The date of this set is uncertain. The Davis Quintet was booked at the Plugged Nickel
from June 4-14 (Wednesday-Saturday), with a break on Monday-Tuesday, June 9-10.
One of the concerts was reviewed in Down Beat (August 7, 1969), where reviewer
Larry Kart remarked, "Outside of Charlie Parker's best units, I don't think there's
ever been a group so at ease at up tempos as Miles Davis' current quintet. Their
relaxation at top speed enables them to move at will from the 'hotness' up-tempo
playing usually implies to a serene lyricism in the midst of turmoil."
The Quintet was busy throughout the spring and summer of 1969, including three appearances
at the Village Gate: April 25-26, May 23-24, and July 29-August 10. Other dates include:
Lennie's on the Turnpike, West Peabody MA (May 5-11); Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 11);
Plugged Nickel Club, Chicago (June 4-14); Blue Coronet Club, Brooklyn (June 21-29);
Morgan State Jazz Festival, Baltimore (June 22); Miami Jai-Alai (Miami Jazz Festival)
(June 27); Armstrong Stadium, Hampton VA (Hampton Jazz Festival) (June 28); Festival
Field, Newport RI (Newport Jazz Festival) (July 5); Central Park, New York (Schaefer
Music Festival) (July 7); Olympia Stadium, Detroit (Detroit Jazz Festival) (July 13);
Memorial Auditorium, Dallas (Longhorn Jazz Festival) (July 18); Municipal Auditorium,
Austin (Longhorn Jazz Festival) (July 19); Coliseum, Houston (Longhorn Jazz Festival)
(July 20); Juan-les-Pins Festival, Antibes (July 25-26); Rutgers University Stadium,
New Brunswick (Rutgers Jazz Festival) (July 27); Sheraton Park Hotel, French Lick
(French Lick Jazz Festival) (July 31); Spectrum, Philadelphia (August 15); Kiel
Auditorium, St. Louis (St. Louis Jazz Festival) (August 16); Grant Park Auditorium
Theatre, Chicago (August 22); Crosley Field, Cincinnati (Ohio Jazz Festival) (August
23); Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis (Memphis Jazz Festival) (August 24).
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