The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6

The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 is a four-CD live box set credited to Miles Davis and John Coltrane compiling five sets from three performances by the Miles Davis Quintet in Europe during late March 1960. The anthology was released by Columbia/Legacy in 2018 and topped the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[1]

The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6
Box set / live album by
ReleasedMarch 23, 2018
RecordedMarch 21, 22 & 24, 1960
VenueL'Olympia, Paris
Konserthuset, Stockholm
Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen
GenreJazz
Length220:00
LabelColumbia/Legacy
ProducerSteve Berkowitz, Michael Cuscuna, Richard Seidel
Miles Davis Bootleg Series chronology
The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5: Freedom Jazz Dance
(2016)
The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6
(2018)
The Bootleg Series, Vol. 7: That's What Happened 1982–1985
(2022)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic87/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[3]
AllMusic[4]
Pitchfork8.3/10[5]
PopMatters8/10[6]
Record Collector[7]

Background

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The concerts derive from a three-week European tour undertaken by the Davis band as part of a Jazz at the Philharmonic presentation as organized by promoter Norman Granz, which also included Stan Getz and Oscar Peterson as headliners.[8]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Miles Davis, except as noted.

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording detailsLength
1."All of You"Cole PorterL'Olympia, Paris first set17:05
2."So What" L'Olympia, Paris first set13:06
3."On Green Dolphin Street"L'Olympia, Paris first set14:59
4."Walkin'"Richard CarpenterL'Olympia, Paris second set15:52
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording detailsLength
1."Bye Bye Blackbird"L'Olympia, Paris second set14:01
2."'Round Midnight"Thelonious MonkL'Olympia, Paris second set5:37
3."Oleo"Sonny RollinsL'Olympia, Paris second set4:22
4."The Theme" L'Olympia, Paris second set0:50
5."Introduction by Norman Granz" Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen0:59
6."So What" Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen14:37
7."On Green Dolphin Street"
  • Washington
  • Kaper
Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen14:35
8."All Blues" Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen15:31
9."The Theme" (incomplete) Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen0:31
Disc three
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording detailsLength
1."Introduction by Norman Granz" Konserthuset, Stockholm first set1:11
2."So What" Konserthuset, Stockholm first set10:35
3."Fran-Dance" Konserthuset, Stockholm first set7:25
4."Walkin'"CarpenterKonserthuset, Stockholm first set16:21
5."The Theme" Konserthuset, Stockholm first set0:53
Disc four
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording detailsLength
1."So What" Konserthuset, Stockholm second set15:20
2."On Green Dolphin Street"
  • Washington
  • Kaper
Konserthuset, Stockholm second set13:40
3."All Blues" Konserthuset, Stockholm second set16:10
4."The Theme" Konserthuset, Stockholm second set0:59
5."John Coltrane interview"  6:13

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Billboard Miles Davis Jazz Albums chart history". billboard.com. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. ^ "The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 [Box Set] by Miles Davis Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Jurkovic, Mike (March 16, 2018). "Miles Davis & John Coltrane - The Final Tour - All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  4. ^ Jurek, Thom. "The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 - Miles Davis, John Coltrane | Songs, Reviews, Tracks | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  5. ^ Beta, Andy (March 27, 2018). "Miles Davis / John Coltrane: The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  6. ^ Cober-Lake, Justin (March 28, 2018). "Latest Miles Davis/John Coltrane Box Set Reveals the Marvel of the Final Tour". PopMatters. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  7. ^ Waring, Charles (March 22, 2018). "The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol 6 - Record Collector Magazine". Record Collector. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  8. ^ Miles Davis & John Coltrane The Final Tour, Legacy Records 88985448392, 2018, liner notes, p. 3.