This set was originally recorded by VARA in 1969. BBC Radio re-broadcast it in 2006,
and the timings listed above are taken from this newer version. There is both an analog
FM broadcast and a digital XM version -- there are subtle differences in the audio
quality, but both are significantly better than the versions formerly in circulation.
There are at least two older VARA broadcasts of this material. The longer one (A)
begins with a short studio introduction (titles are announced as "Directions," "Listen
to This," "About That Time," and "Masqualero"), and contains an incomplete version
of "Bitches Brew" (a splice at 8:27 excises 8:29-11:19 of complete version). The
shorter broadcast (B) is sonically better and includes a Michiel de Ruyter studio
introduction (0:51 -- titles announced as "Listen to This" and "About That Time");
Bitches Brew (12:36); I Fall in Love Too Easily (2:33); Sanctuary (3:55); It's
About That Time (3:59); closing announcement (0:16).
A So What CDR is mastered from the first broadcast (A), but the tracks are wrongly
indexed: 1. Introduction (0:12); 2. Directions (9:51); 3. Bitches Brew (9:44); 4.
I Fall in Love Too Easily (2:36); 5. Sanctuary (4:02); 6. It's About That Time
(16:58); 7. Masqualero (14:49).
The Davis Quintet toured Europe in October-November 1969 as part of the Newport
Jazz Festival in Europe produced by George Wein. The itinerary was as follows:
October 26: Teatro Lirico, Milan (two concerts);
October 27: Teatro Sistina, Rome;
October 31: Stadthalle, Vienna;
November 1: Hammersmith Odeon, London (two concerts);
November 2: Ronnie Scott's Club, London;
November 3: Salle Pleyel, Paris (two concerts);
November 4: Tivoli Konsertsal, Copenhagen;
November 5: Folkets Hus, Stockholm (two concerts);
November 7: Philharmonie, Berlin;
November 8: Sart Tilman, Li`ge;
November 9: De Doelen, Rotterdam.
Most of the performances from this tour were recorded, though some are not complete.
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