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European Tour 1956 (Definitive Records DRCD 11294)

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Title: European Tour 1956
Label: Definitive Records DRCD 11294 (CD)
Number of tracks: 14
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Details: November 12, 1956; November 19, 1956; July 17, 1955; October 17, 1957

Note: Only tracks on which Davis is present (71:22) are displayed below.

1 How High the Moon (N. Hamilton-M. Lewis) [Nov 12, 1956] 8:07
2 Lester Leaps In (L. Young) [Nov 12, 1956] 9:10
3 Tune Up (E. Vinson) [Nov 12, 1956] 2:50
4 What's New? (J. Burke-B. Haggart) [incomplete] [Nov 12, 1956] 3:35
5 Four (E. Vinson) [Nov 19, 1956] 2:49
6 Walkin' (R. Carpenter) [Nov 19, 1956] 2:33
7 Lady Be Good (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [with warm-up] [Nov 19, 1956] 5:32
8 Introduction [Duke Ellington/Gerry Mulligan] [Jul 17, 1955] 1:25
9 Hackensack (T. Monk) [Jul 17, 1955] 7:49
10 'Round Midnight (B. Hanighen-C. Williams-T. Monk) [with introduction] [Jul 17, 1955] 6:06
11 Now's the Time (C. Parker) [with chatter, count-off] [Jul 17, 1955] 8:30
12 All of You (C. Porter) [Oct 17, 1957] 8:28
13 Four (E. Vinson) [Oct 17, 1957] 4:28


July 17, 1955
Miles Davis (tpt); Zoot Sims [John Haley] (ts); Gerry Mulligan (bs); Thelonious Monk (p); Percy Heath (b); Connie Kay (d); Edward "Duke" Ellington (ann)

November 12, 1956
Miles Davis (tpt); René Urtreger (p); Pierre Michelot (b); Christian Garros (d); Lester Young (ts); Milt Jackson (vb); John Lewis (p); Percy Heath (b); Connie Kay (d); Siegfried Ackhammer (tpt); Conny Jackel (tpt); Klaus Mitschele (tpt); Rolfe Schneebiegel (tpt); Hanne Wilfert (tpt); Werner Betz (tb); Otto Bredl (tb); Helmut Hauck (tb); Heinz Hermannsdorfer (tb); Helmut Reinhardt (as); Franz Von Klenck (as); Bubi Aderhold (ts); Paul Martin (ts); Helmut Brandt (bs); Johnny Feigl (bs); Werner Drexler (d); Kurt Edelhagen (cond)

November 19, 1956
Miles Davis (tpt); Lester Young (ts); René Urtreger (p); Pierre Michelot (b); Christian Garros (d)

October 17, 1957
Miles Davis (tpt); Bobby Jaspar (ts, fl); Tommy Flanagan (p); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (d)

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