The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965
Book • 2026
Originally released as a limited-edition Mosaic Records box set in 1995 and long out of print, The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 documents Miles Davis alongside Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams during a transformative moment in jazz history.
Recorded across seven sets on December 22-23, 1965, the performances capture the quintet deconstructing familiar standards and ballads, bending tempos, fracturing forms, and reassigning roles mid-phrase to create newly dangerous interpretations of classics like 'My Funny Valentine,' 'Stella by Starlight,' and 'So What.
' The collection is now available as a 10LP vinyl box set and 8CD box set, each featuring a 44-page book with rare photographs and extensive new liner notes.
Recorded across seven sets on December 22-23, 1965, the performances capture the quintet deconstructing familiar standards and ballads, bending tempos, fracturing forms, and reassigning roles mid-phrase to create newly dangerous interpretations of classics like 'My Funny Valentine,' 'Stella by Starlight,' and 'So What.
' The collection is now available as a 10LP vinyl box set and 8CD box set, each featuring a 44-page book with rare photographs and extensive new liner notes.
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