There are two different broadcast recordings of this music in circulation. One begins
with a female announcer introducing the band, and concludes with her closing announcement
at about 5:50 of "Yesternow." The other begins with "Directions" and concludes with
a male announcer's closing announcement at about 3:34 of "Yesternow." The minor
discrepancies in times are due to differences in tape speed. The last 30 minutes
of the concert appears not to have been broadcast, though the recordings obviously
exist.
The indexes on the Mega Disc CD are not in the correct places, but the sound quality
is much improved over the LP and early CD-R versions.
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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