Miles Davis – Miles At The Fillmore (The Bootleg Series Vol. 3) 6LP Box Set

Miles Davis – Miles At The Fillmore (The Bootleg Series Vol. 3)

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Deluxe 6-LP lift-off box set
• Includes printed inner sleeves and 12-page booklet with extensive liner notes and rare photos
• 4 complete historic performances at Fillmore East, 1970
• Featuring Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Steve Grossman, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette and Airto Moreira

Miles At The Fillmore - The Bootleg Series Vol. 3 features four historic performances from the Fillmore East and West in 1970, at a time when Miles Davis was single-handedly bringing jazz into the commercial rock era. 

The visionary Bill Graham had booked Miles on a bill with The Grateful Dead at the Fillmore West and with fellow Columbia artist Laura Nyro in June 1970. The latter recordings are the earliest documented live performances of Miles’s band when he hired the keyboardists Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett, along with saxophonist Steve Grossman who had replaced Wayne Shorter. The rest of the rhythm section - bassist Dave Holland, drummer Jack DeJohnette and percussionist Airto Moreira - were the backbone of his band throughout this explosive period.

Curated by Carlos Santana, this set features fascinating firsthand accounts and profound insight into a seismic shift in American society, music, and culture. In a rare, in-depth interview, Miles was “so excited about the music that he wanted every set, every note made available to the public...” The searing heat of these concerts, originally issued in severely edited form, are now made whole. This set includes several bonus tracks like Wayne Shorter's “Paraphernalia” and “Footprints”, an early version of “Miles Runs The Voodoo Down” plus a rare encore performance of “Spanish Key” from the Bitches Brew album.

The Bootleg Series Vol. 3: Miles At The Fillmore is available as a deluxe 6-LP boxset, housed in a lift-off box. This 6LP-set includes printed inner sleeves and a 12-page booklet with extensive liner notes and rare photos.

Tracklist:
LP 1
Side A
Fillmore East, June 17, 1970
1. Introduction 
2. Directions 
3. The Mask 
Side B
Fillmore East, June 17, 1970
1. It’s About That Time 
2. Bitches Brew 
3. The Theme

LP 2
Side C
Fillmore West, April 11, 1970
1. Paraphernalia (Bonus Track)
2. Footprints (Bonus Track)
Side D
Fillmore East, June 18, 1970
1. Directions (Bonus Track)
2. The Mask (Bonus Track)

LP 3
Side E
Fillmore East, June 18, 1970
1. It’s About That Time 
2. Bitches Brew 
Side F
Fillmore East, June 18, 1970
1. The Theme
2. Spanish Key (Encore)
3. The Theme 

LP 4
Side G
Fillmore East, June 19, 1970
1. Directions 
2. The Mask
Side H
Fillmore East, June 19, 1970
1. It’s About That Time 
2. I Fall In Love Too Easily
3. Sanctuary

LP 5
Side I
Fillmore East, June 19, 1970
1. Bitches Brew
2. The Theme
Fillmore West, April 11, 1970
3. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down (Bonus Track)
Side J
Fillmore East, June 20, 1970
1. Directions 
2. The Mask 

LP 6
Side K
Fillmore East, June 20, 1970
1. It’s About That Time 
2. I Fall In Love Too Easily
3. Sanctuary
Side L
Fillmore East, June 20, 1970
1. Bitches Brew 
2. Willie Nelson 
3. The Theme

Label: Music On Vinyl
Released: 2014/2024