Miles Davis - Live at the Plugged Nickel, December 23, 1965 (1st set)

Live at the Plugged Nickel, 22-23 December 1965 Review by Stephen Cook

Now available as a complete and hefty eight-disc set, Miles Davis' Live at the Plugged Nickel was originally released as a relatively digestible double-album package. Still, one can recommend this pre-digital LP for fans curious about Davis' '60s quartet in a live venue. All the players were at their peak as the band settled in for the 1965 Chicago club stand from which this recording was taken. Besides classic Davis fare such as "Walkin'" and "All Blues," the quintet makes fine, exploratory work of such favorite standards as "Stella by Starlight" and "Yesterdays." And though Davis shines throughout, it's Wayne Shorter who steals the spotlight with his intense and mercurial solos. And the rhythm section of Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams is not bad either.      All Music

December 23, 1965 Plugged Nickel Club Chicago, Illinois

Miles Davis Quintet Live at the Plugged Nickel, December 23, 1965 

1st set If I Were a Bell (F. Loesser) Stella by Starlight (N. Washington-V. Young) Walkin' (R. Carpenter) I Fall in Love Too Easily (S. Cahn-J. Styne) The Theme (M. Davis)

Miles Davis Quintet:

Miles Davis (tpt)

Wayne Shorter (ts)

Herbie Hancock (p)

Ron Carter (b)

Tony Williams (d)