Miles Davis- June 2, 1974 Theatro Municipal, São Paulo, Brazil

June 2, 1974
Theatro Municipal, São Paulo, Brazil
First set

Miles Davis- trumpet, organ
Dave Liebman- tenor and soprano saxophones, flute
Pete Cosey- guitar, percussion
Reggie Lucas- guitar
Dominique Gaumont- guitar
Michael Henderson- bass guitar
Al Foster- drums
James Mtume- congas, percussion

Funk [Prelude, part 1] (M. Davis) 0:00
incorporating elements of
Yesternow
Turnaroundphrase
Untitled original 740419 [incomplete] (M. Davis) 20:04

Band recording by Dave Liebman

A very good sounding tape, apparently made by saxophonist Dave Liebman, from Miles's 1974 tour of Brazil. This comes from the spottily documented period when Miles was using three (!) guitarists, with the addition of the French Hendrix-inspired Dominique Gaumont. As might be expected, the sound palette here is more dense than usual, along the lines of that year's Dark Magus album. Fortunately, the superior sound quality (Liebman used two Sony Nakamich 1700 microphones, running to a Sony cassette recorder) allows everything to come through with a good deal of clarity, unlike many of the often scrappy bootleg tapes made that year.

The untitled original, numbered 740419 in discographies, was first performed at San Francisco's Keystone Korner on April 19, 1974 and would turn up in the set until the final gigs of the following summer, before Miles's temporary retirement.
THE 1974 LIVE RECORDINGS
January 27, 1974 Massey Hall, Toronto https://youtu.be/KqBeMrnbiTA

April 16-21, 1974 Keystone Korner, San Francisco https://youtu.be/NNB7b-tsQsw
May 28, 1974 Theatro Municipal, São Paulo https://youtu.be/qsA-piUTO0w
June 2, 1974 Theatro Municipal, São Paulo, Brazil https://youtu.be/QgXD4T7TSlw
August 3, 1974 Paul's Mall, Boston https://youtu.be/BnNhaXcpuA4
November 8, 1974 Bottom Line Club, New York City https://youtu.be/asz0U850dvQ

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