Miles in Tokyo

Miles in Tokyo
Live album by Miles Davis
Released	June 6, 1969[1]
Recorded	July 14, 1964 at Kohseinenkin Hall, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Genre	Jazz[2]
Length	51:14(LP) 53:59(CD)
Label	CBS/Sony SONX 60064-R
Producer	Kiyoshi Itoh
Miles Davis chronology
Four & More (1964) Miles in Tokyo (1964) Miles in Berlin (1964)
Alternative Cover
1970s Reissue

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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 Kohseinenkin Hall, 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] which recorded such albums as ESP and Miles Smiles, through to Miles in the Sky.

Track listing

Original LP track List

Side A (23:03)

1. "Introduction by Teruo Isono"
2. "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 10:18
3. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 12:45

Side B (28:11)

1. "So What" (Miles Davis) – 7:50
2. "Walkin'" (Richard H. Carpenter) – 9:11
3. "All of You" (Cole Porter) – 11:10
4. "Theme and Announcement"

Reissue CD (COL 519507 2, 2005)^[7]

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

• Miles Davis – Trumpet
• Sam Rivers – Tenor saxophone
• Herbie Hancock – Piano
• Ron Carter – Double Bass
• Tony Williams – Drums

Production

Original LP

• Recording Producer - Kiyoshi Itoh
• Recording Engineer - Kenichi Handa, Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc.
• Cover Photography - Akiyoshi Miyashita
• Album Desigin - Mituru Yamada, Kiyoshi Itoh

Reissue CD(COL 519507 2, 2005)

• 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