves
2. My Funny Valentine
3. All Blues
4. All Of You
5. Joshua/Into The Theme
+colorlands yep!
Coulda put the time stamps
@MinusBaby, would you please post these timings in your description?
Always inspiring, brilliant, grateful appreciation.
love the beginning, especially. scrambling back to seats. milan is soo cool. back in '99 when italy south was celebrating carnival, milan was celebrating the Duke centennial. Sure miss Tony Williams......
I don't understand why people insist Miles was mad. They're just playing. He heard Herbie and decided to leave more space. Ppl are dumb honestly.
Real deal. Italy again; bravissimi ! How hip be that group ? Intense-Ki. Best spaces in music. Big Ron works hard. Wayne's mind is so clear; you hear even his most sideways lines just before he crystallises them for you; his pocket approach helps, whereas Miles' lines are a constant surprise and ahead of the time (lol, literally and metaphorically). How they've already started zoning in on the tone-centres for solos educates zero-level musicians like me... Miles' 'less-is-more'-attitude as applied to Herbie is reasonable; it kept so many putative M3s out of unwanted, unhip V7 sounds, AND; Herbie got to develop his oblique and lyrical approach. I love how as arranger, Miles partitions out the pairings and ensembles so perfectly with the moods he wants. Sounds free but intensely arranged. It's like magic. For lesser players/bands (like everybody), 'All Blues' is a cool and reflective, but for this lot, its a keg-party /shout chorus. Tony gets the 4/4 (12/8) going at 28.08 ! - (he-d been hearing it since 28.01). Upside down-context from Miles' over-arching mood control. Note Wayne at 32.33 gets the idea for 'footprints', the band hear it and go G7alt/C, then in his Tony-driven 4/4 he rules. His bluesbop is so honkingly good he pushes his lines (steps into his boyhood self), and comes again to reject that style in front of us. This gig may have changed music. When did Miles start going over to other players and hipping with them? It so effective. I think there're two quiet mics, and two loud ones. Amazing. Through this music the universe speaks clearly; a message of acknowledgement, hope, bravery and love. Peace and thanks for posting
Thanks for the great commentary. Its a tipoff to listen more deeply, everyone. The music deserves deep listening, so go further - past the usual these guys are the greatest blah blah..
Many thanks for sharing these gems of history and art:
When I was coming up, none of this was available for public education, edification, and celebration!
In 1975 - THE LAST JAZZ radio station [WRVR] vanished from nyc radio! PUNCTUATION!
Depending upon where you are in New York City there is still WBGO. WKCR also still has jazz programming.
Truly priceless ! Miles and the young lions working out together. Delicioso...
Miles......my favorite jazz musician of all time
How do a handful of odd-shaped microphones capture such a wonderful sound? The mix and rendering of these legends' acclaimed tone and nuances, are studio quality.
Love this footage. Great sense of each player, great perspectives. Geat multiple echoes in the quiet sections! Trippy...
You enjoy print-thru - it spoils it for me.
At the end of Miles solo in all blues, how Tony, Ron, and Herbie all bring back the original feel of the head to start Wayne's solo kills me.
Great command resulting in exceptional subtlety.
Wayne was the star of that group. They were all incredible but Wayne was always on another level....
Miles was in a red mood that night! 40:41 Herbie Steps on Miles' feet by poorly acknowledging one of his lines, and man does miles looked steamed. Also, @ 49:01, Miles looks to Ron Carter for some communication but he appears oblivious to Miles' simmering frustration... and it appears to add fuel to the fire! Wouldn't want to be anywhere near the dressing room after the gig that night!
+John Southern Dunno why anybody ever put up with Herbie. Technique with no original imagination. Well-noted here!
+Tony Walton Very noticeable too how they all perk-up when Wayne takes over. Love that man.
WITH THIS SINGLE COMMENT YOU HAVE DISQUALIFIED YOURSELF FROM EVER DISCUSSING MUSIC AMONG KNOWLEDGEABLE LISTENERS!!!!
Yeah, boy... No imagination???
You do realize you’re talking about the guy who wrote “Maiden Voyage,” “Dolphin Dance,” and “Sorcerer,” right?
How I love this band, a razor, a laser, so much focus
Wow, 5 legends on the same stage. That group even beats 92' Dream Team.
Blown away by Miles, the Great. and the far out quintet of Wayne Shorrter, Ron Carter. Herbie Hancock and Tony Williams; Unbelievable!
FAVOLOSI GRAZIE
Such incredibly brilliant playing
Miles Davis - trumpet
Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
Herbie Hancock - piano
Ron Carter - bass
Tony Williams - drums
Herbie Hancock ?? Wou...
God I wish they had footage of Red Garland too. I've never seen any.
Laura Shadle Yah Baby, has always been in my soul
legendary line up
How do you just sit down the whole time listening to this??? It makes me wanna get up and dance!
these cats were as cool as it gets
Uno degli ultimi concerti prima di darsi al jazz moderno, una meraviglia per gli appassionati del jazz classico degli anni 50 e 60.
If you listen closely you can hear when they start playing My Funny Valentine, there's another recorded channel playing ahead, like there's this glimpse into the future of what Miles is about to play.
+Chris G Thank you for pointing that out. I thought there's something wrong with my audio driver.
That is called "print through", and is a product of the tape having been stored on it's reel for a long time. The magnetic information from the next winding prints through, resulting in a faint copy of what's about to come next as the tape unrolls and passes over the tape head.
Didn't know that. Interesting!
Ken Weston Cool, interesting indeed
always wondered what that was!
Oh ! Mouth Drops ! Isn't this a rare gem ?
Thank You Spacibo Thanks so much !
music doesn't need lyrics, it need your imaginations only.
I was 1 year old when this concert was played - and my ears open up like a fascinated child when hear this
around 16:12 and some other parts, does anyone else hear a faint trumpet playing the same phrases miles plays....i hear it right before he plays
yes... what could it be?
It's called print through. It's where signal patterns transfer from one layer of the tape to another. The recording was probably just left on the tape for too long.
Sal Astuto funny because that actually happens in your mind sometime when you improvise. You hear a phrase in your head loud and clear. if you can play it like you heard it in your mind then you‘re already a master. Trumpet player here, still working on this, but I experience it from time to time on good gigs.
carrot top man I’ve been wondering about that for years so cool thanks
That's recording "bleed through"
That period is the peak of jazz music for me. Amazing.