Jack De Johnette left the Davis Sextet late in the summer, and Davis hired Leon
Chancler as his replacement. The Sextet was booked for one night at the Saratoga
(NY) Performing Arts Center (September 19), and made an extensive European tour in October-November
with George Wein's "Newport Jazz Festival in Europe." The itinerary was as follows:
October 17: Kongress-Saal, Deutsches Museum, Munich (two concerts)
October 18: Jahrhunderthalle Hoechst, Frankfurt (two concerts)
October 19 (?) Stuttgart: Beethoven-Saal (two concerts)
October 21: Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi, Milan
October 22: Neue Stadthalle, Dietikon (two concerts)
October 23: Théâtre Nationale Populaire, Paris
October 26: Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels
October 27: Théâtre Nationale Populaire, Paris (two concerts)
October 29: De Doelen, Rotterdam
November 3: Dom Sindikata, Belgrade
November 5: Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna
November 6: Philharmonie, Berlin
November 7: Universitets Aula, Uppsala
November 8: Tivoli Konsertsal, Copenhagen
November 9: Chateau Neuf, Oslo
November 12: Sartory Festsaal, Cologne
November 13: Royal Festival Hall, London (two concerts)
November 14: Teatro della Fenice, Venice
November 15: Palazzo dello Sport, Bologna
November 16: Palazzo dello Sport, Turin
November 18: Théâtre Alhambra, Bordeaux
November 20: Sports Pavilion, Cascais
Many of these concerts were recorded, though some are not complete. Thanks to Hans-Dieter
Klinger for information about the concerts in West Germany at the beginning of the tour,
and to Alexander Keth for information about the Bordeaux concert.
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