Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5

Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5
Box set by
the Miles Davis Quintet
ReleasedOctober 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)[1]
Recorded1966–1968
Studio30th Street Studio, New York City
GenreJazz
Length194:32
LabelColumbia/Legacy
ProducerTeo Macero
Miles Davis Bootleg Series chronology
Miles Davis at Newport 1955–1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4
(2015) 		Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5
(2016) 		The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz (Collette)[3]
All About Jazz (Comandini)[4]
Cutting Edge[5]
Financial Times[6]
Rondo[7]

Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5 is a 3-CD box set by the Miles Davis Quintet compiling studio recordings by jazz trumpeter Miles Davis recorded between 1966 and 1968.[8] The album contains remastered versions, alternate takes, and conversations among the musicians.[9]

Background

Davis recorded this music with what is sometimes called his second great quintet: saxophonist Wayne Shorter and rhythm section Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams. Most of the music was recorded for the album Miles Smiles at the 30th Street Studio, a former church in New York City, in 1966.[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Wayne Shorter except where noted.

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Freedom Jazz Dance" (session reel)Eddie Harris23:13
2."Freedom Jazz Dance" (master take)Harris7:13
3."Circle" (session reel)Miles Davis11:44
4."Circle" (take 5 – closing theme used on master take)Davis5:23
5."Circle" (take 6 – released master take excluding closing theme)Davis5:48
6."Dolores" (session reel) 5:16
7."Dolores" (master take) 6:23
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Orbits" (session reel) 14:43
2."Orbits" (master take) 4:41
3."Footprints" (session reel) 5:47
4."Footprints" (master take) 9:51
5."Gingerbread Boy" (session reel)Jimmy Heath3:43
6."Gingerbread Boy" (master take)Heath7:44
7."Nefertiti" (session reel) 11:05
8."Nefertiti" (master take) 8:04
Disc three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fall" (session reel) 19:44
2."Fall" (master take) 6:41
3."Water Babies" (session reel) 8:32
4."Water Babies" (master take) 5:09
5."Masqualero" (alternate take/take 3) 7:59
6."Country Son" (rhythm section rehearsal)Davis7:43
7."Blues in F (My Ding)"Davis7:29
8."Play Your Eight (Miles Speaks)"Davis0:05

Personnel

The Miles Davis Quintet

References

  1. ^ "Miles Davis Quintet: Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5 - Miles Davis | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Miles Davis Quintet: Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5 by Miles Davis". Metacritic.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Miles Davis: Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 album review". Allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Miles Davis: Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 album review". Allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ Hobart, Mike (November 25, 2016). "Miles Davis Quintet: Freedom Jazz Dance — review". Ft.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "– Freedom Jazz Dance (The Bootleg Series Vol. 5) – Miles Davis Quintet". Rondomagazin.de. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "Miles Davis Quintet - Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 To Be Released October 21". Miles Davis. August 18, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  9. ^ Miller, Jim (November 25, 2016). "Miles Davis Quintet: Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5 - JazzTimes". JazzTimes. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  10. ^ Agovino, Michael J. (November 2, 2016). "Miles Davis Quintet: Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5 Album Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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