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"We were as intense as any rock band, and just as loud." That’s how saxophonist Gary Bartz remembers this septet, which toured Europe in the fall of ’71 but never visited the studio. Recorded during the period that produced the "Jack Johnson" album and also "Live Evil," this November 5, 1971 Vienna performance was previously only broadcast on radio. Here on 2 CDs, this fiery fusion of jazz, funk and rock finds Miles and the band riveting the crowd with "Directions," "Honky Tonk," "What I Say," "Sanctuary," "It’s About That Time," "Funky Tonk" and "Sanctuary (Reprise)." Along with Miles, Bartz and Keith Jarrett, you’ll hear bassist Michael Henderson, drummer Ndugu Leon Chancler and percussionists Charles Don Alias and James Mtume Foreman. This is part two of a trilogy that recently brought us "Miles Davis: The Lost Quintet." It’s a precious, rare document of Miles pushing that envelope as he did so brilliantly and relentlessly! Sleepy Night.