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![Miles in France 1963 & 1964 - Miles Davis Quintet: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8](/assets/artwork/1x1.gif)
It never hurts to hear more from one of jazz’s greatest lineups, the Miles Davis Quintet of the mid-’60s. These archival recordings find the group at the famed Antibes festival in France: first in 1963 with George Coleman on tenor sax, then 1964 with Wayne Shorter, his permanent replacement. Pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams, the definitive rhythm section of its time, cannot fail to ignite cometlike blazes behind the leader, whose trumpet work on these sets cuts deep. For perspective, the 1963 group is captured live just two weeks after the release of Seven Steps to Heaven, a transitional yet important album that established the George Coleman lineup (also heard on the iconic live releases “Four” & More and My Funny Valentine). By October 1, 1964, the famous lineup with Wayne Shorter is in place, just a few months prior to the recording of E.S.P., its studio debut.