Miles Davis - Paris 1957 (ORT)

[Niko]

3 hours ago, Rooster_Ties said:

Miles played with Urtreger’s quartet a handful of times, mostly in France, but at least once in the Netherlands too. These are just the dates for which recorded excerpts exist (perhaps there were one or two other appearances? — couldn't be many, given the short window of possible dates).

November 30, 1957	Olympia Theatre - Paris, France	René Urtreger Quartet with Miles Davis
December 1957	Unknown venue - Unknown city, France	René Urtreger Quartet with Miles Davis
December 4-5, 1957	Le Poste Parisien Studio - Paris, France	René Urtreger Quartet with Miles Davis
December 7, 1957	Buttes Chaumont Studio - Paris, France	René Urtreger Quartet with Miles Davis
December 8, 1957	Concertgebouw - Amsterdam, The Netherlands	René Urtreger Quartet with Miles Davis
December 18, 1957	Beethovensaal - Stuttgart, Germany	Erwin Lehn Orchestra

Then less than two weeks later, he also appeared in Stuttgart with the Erwin Lehn Orchestra (big band) — and that’s included that in my cut-n-past above.

This is all from Peter Losin’s wonderful site (select the 1950’s from the drop-down list at the link below to see the entire decade, with links to each session/live-entry).

http://www.plosin.com/milesAhead/Sessions.aspx

NOTE: The blue color of the links didn’t come over, but that grid right above does have clickable URL’s for each live date — the underlined locations in the second column.

Just had a look at the Dutch newspapers from back then... no further concerts in the Netherlands at that time it seems

[Dan Gould]

On 9/20/2023 at 9:10 PM, jazzbo said:

About 10 days I'd say. For some items they have an American warehouse.

Which is on the West Coast - an advantage for some, theoretically. My order of the Philly Joe and Al Grey/Billy Mitchell took a bit longer than I expected and was from the US warehouse.  Closer to two weeks.

(And I really wish I had known of this release at the time as I would have definitely gone for it with the other two.)

[hbbfam]

On 9/20/2023 at 3:29 PM, jazzbo said:

Cheaper to order from the label.

Link?

[jazzbo]

It's not hard to find. . . .

https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/

[medjuck]

32 minutes ago, hbbfam said:

Link?

https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/miles-davis-albums/56770-in-concert-at-the-olympia-paris-1957.html

[mjazzg]

Review here

https://thebluemoment.com/

[medjuck]

I'm really enjoying this record.  It's interesting how some of Miles's improvisations are reminiscent of what he recorded a few days later for Elevator to the Scaffold. (Especially some of what he plays on "What's New?".)

[jazzbo]

Yes, this is a great release for a Miles Davis nut.

[jlhoots]

2 hours ago, jazzbo said:

Yes, this is a great release for a Miles Davis nut.

I (finally) ordered today.

[romualdo]

9 minutes ago, jlhoots said:

I (finally) ordered today.

also just ordered (direct) plus the new Philly Joe Jones/Elmo Hope Birdland, Joe Albany unreleased session & Toshiko Akiyoshi's Trios & Quartets 53-58

[mjzee]

Listening now to this.  Sound quality is very good, very natural, lifelike and professional-sounding.  Miles's playing is excellent, and he's blending well with his pickup group.  Very enjoyable.

[Gheorghe]

I wonder how Miles was in those years, where he still sometimes had to play with pick up local rhythm sections......
Somehow I have the feeling that it must have been astonishing easy and comfortable. If you could play and understood his music , it might be beautiful gigs.....
It would be interesting what surviving musicians who played with him under such surroundings would tell, if there still are some alive. 

Like that Robert Reisner book about Bird, where a lot of people who played with him on few occasions said that he was very articulate and nice and helpful.....