Miles Davis - Miles At The Fillmore: Bootleg 3 (MOVLP1051B) 6 LP Box Set

Miles At The Fillmore - The Bootleg Series Vol. 3 features four historic performances from the Fillmore East and West in 1970, at a time when Miles Davis was single-handedly bringing jazz into the commercial rock era.

The visionary Bill Graham had booked Miles on a bill with The Grateful Dead at the Fillmore West and with fellow Columbia artist Laura Nyro in June 1970. The latter recordings are the earliest documented live performances of Miles’s band when he hired the keyboardists Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett, along with saxophonist Steve Grossman who had replaced Wayne Shorter. The rest of the rhythm section - bassist Dave Holland, drummer Jack DeJohnette and percussionist Airto Moreira - were the backbone of his band throughout this explosive period.

Curated by Carlos Santana, this set features fascinating firsthand accounts and profound insight into a seismic shift in American society, music, and culture. In a rare, in-depth interview, Miles was “so excited about the music that he wanted every set, every note made available to the public...” The searing heat of these concerts, originally issued in severely edited form, are now made whole. This set includes several bonus tracks like Wayne Shorter's “Paraphernalia” and “Footprints”, an early version of “Miles Runs The Voodoo Down” plus a rare encore performance of “Spanish Key” from the Bitches Brew album.

The Bootleg Series Vol. 3: Miles At The Fillmore is available as a deluxe 6-LP boxset, housed in a lift-off box. This 6LP-set includes printed inner sleeves and a 12-page booklet with extensive liner notes and rare photos

Fillmore East June 17 1970
1. Introduction
2. Directions
3. The Mask
4. It’s About That Time
5. Bitches Brew
6. The Theme

Fillmore West April 11 1970
7. Paraphernalia (Bonus Track)
8. Footprints (Bonus Track)

Fillmore East June 18 1970
9. Directions (Bonus Track)
10. The Mask (Bonus Track)
11. It’s About That Time
12. Bitches Brew
13. The Theme
14. Spanish Key (Encore)
15. The Theme

Fillmore East June 19 1970
16. Directions
17. The Mask
18. It’s About That Time
19. I Fall In Love Too Easily
20. Sanctuary
21. Bitches Brew
22. The Theme

Fillmore West April 11 1970
23. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down (Bonus Track)

Fillmore East June 20 1970
24. Directions
25. The Mask
26. It’s About That Time
27. I Fall In Love Too Easily
28. Sanctuary
29. Bitches Brew
30. Willie Nelson
31. The Theme