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April 12, 1970 (10 items; TT = 76:06)
Fillmore West Auditorium, San Francisco CA
Soundboard recording (B+)

Miles Davis (tpt); Steve Grossman (ss); Chick Corea (el-p); Dave Holland (b, el-b); Jack De Johnette (d); Airto Moreira (perc)

1 It's About That Time (M. Davis) 11:08
2 Directions (J. Zawinul) 12:16

Theme stated at 0:55
3 I Fall in Love Too Easily (S. Cahn-J. Styne) 1:44
4 Sanctuary (W. Shorter-M. Davis) 3:50
5 Footprints (W. Shorter) 10:29
6 Agitation (M. Davis) 1:46
7 No Blues (M. Davis) 8:07
8 Bitches Brew (M. Davis) 14:44
9 Spanish Key (M. Davis) 11:21
10 The Theme (with applause) (M. Davis) 0:41


1 It's About That Time
CD: Mega Disc Legendary Collection no number

2 Directions
CD: Mega Disc Legendary Collection no number

3 I Fall in Love Too Easily
CD: Mega Disc Legendary Collection no number

4 Sanctuary
CD: Mega Disc Legendary Collection no number

5 Footprints
CD: Mega Disc Legendary Collection no number

6 Agitation
CD: Mega Disc Legendary Collection no number

7 No Blues
CD: Mega Disc Legendary Collection no number

8 Bitches Brew
CD: Mega Disc Legendary Collection no number

9 Spanish Key
CD: Mega Disc Legendary Collection no number

10 The Theme (with applause)
CD: Mega Disc Legendary Collection no number


The Davis Sextet opened for the Grateful Dead and Stone the Crows for four nights at the Fillmore West, April 9-12. Complete tapes of all four shows are in wide circulation.

In addition to the Fillmore West shows, the Sextet played the fourth annual University of California Jazz Festival at the Berkeley Greek Theatre (April 24), and the Both/And Club, San Francisco (April 28). After this Davis returned to New York for another period of intense studio activity -- five dates in the period from May 17-June 4.

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