Session details: Stadthalle (October 8, 1964)

Miles Ahead session details

October 8, 1964 (13 items; TT = 97:56)

Stadthalle, Sindelfingen (Germany)

Süddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR) radio broadcast (B)

Miles Davis (tpt); Wayne Shorter (ts); Herbie Hancock (p); Ron Carter (b); Tony Williams (d)

First concert
1	Autumn Leaves (J. Prevert-J. Mercer-J. Kosma)	10:43
2	So What (M. Davis)	8:58
3	All Blues (M. Davis)	12:28
	Fade out mid-Hancock solo (9:12) on Musica Jazz
4	Oleo (S. Rollins)	6:15
5	Stella by Starlight (N. Washington-V. Young)	10:13
6	Walkin' (R. Carpenter)	7:07
7	The Theme (with applause) (M. Davis)	1:07

Second concert
8	Milestones (M. Davis)	7:00
9	No Blues (M. Davis)	9:58
10	All of You (C. Porter)	12:38
11	Joshua (V. Feldman)	9:06
12	The Theme (with applause) (M. Davis)	1:39
13	Closing announcement	0:44


1 Autumn Leaves CD: Recording Arts (Golden Age of Jazz) JZCD 372, Moon MCD 033
2 So What CD: Moon MCD 033
3 All Blues CD: Musica Jazz MJCD 1090
4 Oleo CD: Recording Arts (Golden Age of Jazz) JZCD 372, Musica Jazz MJCD 1090
6 Walkin' CD: Musica Jazz MJCD 1090, Jazz Door JD 1225
7 The Theme (with applause) CD: Musica Jazz MJCD 1090, Jazz Door JD 1225
8 Milestones CD: Recording Arts (Golden Age of Jazz) JZCD 372, Moon MCD 033
9 No Blues CD: Recording Arts (Golden Age of Jazz) JZCD 372, Moon MCD 033
10 All of You CD: Recording Arts (Golden Age of Jazz) JZCD 372, Musica Jazz MJCD 1090, Jazz Door JD 1225
11 Joshua CD: Recording Arts (Golden Age of Jazz) JZCD 372, Moon MCD 033
12 The Theme (with applause) CD: Moon MCD 033

The Moon CD contains two medleys ("Autumn Leaves/Yoshua/The Theme" and "So What/Milestones/The Theme"). The first medley is a composite, with "So What" from the first concert spliced onto "Milestones" and "No Blues" from the second concert.

The Davis Quintet embarked on a European tour, the USA Jazz Festival, in late September. In addition to the Davis Quintet, several other groups were involved, though I don't know if they all performed at every stop on the tour. The itinerary (with several gaps) was as follows:

September 25: Berlin Philharmonie
September 26: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
September 29: Le Théâtre Municipal, Lausanne
September 30: Kongresshaus, Zürich
October 1: Salle Pleyel, Paris (two concerts)
October 3: Johanneshov Isstadion, Stockholm
October 4: KB-Hallen, Copenhagen
October 5: Mässhallen, Gothenburg
October 6: Messuhalli, Helsinki
October 8: Stadthalle, Sindelfingen (two concerts)
October 11: Teatro dell' Arte, Milan

The Quintet was booked in other cities as well -- e.g. Barcelona and Frankfurt -- but I have been unable to find dates or confirm that these concerts occurred. Thanks to Flurin Casura for the advertisement for the Zürich concert, and to Frederik Adlers for providing the festival poster and for telling me about the Gothenburg date. Apparently the drummer for Papa Celestine's Original Tuxedo Jazz Band was sick that day and Tony Williams stepped in to take his place. He brought the house down!