TRIBUTE TO MILES / JAZZ FESTIVAL IN EUROPE 2011 VIENN AND VITORIA-GASTEIZ (2CDR)

Sean Jones - trumpet
Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Herbie Hancock - piano, synthesizer
Marcus Miller - electric bass, bass clarinet
Sean Rickman - drums
and Special guest / John Scofield - guitar *

DISC 1
Recorded Live at Festival Jazz a Vienne, Theater Antique de Vienne, France, July 12, 2011
EXCELLENT Soundboard Recording // 57 min
1. FOOT PRINTS
2. LITTLE FOOT
3. JEAN PIERRE
4. ORBITS
5. TIME AFTER TIME
6. DR. JEKYLL
7.TUTU*

DISC 2
Recorded Live at 35. Festival de Jazz, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, July 16, 2011
EXCELLENT Soundboard Recording // 76 min
1. WALKIN
2. LITTLE ON
3. ALL BLUES
4. DIRECTIONS
5. IN A SILENT WAY
6. WATER BABIES
7. SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME
8. FOOTPRINTS
9. ORBITS
10. DR. JEKYLL

This album couples soundboard live recordings from two jazz festivals held in Europe in 2011, featuring a Miles Davis tribute band compiled by Marcus Miller and featuring close friends of Hancock and Shorter. Both recordings boast superb sound quality. John Scofield makes a guest appearance at the July 12th Vienne performance, delivering a passionate guitar performance. "JEAN PIERRE" is a hip and funky performance with sampled vocals. While the Vienne performance was relatively funky, the July 16th Vitoria-Gasteiz show had a strong jazz-rock flavor, ranging from Miles' acoustic-era classics to songs familiar from his electric Miles era. Up to "FOOTPRINTS," it was a relentless medley of songs. The groovy bass riff in "DIRECTIONS" is so cool that even rock fans will be thrilled. There are broadcast videos of both performances, but the Vienne performance has severe audio lag and skips, so it has been deliberately made into an audio-only coupling item.