Miles Davis

• THE UNISSUED JAPANESE CONCERTS

• ALL TRACKS PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED!

Miles Davis toured Japan for the first time during July 1964 with a quintet that included saxophonist Sam Rivers, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams. Although several Japanese concerts were booked, only three performances are known to have taken place: the well known July 14 show at Kohseinenkin Hall, in Tokyo (which was issued on LP), and the previously unissued July 12 & 15 concerts, presented on this set.

Both concerts appear here for the first time ever. No other recorded collaborations between Miles and Rivers exist apart from the three shows in Japan!

PERSONNEL:

• Miles Davis - (trumpet)
• Sam Rivers - (tenor sax)
• Herbie Hancock - (piano)
• Ron Carter - (bass)
• Tony Williams - (drums)

TRACKS:

• CD ONE: (40:36 min)
• 01 AUTUMN LEAVES
• 02 SO WHAT
• 03 STELLA BY STARLIGHT
• 04 WALKIN' into THE THEME

• Hibaya Yagai Ongaku-do Hall, Tokyo, Japan, July 12, 1964.
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• CD TWO: (45:32 min)
• 01 IF I WERE A BELL
• 02 OLEO
• 03 STELLA BY STARLIGHT
• 04 WALKIN'
• 05 ALL OF YOU
• 06 SEVEN STEPS TO HEAVEN

• Maruyama Ongaku-do Hall, Kyoto, Japan, July 15, 1964.