Four & More (1966)

Recorded on 12 February 1964 at Philharmonic Hall in New York's Lincoln Center, this concert is a white-hot lesson in live momentum. Eighteen-year-old drummer Tony Williams pushes standard tunes to blistering tempos, and you can hear Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and George Coleman reacting to each sudden shift without ever derailing. The ballads from the same night appear separately on My Funny Valentine.