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November 1, 1967 (7 items; TT = 48:20)
Kulttuuritalolla, Helsinki (Finland)
Yleisradio (YLE) broadcast (B+)

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

1 Introduction 2:14
2 Agitation (M. Davis) 7:55
3 Footprints (W. Shorter) 9:08
4 'Round Midnight (B. Hanighen-C. Williams-T. Monk) 9:23

Incomplete (5:12) on Domino
5 Walkin' (R. Carpenter) 8:42
6 Masqualero (W. Shorter) 10:27
7 Closing announcement 0:31


1 Introduction
CD: Eternal Grooves EGHO-009

2 Agitation
CD: Eternal Grooves EGHO-009

3 Footprints
CD: Domino 891209, Eternal Grooves EGHO-009

4 'Round Midnight
CD: Domino 891209, Eternal Grooves EGHO-009

5 Walkin'
CD: Eternal Grooves EGHO-009

6 Masqualero
CD: Eternal Grooves EGHO-009

7 Closing announcement
CD: Eternal Grooves EGHO-009


This performance was re-broadcast in 2019 by the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle. I am grateful to Tapani Taka for sharing it with me. The broadcast version includes an edited version of "Masqualero" (13:04) -- during the piano solo the passage from 6:02-8:39 is repeated. The complete unedited tune is listed above. I am grateful to Werner Graebner and Peter Feng for discussion of the repeated passage.

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."

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