00:39 Agitations 07:41 Footprints 13:43 I fall in love too easily 25:16 Gingerbread boy 30:39 The theme Miles Davis - trumpet Wayne Shorter - saxophone Ron Carter - bass Herbie Hancock - piano Tony Williams - drums
Small side note, the band was introduced by the late Joachim-Ernst Behrendt, Behrendt was THE German "Jazzpabst" (Jazz Pope), a journalist who worked in radio and television, wrote several books on jazz and also worked as a jazz producer.
every time I watch a Quintet performance from this era, I always come away being more impressed by Tony Williams and Ron Carter than anyone else on the stage. it's almost impossible to overstate how incredibly dynamic and potent they are. for all the legend surrounding Herbie or Wayne or Miles himself, they are simply not as physically impressive as the powerhouse workhorse energy and constant - seamless, ceaseless - creative flow which is radiating from Tony and Ron. with virtually no letting up from start to finish. just boundless enthusiasm and inspiration. if you've never played drums or double bass, I don't think you can imagine how difficult it is to maintain such frenetic pace or high tempo for one whole song, let alone a complete show. Williams own internal stamina could power entire cities... the size and strength in Carter's fingers would make the branches of a Redwood jealous... absolutely incredible
Agree completely, LazyLion...In describing their incredible performance at Philharmonic Hall on 2/12/64, Jack Chambers said they maintained a pace that must be close to the physical limits of bass plucking and drumming--and the sheer musicality of Tony Williams' drumming always astonishes me. It's kinda sad in a way that after his tenure with Miles he never achieved greater accomplishments than these, though he remained for the rest of his life the most musical/melodic drummer in the history of the music, IMHO.
After watching this video on what would have been Miles' 95th birthday, I immediately had to put on my CD of 'Filles de Kilimanjaro'; I can't get enough of this Quintet.
i love filles too, maybe my favorite from this period but the group had by then started to introduce chick corea and dave holland and electric instruments.
Minute 14:13, wowwww Miles Davis playing a magnificent introduction for I Fall In Love Too Easily. What a sound, selection of notes, maximum elegance and quite impressive mastery of the tempo. Genius. Incredible, one of my favorite parts of the video.
Saw this quintet twice back in the day. Nice to see them again in color. Sounds as fresh as it did 50 odd years later. Miles was one slick dude. I always checked out his threads. Nothing was off the rack. He must have made his personal taylor rich!
That sounds great, I envy you! Do you remember if Miles' suit was really that exact color, I think it looks excellent! I just love his great 2nd quintet, so I would be very interested in your perception of this time.
Genio assoluto, musicisti, forse gli ultimi d'una catena che si spezza, musica, assoluta.Genio e tecnica, qualità, assoluta.Mai più sentiremo algo così totale....
In just four short years, different music, new band, and outfits instead of suits. No one in American serious music grasped forward more than Miles Davis.
Rono James, they, fellow musicians and critics, always said “Miles had the best bands,” whether it was the birth of the cool, Kind of Blue or Bitches Brew….
I wish Wayne would've played more for the group, rather than Wayne. And I always felt that of the 3 soloists Herbie---especially that young---had the most intriguing ideas Very mature, while reaching like crazy. Miles was correct in once describing himself as a 'quarter horse'. He set the tone and they ran with it---amok even better----Joel Fass...
I just read an interview with Pat Metheny talking about how this quintet and the Beatles were around for roughly the same time and between them created some of the greatest music ever.
The reason why Miles's "free music" is superior to the avant-garde of that period, is that the music is tonal. The music has a tonal center, and they respond to the chords and modes they superimpose over the pedal. This was unlike the "free music" of the 60's, especially Cecil Taylor.
Oh my god, there are pearls appearing. Superb. Young men in suits and ties play music from another world. It's a real pleasure for me to be able to watch now.
These 5 could do anything and they chose to do this, I am blown away. I find myself floating away, staring into the screen. Magic, genius, beauty--all. All art. They leave the rational world behind and create their own. Thanks allowing us to follow along.
Let alone the brilliance of miles; The musicianship!.... masters in their own right; but as well, the parrticular chemistry of these artists playing together- at that ttime;...Astoundng!! TW...What a drummer - at that age...(What a left hi hat foot...)
1967 the year of my birth and i fell so good music in 2021. Miles Davis, Tony Williams, Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock are the best of best musician
IMHO opinion this group has never been surpassed in its ability to fuse prodigious individual talents and play music with such extraordinary power, subtlety and collective virtuosity. For me this
Miles looks equally great as he blows that trumpet. The entire band is great. Herbie Hancock plays a rather different style now that is different from legitimate jazz.
The last days of miles and crew free modal jazz, one year after they became with eletric instruments, much more simple and funk/rock approach, and with that colorful look
Young Tony Williams gaining confidence to sock it out and push. He is really feeling it. I must admit that Milestones is one of the greatest compositions in jazz….
Some of the greatest jazz musicians were child prodigies. Lee Morgan began playing trumpet at the age of 13, and by the age of 14 he was already good enough to play with jazz bands, and joined Art Blakey's band at the age of 18!
I saw him in Paris at Salle Pleyel, during the same tour. I have some old pictures, hidden somewhere ! I love this quintet. It's as there were only one person. All of them are Miles, without losing there own voices...well, may be !!?
Great footage! I've never heard Miles playing so fast & furious before....definitely need to listen to more of his work from 2nd great quintet era in the '60s, thanks for the upload!
anybody here complaining about “cacophony” is obviously completely unaware of the virtuosic musicianmanship on display here lol. these were all masters of their respective instruments & expressing themselves in that way
I like earlier Miles. The seemingly random notes is hard for me to understand structure, if any. Rhythm and melody seem secondary, especially compared to Brubeck and Oscar Peterson.
Tough tempo to walk out and play cold! Even as great as these icons are, they were struggling a bit at the start getting on the same page rhythmically. They were/are human too! Great to see this performance of the iconic group.
It's a crazy fast tempo to play cold out of the gate, but I disagree about any ambiguity with the tempo. Ron plays maybe 2 notes out of time while he's still tuning. Herbie and Tony hit the "and of 4" together after the opening notes by Miles. It's locked in that point.
