"Agitation" and "Footprints" were not broadcast by ORTF and are not included on
any issued recordings prior to the Sony Live in Europe 1967 set. The opening
ascending run and set-up for the theme to "'Round Midnight" is missing on JMY and
Golden Age of Jazz. In addition, the tunes are wrongly indexed on JMY:
- 'Round Midnight (8:05)
- No Blues (13:05)
- Mascalero [sic] (8:40)
- I Fall in Love Too Easily (9:00)
- Riot (5:30)
- Walkin' (9:40)
- On Green Dolphin Street (16:50)
- The Theme (0:40)
The announcement following "Masqualero" mentions several other artists and may
indicate that there was an intermission between one set (comprising the first
five tunes) and a second (the last five). There may be a similar break between
"Masqualero" and "I Fall in Love Too Easily" in the Karlsruhe concert the
following day.
The Quintet played several venues in Europe in late October-early November 1967
as part of the "Newport Jazz Festival in Europe" produced by George Wein. According
to Billboard magazine, groups from the tour were booked in the following
cities, although each booking involved a subset of the groups involved: Baden (Germany),
Barcelona (Spain), Belfast (Ireland), Berlin (Germany), Copenhagen (Denmark), Dublin
(Ireland), Epernay (France), Helsinki (Finland), Karlsruhe (Germany), Lecco (Italy),
London (England), Lugano (Switzerland), Lyons (France), Mainz (Germany), Paris (France),
Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Stockholm (Sweden). The Quintet, usually paired with
the Archie Shepp Quintet, was booked in ten cities:
October 28: Koninging Elisabethzaal, Antwerp
October 29: Hammersmith Odeon, London
October 30: De Doelen, Rotterdam
October 31: Konserthuset, Stockholm
November 1: Kulttuuritalolla, Helsinki
November 2: Tivoli Konsertsal, Copenhagen
November 4: Philharmonie, Berlin
November 5: Teatro Europa, Lecco
November 6: Salle Pleyel, Paris
November 7: Stadthalle, Karlsruhe
Also on the tour were the Thelonious Monk Octet, the Gary Burton Quartet with Larry
Coryell, Sarah Vaughan and the Bob James Trio, and many others. Davis apparently
left the tour early after a dispute with producer George Wein. The rest of the Quintet
performed the final concert or two of the tour as "The Wayne Shorter Quartet."
I am grateful to Jan Lohmann for discussion of this session.
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