Miles Davis - Miles In Tokyo CD

 Rarity in the Miles Davis Discography
This concert from 1964 was not released in the US until this disc came out. I remember reading a brief mention of the visit to Japan in Miles' autobiography. This is the only disc with Sam Rivers on Sax, who agreed to join for a tour with no intention of staying. This is excellent music. Rivers brings a taste of the avant garde sound that Ornette Coleman, Trane and others were doing in the 60's, but he never goes too far out. The rythym section is on fire. Overall I prefer this to the Plugged Nickel compilation disc and the Black Hawk stuff with Hank Mobley. "Miles in Tokyo" is Similar to but different from the earlier live concert in NY, as with those discs- "Four" and "My funny valentine"- same line up, except Rivers replaces George Coleman- most of the tunes are taken at a quicker tempo. The sound quality is good. This disc is worth picking up if you like this period of Miles' career. Because of Rivers, it stands out as a one time snap shot in the Davis discography. It almost makes you wonder how the quintet would have sounded if Trane had played with Miles again during this time.
Submitted by Chris H (washington DC)
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