Miles in Tokyo
1969 live album by Miles Davis
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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.
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| Released | June 6, 1969[1] | |||
| Recorded | July 14, 1964 | |||
| Venue | Tokyo Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Genre | Jazz[2] | |||
| Length | 51:14 (LP) 53:59 (CD) | |||
| Label | CBS/Sony | |||
| Producer | Kiyoshi Itoh | |||
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 1970s Reissue | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| All About Jazz | (favorable)[3] |
Track listing
Original release
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Introduction by Teruo Isono" | ||
| 2. | "If I Were a Bell" | Frank Loesser | 10:18 |
| 3. | "My Funny Valentine" | 12:45 | |
| Total length: | 23:03 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "So What" | Miles Davis | 7:50 |
| 2. | "Walkin'" | Richard Henry Carpenter | 9:11 |
| 3. | "All of You" | Cole Porter | 11:10 |
| 4. | "Theme and Announcement" | ||
| Total length: | 28:11 | ||
Reissue CD (COL 519507 2, 2005)
- "Introduction by Teruo Isono" - 1:10
- "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 10:14
- "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 12:45
- "So What" (Miles Davis) – 8:02
- "Walkin'" (Richard H. Carpenter) – 9:11
- "All of You" (Cole Porter) – 11:18
- "Go-Go (Theme) + closing announcement" (Miles Davis) - (1:19)
Personnel
The Miles Davis Quintet
Production
- Recording Producer - Kiyoshi Itoh
- Recording Engineer - Kenichi Handa, Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc.
- Cover Photography - Akiyoshi Miyashita
- Album Design - Mituru Yamada, Kiyoshi Itoh
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