The Bootleg Series is a collection of rare recordings by Miles Davis, offering insights into his live performances and studio sessions. Spanning various phases of his career, it highlights the evolution and innovation of Davis' jazz artistry. These recordings feature some of his most iconic collaborations with legendary musicians. Each volume showcases Davis' enduring influence on music and is now available as a deluxe lift-off box set.

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Deluxe 4-LP lift-off box set
• Includes printed inner sleeves and booklet with extensive liner notes
• Features 3 complete live performances from 1969 in France and Sweden
• 'The Lost Band’ including Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, and Jack DeJohnette
• The 'Third Great Quintet' that never recorded in studio
• Was voted Historical Album Of The Year in the Down Beat Readers and Critics Poll

Live In Europe 1967 – The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 was voted ‘Historical Album Of The Year’ in the Down Beat Readers and Critics Poll. This second volume of The Bootleg Series skips two years ahead to record Davis with his ‘Third Great Quintet’, also known as ‘The Lost Band’ (1969-1970). This line-up consists of Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette at their peak, though they were never recorded in studio. Live In Europe 1967 – The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 was voted ‘Historical Album Of The Year’ in the Down Beat Readers and Critics Poll. This second volume of The Bootleg Series skips two years ahead to record Davis with his ‘Third Great Quintet’, also known as ‘The Lost Band’ (1969-1970). This line-up consists of Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette at their peak, though they were never recorded in studio. Their European tours of 1969 are some of the only existing recordings of the group; the first legitimately released audio recordings by this stellar lineup.

Live In Europe 1969 - The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 captures the short-lived quintet in three separate concert settings across four LPs, containing selections from two nights at Festival Mondial Du Jazz D'Antibes in France and one night in Stockholm, Sweden. Special recordings include a pre-studio recording version of “Bitches Brew” which would be recorded in the studio for the infamous record by the same name a few months later.

Live In Europe 1969 - The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 is available as a deluxe 4LP boxset, housed in a lift-off box. The set includes printed inner sleeves and an insert with extensive liner notes.

Track Listing:

LP 1
Side A
July 25, 1969, Festival Mondial du Jazz d'Antibes, La Pinède, Juan-Les-Pins, France
1. Introduction by André Francis
2. Directions
3. Milestones
Side B
July 25, 1969, Festival Mondial du Jazz d'Antibes, La Pinède, Juan-Les-Pins, France
1. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
2. Footprints
LP 2
Side C
July 25, 1969, Festival Mondial du Jazz d'Antibes, La Pinède, Juan-Les-Pins, France
1. 'Round Midnight
2. It's About That Time
3. Sanctuary
4. The Theme
Side D
July 26, 1969, Festival Mondial du Jazz d'Antibes, La Pinède, Juan-Les-Pins, France
1. Introduction by André Francis
2. Directions
3. Spanish Key
4. I Fall In Love Too Easily
LP 3
Side E
July 26, 1969, Festival Mondial du Jazz d'Antibes, La Pinède, Juan-Les-Pins, France
1. Masqualero
2. No Blues
Side F
July 26, 1969, Festival Mondial du Jazz d'Antibes, La Pinède, Juan-Les-Pins, France
1. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
2. Nefertiti
3. Sanctuary
4. The Theme
LP 4
Side G
November 5, 1969, Folkets Hus, Stockholm
1. Introduction by George Wein
2. Bitches Brew
3. Paraphernalia
Side H
November 5, 1969, Folkets Hus, Stockholm
1. Nefertiti
2. Masqualero (Incomplete)
3. This

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