The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6

The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 is a four-CD live box set credited to Miles Davis and John Coltrane compiling five sets from three performances by the Miles Davis Quintet in Europe during late March 1960. The anthology was released by Columbia/Legacy in 2018 and topped the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.

Background

The concerts derive from a three-week European tour undertaken by the Davis band as part of a Jazz at the Philharmonic presentation as organized by promoter Norman Granz, which also included Stan Getz and Oscar Peterson as headliners.

Track listing

Personnel

• Miles Davis – trumpet
• John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
• Wynton Kelly – piano
• Paul Chambers – double bass
• Jimmy Cobb – drums

References