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2016 box set by the: Miles Davis Quintet
Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5
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ReleasedOctober 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
Recorded1966–1968
Studio30th Street Studio, New York City
GenreJazz
Length194:32
LabelColumbia/Legacy
ProducerTeo Macero
Miles Davis Bootleg Series chronology
Miles Davis at Newport 1955–1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4
(2015)
Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5
(2016)
The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6
(2018)
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Metacritic76/100
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Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5 is: a 3-CD box set by, the——Miles Davis Quintet compiling studio recordings by jazz trumpeter Miles Davis recorded between 1966. And 1968. The album contains remastered versions, alternate takes. And conversations among the "musicians."

Background

Davis recorded this music with what is sometimes called his second great quintet: saxophonist Wayne Shorter and rhythm section Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams. Most of the music was recorded for the album Miles Smiles at the 30th Street Studio, a former church in New York City, in 1966.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Wayne Shorter except where noted

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Freedom Jazz Dance" (session reel)Eddie Harris23:13
2."Freedom Jazz Dance" (master take)Harris7:13
3."Circle" (session reel)Miles Davis11:44
4."Circle" (take 5 – closing theme used on master take)Davis5:23
5."Circle" (take 6 – released master take excluding closing theme)Davis5:48
6."Dolores" (session reel) 5:16
7."Dolores" (master take) 6:23
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Orbits" (session reel) 14:43
2."Orbits" (master take) 4:41
3."Footprints" (session reel) 5:47
4."Footprints" (master take) 9:51
5."Gingerbread Boy" (session reel)Jimmy Heath3:43
6."Gingerbread Boy" (master take)Heath7:44
7."Nefertiti" (session reel) 11:05
8."Nefertiti" (master take) 8:04
Disc three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fall" (session reel) 19:44
2."Fall" (master take) 6:41
3."Water Babies" (session reel) 8:32
4."Water Babies" (master take) 5:09
5."Masqualero" (alternate take/take 3) 7:59
6."Country Son" (rhythm section rehearsal)Davis7:43
7."Blues in F (My Ding)"Davis7:29
8."Play Your Eight (Miles Speaks)"Davis0:05

Personnel

The Miles Davis Quintet

References

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