1 Introduction (André Francis)
12" LP: Columbia Legacy 19802 80168-1
CD: Columbia Legacy 19802 80167-2

2 If I Were a Bell
12" LP: Columbia Legacy 19802 80168-1
CD: Jazz Music Yesterday JMY 1010, Musica Jazz MJCD 1340, Columbia Legacy 19802 80167-2

3 So What
12" LP: Columbia Legacy 19802 80168-1
CD: Jazz Music Yesterday JMY 1010, Musica Jazz MJCD 1340, Columbia Legacy 19802 80167-2

4 Stella by Starlight
12" LP: Columbia Legacy 19802 80168-1
CD: Columbia Legacy 19802 80167-2

5 Walkin'
12" LP: Columbia Legacy 19802 80168-1
CD: Columbia Legacy 19802 80167-2

6 The Theme
12" LP: Columbia Legacy 19802 80168-1
CD: Columbia Legacy 19802 80167-2

This is the last of three recordings made at the fourth Juan-les-Pins Festival. The rhythm section, after playing together for only two months, is amazingly fluid and cohesive, and Davis' playing is very spirited on all three of the Antibes recordings.

The performance master for this session in the RTF/INA archives is on 1/2" Kodak tape (item #LVAA352): the first reel contains André Francis' introduction, "If I Were a Bell," and "So What"; the second contains "Stella by Starlight" and the beginning of "Walkin'" (the tape ends in the middle of Carter's solo); the third contains the conclusion of "Walkin'" (beginning with Hancock's solo) and ends with "The Theme" and some stage chatter.

I am grateful to Robert Elliott for supplying me with the recordings from the ORTF archives.

The Quintet was booked for concerts in Vichy (July 30) and Marseilles (July 31) before returning to New York. No recordings are known to exist.