| The Complete Studio Recordings of The Miles Davis Quintet 1965–1968 | ||||
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| Released | 24 March 1998 | |||
| Recorded | January 20, 1965 – June 21, 1968 (1965-01-20 – 1968-06-21) | |||
| Genre | Jazz, post-bop, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 7:19:07 | |||
| Label | Columbia/Legacy | |||
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The Complete Studio Recordings of The Miles Davis Quintet 1965–1968 is a box set of six CDs covering the work of Miles Davis and his critically acclaimed second great quintet which featured Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams.
The box set includes all songs from the albums E.S.P., Miles Smiles, Nefertiti, Miles in the Sky, the quintet tracks from Sorcerer, Filles de Kilimanjaro, and Water Babies as well as some rehearsal and alternative takes. The track list is sequenced in chronological order with the alternative takes preceding the final album version. A few of the tracks were previously unissued.[1]
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "E.S.P." | E.S.P. | 5:27 |
| 2. | "R.J." | E.S.P. | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Eighty-One" | E.S.P. | 6:11 |
| 4. | "Little One" | E.S.P. | 7:21 |
| 5. | "Iris" | E.S.P. | 8:29 |
| 6. | "Agitation" | E.S.P. | 7:46 |
| 7. | "Mood" | E.S.P. | 8:50 |
| 8. | "Circle" | Miles Smiles | 5:52 |
| 9. | "Orbits" | Miles Smiles | 4:35 |
| 10. | "Dolores" | Miles Smiles | 6:20 |
| 11. | "Freedom Jazz Dance" | Miles Smiles | 7:11 |
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gingerbread Boy" | Miles Smiles | 7:40 |
| 2. | "Footprints" | Miles Smiles | 9:44 |
| 3. | "Limbo (Alternate Take)" | Directions | 5:31 |
| 4. | "Limbo" | Sorcerer | 7:13 |
| 5. | "Vonetta" | Sorcerer | 5:36 |
| 6. | "Masqualero (Alternate Take)" | Previously unreleased | 7:30 |
| 7. | "Masqualero" | Sorcerer | 8:53 |
| 8. | "The Sorcerer" | Sorcerer | 5:10 |
| 9. | "Prince of Darkness" | Sorcerer | 6:27 |
| 10. | "Pee Wee" | Sorcerer | 4:49 |
| 11. | "Water Babies" | Water Babies | 5:06 |
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nefertiti" | Nefertiti | 7:52 |
| 2. | "Capricorn" | Water Babies | 8:27 |
| 3. | "Madness (Rehearsal Take)" | Previously unreleased | 1:54 |
| 4. | "Hand Jive (First Alternate Take)" | Previously unreleased | 6:45 |
| 5. | "Hand Jive (Second Alternate Take)" | Previously unreleased | 8:00 |
| 6. | "Hand Jive" | Nefertiti | 8:54 |
| 7. | "Madness (Alternate Take)" | Previously unreleased | 6:40 |
| 8. | "Madness" | Nefertiti | 7:31 |
| 9. | "Sweet Pea" | Water Babies | 7:59 |
| 10. | "Fall" | Nefertiti | 6:39 |
| 11. | "Pinocchio (Alternate Take)" | Previously unreleased | 5:05 |
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pinocchio" | Nefertiti | 5:04 |
| 2. | "Riot" | Nefertiti | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Thisness" | Previously unreleased | 5:49 |
| 4. | "Circle in the Round [2]" | Circle in the Round | 33:32 |
| 5. | "Water on the Pond" | Directions | 7:00 |
| 6. | "Fun" | Directions | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Teo's Bag (Alternate Take)" | Previously unreleased | 5:56 |
| 8. | "Teo's Bag" | Circle in the Round | 5:57 |
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Paraphernalia" | Miles in the Sky | 12:36 |
| 2. | "I Have a Dream (Rehearsal Take)" | Previously unreleased | 6:43 |
| 3. | "Speak Like a Child (Rehearsal Take)" | Previously unreleased | 2:25 |
| 4. | "Sanctuary" | Circle in the Round | 8:50 |
| 5. | "Side Car I" | Circle in the Round | 5:00 |
| 6. | "Side Car II" | Circle in the Round | 3:34 |
| 7. | "Country Son" | Miles in the Sky | 13:49 |
| 8. | "Country Son (Alternate Take)" | Previously unreleased | 14:38 |
| 9. | "Black Comedy (Alternate Take)" | Previously unreleased | 6:23 |
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Black Comedy" | Miles in the Sky | 7:25 |
| 2. | "Stuff" | Miles in the Sky | 16:58 |
| 3. | "Petits Machins" | Filles de Kilimanjaro | 8:04 |
| 4. | "Tout de Suite (Alternate Take)" | Previously unreleased | 14:36 |
| 5. | "Tout de Suite" | Filles de Kilimanjaro | 14:07 |
| 6. | "Filles de Kilimanjaro" | Filles de Kilimanjaro | 12:01 |
