Miles Davis Quintet: Freedom Jazz Dance - The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5

Release Date: March 10, 2017

Miles Davis Quintet: Freedom Jazz Dance - The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5 (2017) compiles previously unreleased session reels and alternate takes from 1965-1968, capturing the quintet in raw studio form. These extended session reels reveal the working process behind classic compositions, with the 23-minute 'Freedom Jazz Dance' session reel and 19-minute 'Fall' providing rare glimpses into how these pieces developed through extended improvisation.

Standout Tracks

• Freedom Jazz Dance (Session Reel): The complete 23-minute session captures the quintet working through this Eddie Harris composition in its full exploratory form
• Nefertiti (Session Reel): An 11-minute version of Wayne Shorter's haunting composition, showing the interplay between rhythm section and horns
• Fall (Session Reel): Nearly 20 minutes of the quintet stretching out on this Wayne Shorter piece, revealing layers typically condensed on official releases

Mood: studio intimate, exploratory, late night, contemplative

Tracklist

1. B1. Circle (Session Reel) (11:45)
2. B2. Circle (Take 5 - Selection Not Used In Master) (3:25)
3. B3. Circle (Take 6 - Selection Not Used In Master) (1:14)
4. B4. Dolores (Session Reel) (5:17)
5. C1. Orbits (Session Reel) (14:44)
6. C2. Footprints (Session Reel) (5:48)
7. D1. Gingerbread Boy (Session Reel) (3:44)
8. D2. Fall (Session Reel) (19:44)
9. E1. Nefertiti (Session Reel) (11:05)
10. E2. Water Babies (Session Reel) (8:33)
11. F1. Masqualero (Alternate Take / Take 3) (7:59)
12. F2. Country Son (Rhythm Section Rehearsal) (7:43)
13. F3. Blues In F (My Ding) (7:29)
14. F4. Play Your Eight (Miles Speaks) (0:06)
15. A. Freedom Jazz Dance (Session Reel) (23:15)