Miles in Tokyo

Miles in Tokyo
Live album by
Miles Davis
ReleasedJune 6, 1969[1]
RecordedJuly 14, 1964
VenueTokyo Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
GenreJazz[2]
Length51:14 (LP)
53:59 (CD)
LabelCBS/Sony
SONX 60064-R
ProducerKiyoshi Itoh
Miles Davis chronology
In a Silent Way
(1969) 		Miles in Tokyo
(1969) 		Bitches Brew
(1970)
Miles Davis live chronology
Four & More
(1964) 		Miles in Tokyo
(1964) 		Miles in Berlin
(1964)
Alternative Cover
1970s Reissue
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
All About Jazz(favorable)[3]

Miles in Tokyo is a live album recorded on July 14, 1964,[4] by the Miles Davis Quintet at the Tokyo Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. It was released in the United States on CD in 2005 and is the first recording of Davis in Japan. It is the only album[5][6] to showcase an early incarnation of his Second Great Quintet featuring Sam Rivers on tenor saxophone, following George Coleman's departure;[5][6] after this, Wayne Shorter's appointment completed the classic lineup[5] that recorded such albums as ESP and Miles Smiles, through to Miles in the Sky.

Track listing

Original release

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Introduction by Teruo Isono"  
2."If I Were a Bell"Frank Loesser10:18
3."My Funny Valentine"
12:45
Total length:23:03
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So What"Miles Davis7:50
2."Walkin'"Richard Henry Carpenter9:11
3."All of You"Cole Porter11:10
4."Theme and Announcement"  
Total length:28:11

Reissue CD (COL 519507 2, 2005)

  1. "Introduction by Teruo Isono" - 1:10
  2. "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 10:14
  3. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 12:45
  4. "So What" (Miles Davis) – 8:02
  5. "Walkin'" (Richard H. Carpenter) – 9:11
  6. "All of You" (Cole Porter) – 11:18
  7. "Go-Go (Theme) + closing announcement" (Miles Davis) - (1:19)

Personnel

The Miles Davis Quintet

Production

2005 CD Reissue

  • Reissue Producer - Michael Cuscuna and Bob Belden
  • Remastered - Mark Wilder at Sony Music Studios, New York, NY.
  • Project Director - Seth Rothstein
  • Legacy A&R - Steve Berkowitz
  • A&R Coordination - Stacey Boyle
  • Reissue Art Direction - Howard Fritzson
  • Reissue Design - Randall Martin
  • Photography - Akiyoshi Miyashita
  • Packaging Manager - Norm Elrod
  • Liner Note - Takao Ogawa

References

  1. ^ Miles Davis.com
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott (2011). "Miles in Tokyo - Miles Davis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  3. ^ Linares, Germein (2011). "Miles Davis | Miles in Tokyo". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  4. ^ Losin, Peter. "Miles Ahead Session Details". Miles Ahead. Peter Losin. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
  5. ^ a b c "Miles in Tokyo - AllAboutJazz Review".
  6. ^ a b "Miles in Tokyo - AllMusic Review".