Session details: Koningin Elisabethzaal (October 28, 1967)

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October 28, 1967 (9 items; TT = 62:11)

Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp (Belgium)

Belgian Radio and Television (BRT) radio broadcast (B+)

Miles Davis (tpt); Wayne Shorter (ts); Herbie Hancock (p); Ron Carter (b); Tony Williams (d)

1	Agitation (M. Davis)	5:26
2	Footprints (W. Shorter)	9:37
3	'Round Midnight (B. Hanighen-C. Williams-T. Monk)	7:38
4	No Blues (M. Davis)	11:20
5	Riot (H. Hancock)	3:40
6	On Green Dolphin Street (N. Washington-B. Kaper)	8:26
7	Masqualero (W. Shorter)	8:53
8	Gingerbread Boy (J. Heath)	5:56
9	The Theme (M. Davis)	1:15


1 Agitation 12" LP: Music on Vinyl MOV LP421 CD: Columbia Legacy 88697 94053, Sony SICP 20316/9, Columbia Legacy 88697 94870, Sony SICP 3316, Jazzman JM 11742, Jazz Birdies of Paradise J-Bop 042, Abstract Expression AE CD 0015
2 Footprints 12" LP: Music on Vinyl MOV LP421 CD: Columbia Legacy 88697 94053, Sony SICP 20316/9, Jazzman JM 11742, Jazz Birdies of Paradise J-Bop 042, Abstract Expression AE CD 0015
3 'Round Midnight 12" LP: Music on Vinyl MOV LP421 CD: Columbia Legacy 88697 94053, Sony SICP 20316/9, Jazzman JM 11742, Jazz Birdies of Paradise J-Bop 042, Abstract Expression AE CD 0015
4 No Blues 12" LP: Music on Vinyl MOV LP421 CD: Columbia Legacy 88697 94053, Sony SICP 20316/9, Jazzman JM 11742, Jazz Birdies of Paradise J-Bop 042, Abstract Expression AE CD 0015
5 Riot 12" LP: Music on Vinyl MOV LP421 CD: Columbia Legacy 88697 94053, Sony SICP 20316/9, Jazzman JM 11742, Jazz Birdies of Paradise J-Bop 042, Abstract Expression AE CD 0015
6 On Green Dolphin Street 12" LP: Music on Vinyl MOV LP421 CD: Columbia Legacy 88697 94053, Sony SICP 20316/9, Columbia Legacy 88697 94870, Sony SICP 3316, Jazzman JM 11742, Jazz Birdies of Paradise J-Bop 042, Abstract Expression AE CD 0015
7 Masqualero 12" LP: Music on Vinyl MOV LP421 CD: Columbia Legacy 88697 94053, Sony SICP 20316/9, Jazzman JM 11742, Jazz Birdies of Paradise J-Bop 042, Abstract Expression AE CD 0015
8 Gingerbread Boy 12" LP: Music on Vinyl MOV LP421 CD: Columbia Legacy 88697 94053, Sony SICP 20316/9, Columbia Legacy 88697 94870, Sony SICP 3316, Jazzman JM 11742, Jazz Birdies of Paradise J-Bop 042, Abstract Expression AE CD 0015
9 The Theme 12" LP: Music on Vinyl MOV LP421 CD: Columbia Legacy 88697 94053, Sony SICP 20316/9, Jazzman JM 11742, Jazz Birdies of Paradise J-Bop 042, Abstract Expression AE CD 0015

The Quintet played several venues in Europe in late October-early November 1967 as part of the "Newport Jazz Festival in Europe" produced by George Wein. According to Billboard magazine, groups from the tour were booked in the following cities, although each booking involved a subset of the groups involved: Baden (West Germany), Barcelona (Spain), Belfast (Ireland), Berlin (West Germany), Copenhagen (Denmark), Dublin (Ireland), Epernay (France), Helsinki (Finland), Karlsruhe (West Germany), Lecco (Italy), London (England), Lugano (Switzerland), Lyons (France), Mainz (West Germany), Paris (France), Rotterdam (Holland), Stockholm (Sweden). The Quintet, usually paired with the Archie Shepp Quintet, was booked in ten cities:

October 28: Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp, Belgium
October 29: Hammersmith Odeon, London, Great Britain
October 30: De Doelen, Rotterdam, Holland
October 31: Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden
November 1: Kulttuuritalolla, Helsinki, Finland
November 2: Tivoli Konsertsal, Copenhagen, Denmark
November 4: Philharmonie, Berlin, West German
November 5: Teatro Europa, Lecco, Italy
November 6: Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
November 7: Stadthalle, Karlsruhe, West Germany
November 12: unknown venue, Barcelona, Spain

Also on the tour were the Thelonious Monk Octet, the Gary Burton Quartet with Larry Coryell, Sarah Vaughan and the Bob James Trio, and many others. Davis apparently left the tour early (ca. November 10) after a dispute with producer George Wein. The rest of the Quintet performed the final concert or two of the tour as "The Wayne Shorter Quartet."

Two early bootleg CD issues of this concert are confusingly different (probably due to variation in tape speed of the analog master tapes):

Jazzman JM 11742

Agitation (first two notes missing), 5:32
Footprints, 9:45
'Round Midnight, 7:41
No Blues, 11:22
Riot + applause (0:03), 3:33
On Green Dolphin Street, 8:09
Masqualero (first note missing), 8:55
Applause (0:03) + Gingerbread Boy, 6:05
The Theme + applause (0:19), 1:19

Jazz Birdies of Paradise J-Bop 042

Agitation (inc; fade in as theme ends), 5:41
Footprints, 10:28
'Round Midnight, 7:43
No Blues, 11:58
Riot + applause (0:03), 3:45
Applause (0:03) + On Green Dolphin Street, 8:40
Masqualero + applause (0:03), 8:53
Gingerbread Boy, 6:15
The Theme + applause (0:11), 1:05 (the applause spliced in is from a different show)

In fact, both CD versions are slightly slow (about 20 cents); the times above are taken from a copy of the tape used for the original broadcast. A Mega Disc CD-R is basically a copy of the Jazzman disc, though there are a few editing errors (repeated notes, wrongly-placed indexes, etc.). The version included in Columbia Legacy's Bootleg Series, Vol. 1 - Live in Europe 1967 is from a Belgian Radio and Television master tape.