Four & More

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'Four' & More
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Live album by
ReleasedJanuary 17, 1966 [1]
RecordedFebruary 12, 1964
Venue Philharmonic Hall
New York City
Genre Jazz [2]
Length53:53
Label Columbia
CL 2453 (mono)
CS 9253 (stereo)
Producer Teo 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)
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'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.

Contents

Track listing

Original LP Track listing

All tracks are written by Miles Davis, except as noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So What" Miles Davis 9:10
2."Walkin'" Richard Henry Carpenter 8:06
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

All tracks are written by Miles Davis, except as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So What" 9:10
2."Walkin'" Richard Henry Carpenter 8:07
3."Joshua" Victor Feldman 9:32
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

Production

Original LP

Reissue CD (COL 519505 2, 2005)

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References

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  2. "Allmusic - Four & More". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
  3. Down Beat: April 21, 1966 Vol. 33, No. 8
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  5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 58. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.