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Over the course of his long and storied career, Miles Davis maintained a twenty-year relationship with the historic Newport Jazz Festival. His impact will be commemorated this summer at the Festival’s 60th anniversary with tributes, talks, and jams. In advance, a special boxed set, Miles Davis At Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4, will be released that traces Davis’ performances in Newport through eight difference dates, including hours of never-before-released material.
Exclusively at The Daily Beast, listen to the October 22, 1971 performance of “Directions” from the Newport Jazz Festival’s iteration in Switzerland.
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