Four & More

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'Four' & More
Live album by
ReleasedJanuary 17, 1966[1]
RecordedFebruary 12, 1964
VenuePhilharmonic Hall
New York City
GenreJazz[2]
Length53:53
LabelColumbia
CL 2453 (mono)
CS 9253 (stereo)
ProducerTeo Macero
Miles Davis chronology
Miles in Berlin
(1965)
'Four' & More
(1966)
Miles Smiles
(1967)
Miles Davis live chronology
My Funny Valentine
(1964)
Four & More
(1964)
Miles in Tokyo
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat
(Original LP release)
[3]
AllMusic[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]

'Four' & More: Recorded Live in Concert is a live album by Miles Davis, recorded at the Philharmonic Hall of Lincoln Center on February 12, 1964 and released two years later. Two albums were assembled from the concert recording: the up-tempo pieces were issued on this album, while My Funny Valentine consists of the slow and medium-tempo numbers.

Track listing[edit]

Original LP Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Miles Davis, except as noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So What"Miles Davis9:10
2."Walkin'"Richard Henry Carpenter8:06
3."Joshua/Go-Go (Theme and Announcement)"11:14
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Four" 6:18
2."Seven Steps to Heaven"
  • Feldman
  • Davis
7:51
3."There Is No Greater Love/Go-Go (Theme and Announcement)"11:23

2005 CD Reissue[edit]

All tracks are written by Miles Davis, except as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So What" 9:10
2."Walkin'"Richard Henry Carpenter8:07
3."Joshua"Victor Feldman9:32
4."Go-Go (Theme and Announcement)" 1:44
5."Four" 6:28
6."Seven Steps to Heaven"
  • Feldman
  • Davis
7:46
7."There Is No Greater Love"10:02
8."Go-Go (Theme and Announcement)" 1:21

Personnel[edit]

Production[edit]

Original LP[edit]

Reissue CD (COL 519505 2, 2005)[edit]

  • Reissue Producer — Michael Cuscuna and Bob Belden
  • Remixed and Mastered — Mark Wilder at Sony Music Studios, New York, NY.
  • Project Director — Seth Rothstein
  • Legacy A&R — Steve Berkowitz
  • A&R Coordination — Stacey Boyle
  • Reissue Art Direction — Howard Fritzson
  • Reissue Design — Randall Martin
  • Photography — Jim Marshall, Jan Perrson, Francis Wolff, Chuck Stewart, Vernon Smith
  • Packaging Manager — John Conroy
  • Liner Note — John Ephland

References[edit]

  1. ^ Miles Davis.com
  2. ^ "Allmusic - Four & More". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
  3. ^ Down Beat: April 21, 1966 Vol. 33, No. 8
  4. ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "Four & More - Miles Davis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 58. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.