Miles Davis - The Complete Plugged Nickel Live 1965 [8 CD Box Set]

Miles Davis – The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 (8CD Deluxe Edition)

The most requested Miles Davis reissue arrives in spectacular fashion, honoring his centennial with one of the greatest live jazz recordings ever captured.

Recorded over seven electrifying sets on December 22–23, 1965 at Chicago’s legendary Plugged Nickel Café, this collection documents the moment the Miles Davis Second Great Quintet fully came into focus. Featuring Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone), Herbie Hancock (piano), Ron Carter (bass), and Tony Williams (drums), the band dismantles familiar standards and reconstructs them in real time—pushing the boundaries of post-bop, modal jazz, and live improvisation.

Originally released in partial form during the 1970s and 1980s, the complete 7½-hour performance was first issued in the early 1990s to universal acclaim—instantly regarded as one of the most important live jazz recordings in history and awarded the coveted “Crown” from The Penguin Jazz Guide.

Now, six decades after the performances and 30 years after the first complete release, this definitive 8CD deluxe box set presents the entire engagement in its original sequence.

Deluxe 8CD Edition Features:

• Complete December 22–23, 1965 performances (7 sets)

• 8 CDs in newly designed mini-gatefold jackets

• Gold foil-embossed slipcase box

• 44-page perfect-bound book

• Rare Plugged Nickel photographs

• Extensive new liner notes and track-by-track commentary by Syd Schwartz

• Original essay by Bob Blumenthal

For longtime collectors, this is the reissue you’ve been waiting for. For new listeners, this is a chance to experience the Second Great Quintet at its most daring—where standards become experiments and every solo feels like discovery.

An essential addition to any serious jazz collection.