Notes

111 MHz: ‘Seven Steps to Heaven.’ As long as it’s so hot, how about some sizzling Miles Davis—from a 1966 track collected in The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975. Later in his career, Davis slowed this number down, but here—just a few years before he went electric—this hard-bop number keeps the energy and showiness of the 1963 album track. But here it’s in full force, live at the Newport Jazz Festival—with Wayne Shorter on tenor, Herbie Hancock on keys, Ron Carter on bass, and Tony Williams on drums.

—Brendan Hasenstab