Dave Gelly 

Miles Davis Quintet: Live in Europe 1969 – review

This package, from the 'lost band' that never made a studio album, is a must-have, writes Dave Gelly
  
  


Four complete concerts, one on DVD, in a must-have package. Miles devotees call this quintet – with Chick Corea on keyboard, Wayne Shorter on sax, Jack DeJohnette on drums and British bassist Dave Holland – the "lost band" because it never made a studio album. Indeed it is a kind of missing link between the long line of classic, acoustic Davis quintets and the high-energy electric outfits of the 70s and after. The rapport among the five of them, especially between Miles and Shorter, is beyond belief. The sound quality is excellent throughout and the DVD, shot in Berlin, quite exceptional.

 

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