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. It was 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.