Amsterdam Concert

2005 live album by Miles Davis

Amsterdam Concert

Live album by

Miles Davis

Released| 2005
Recorded| December 8, 1957
Venue| Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Genre| Jazz
Length| 58:53
Label| Lone Hill Jazz
Miles Davis chronology
| Birdland 1951
(2004)  | Amsterdam Concert
(2005)  | Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival
(2007)

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Amsterdam Concert is a rare live Miles Davis recording from 1957. This album was recorded at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam on December 8, 1957, a couple of days after the recording of the movie soundtrack Ascenseur pour l'échafaud. Davis recorded the album with drummer Kenny Clarke and three French musicians: Pierre Michelot on bass, Rene Urtreger on piano, and Barney Wilen on tenor saxophone.[1][2][3]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|  [4]
The Guardian| [5]

In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "this hard-to-find set is recommended for the rare opportunity to hear Miles Davis stretching out with these musicians."[1]

Writing for The Guardian, John Fordham called the album "a real rarity," and commented: "The upshot is that Davis's one-off relationship with the Club St Germain's house rhythm section for the Malle project... doesn't sound quite as compatible as it did for the soundtrack, where the need to swing was reduced - but it's still a fascinating document."[5]

## Track listing

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1. "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 5:07
2. "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson) - 7:17
3. "What's New" (Bob Haggart) - 3:41
4. "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin) - 6:52
5. "A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie) - 7:30
6. "Four" (Miles Davis) - 4:33
7. "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) - 6:48
8. "Well You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:36
9. "'Round About Midnight" (Monk) - 5:37
10. "Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) - 5:50

## Personnel

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* Miles Davis – trumpet
* Barney Wilen – tenor saxophone
* René Urtreger – piano
* Pierre Michelot – bass
* Kenny Clarke – drums

## References

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1. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "Amsterdam Concert". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
2. ^ "Miles Davis - The Amsterdam Concert". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
3. ^ "Miles Davis Discography". JazzDisco. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 342\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
5. ^ a b Fordham, John (April 29, 2005). "Miles Davis/ Barney Wilen, Amsterdam Concert". The Guardian. Retrieved November 8, 2022.

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Discography

Studio albums|

| Prestige era|

* The New Sounds
* Young Man with a Horn
* Blue Period
* The Compositions of Al Cohn
* Miles Davis, Volume 2
* Miles Davis, Volume 3
* Miles Davis Quartet
* Miles Davis All Star Sextet
* Miles Davis Quintet
* Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins
* Miles Davis All Stars, Volume 1
* Miles Davis All Stars, Volume 2
* The Musings of Miles
* Blue Moods
* Dig
* Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet
* Quintet/Sextet
* Collectors' Items
* Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
* Bags' Groove
* Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
* Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants
* Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
* Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

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Columbia era|

* 'Round About Midnight
* Miles Ahead
* Milestones
* Porgy and Bess
* Kind of Blue
* Jazz Track
* Sketches of Spain
* Someday My Prince Will Come
* Seven Steps to Heaven
* Quiet Nights
* E.S.P.
* Miles Smiles
* Sorcerer
* Nefertiti
* Miles in the Sky
* Filles de Kilimanjaro
* In a Silent Way
* Bitches Brew
* Jack Johnson
* Live-Evil
* On the Corner
* The Man with the Horn
* Star People
* Decoy
* You're Under Arrest
* Aura

Warner Bros. era|

* Tutu
* Amandla
* Doo-Bop
* Rubberband

Soundtracks|

* Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
* Jack Johnson
* Music from Siesta
* The Hot Spot
* Dingo

Live
recordings|

* Birdland 1951
* Miles Davis at Newport 1955–1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4
* Miles & Coltrane
* Miles Davis Quintet at Peacock Alley
* Amsterdam Concert
* At Newport 1958
* Miles & Monk at Newport
* Jazz at the Plaza Vol. I
* Miles Davis & John Coltrane The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6
* In Person: At the Blackhawk, San Francisco
* Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall
* Miles Davis in Europe
* Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival
* My Funny Valentine
* Four & More
* Miles in Tokyo
* Miles in Berlin
* The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965
* Live in Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Vol. 1
* 1969 Miles – Festiva De Juan Pins
* Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2
* Live at the Fillmore East, March 7, 1970: It's About That Time
* Bitches Brew Live
* Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West
* Miles Davis at Fillmore
* Miles at the Fillmore – Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3
* The Cellar Door Sessions 1970
* Live-Evil
* In Concert
* Dark Magus
* Agharta
* Pangaea
* Miles! Miles! Miles!
* We Want Miles
* Live Around the World
* Merci Miles! Live at Vienne
* Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux

Compilations|

* Miles Davis and Horns
* Blue Haze
* Birth of the Cool
* Walkin'
* Miles Davis Volume 1
* Miles Davis Volume 2
* Miles Davis' Greatest Hits
* Basic Miles: The Classic Performances of Miles Davis
* Big Fun
* Get Up with It
* Water Babies
* Circle in the Round
* 1958 Miles
* Directions
* The Columbia Years 1955–1985
* Love Songs
* Super Hits
* The Essential Miles Davis
* Miles Davis Quintet: Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5
* That’s What Happened 1982-1985: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 7

Box sets|

* The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis with John Coltrane
* Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings
* Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 1963–1964
* The Complete Studio Recordings of The Miles Davis Quintet 1965–1968
* The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions
* The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions
* The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions
* The Complete On the Corner Sessions
* In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete
* The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965
* The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux
* The Cellar Door Sessions 1970
* Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection
* The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions
* Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings 1951–1956

Remix albums|

* Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969–1974
* Panthalassa: The Remixes
* Evolution of the Groove

Compositions|

* "All Blues"
* "Blue in Green"
* "Boplicity"
* "Dig"
* "Donna Lee"
* "Four"
* "Flamenco Sketches"
* "Freddie Freeloader"
* "Joshua"
* "Milestones"
* "Nardis"
* "Seven Steps to Heaven"
* "So What"

Related articles|

* Miles Dewey Davis Jr. (father)
* Miles Davis Quintet
* Miles: The Autobiography
* Miles! The Definitive Miles Davis at Montreux DVD Collection
* That's What Happened: Live in Germany 1987
* Live in Munich (1988)
* Miles from India
* A Different Kind of Blue (2004 documentary)
* Miles Ahead (2015 movie)

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