Miles in Tokyo

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

....specifically when comparing the g. coleman stuff- how is rivers on this. i passed up on this one today cause i thought nothing can come close to the 1960 version of this same setlist, w/ trane--- and if anything was gonna come close it was the george coleman version of the same setlist- but what about miles in tokyo? how do you guys stack it up compared to what ive already mentioned?

[JSngry]

Sam's great on this, & a lot more "in your face" than George would be. Buy with confidence, I say.

Yeah, the 1960 stuff w/Trane is the shit. But this is pretty damn fine too.

[David Ayers]

A fantastic record, not to be missed.

[Stereojack]

A fantastic record, not to be missed.

What he said. The opportunity to hear Sam with this band - priceless.

[brownie]

One of the most interesting live Miles date from that very essential era!

Even managed to get two copies of the Japanese original vinyl

[B. Goren.]

A fantastic record, not to be missed.

What he said. The opportunity to hear Sam with this band - priceless.

Exactly my thoughts.

[sidewinder]

One of the most interesting live Miles date from that very essential era!

Even managed to get two copies of the Japanese original vinyl

You've persuaded me to pull my (one) copy of the CBS-Sony from the Miles rack today.

[jazzbo]

There's plenty talk of this and the other tapes of Sam with the band on these pages. . . try using the search function.

[CJ Shearn]

this album is burning! Check out how out So What and Walkin get, I also like how on the CD label they duplicate the Japanese CBS/Sony design.

Edited November 12, 2006 by CJ Shearn

[BFrank]

Better yet, get the "Seven Steps" box. It's got that album and all the other essential live sets from that period.

[Aggie87]

Better yet, get the "Seven Steps" box. It's got that album and all the other essential live sets from that period.

Agree with Beef Rank. One of the best Miles box sets!

[Alexander]

I had this as an import CD and later picked up the "Seven Steps" box. This is a wonderful set. No, Rivers is not Trane, Coleman, or Shorter, but he doesn't have to be.

[Evonce]

More than just Rivers' playing in itself, listen to how the rhythm team responds to him in comparison to Miles. Given that contrast, it's not suprising this lineup didn't last, but thank goodness we have the souvenirs. And yeah, the Seven Steps box is wonderful from start to finish. What a great period.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

if i poo-ed in a shoebox and stampted it: MILES DAVIS you guys would give it a 5 star rating. i dont give a hoot about miles or herbie hancock and the band all i care about is how sam rivers solos over the changes.

[JSngry]

Sam plays like a motherfucker. Can I make it any more plain than that?

[paul secor]

For myself - and I realize that Miles (at least during that period) played for himself and not for me or anyone else - I wish Miles had kept Sam Rivers and had forgotten about Wayne Shorter. But, hey, that's just me.

So - another for Miles in Tokyo and Sam Rivers.

[sal]

Get it. Sam Rivers sounds great.

[clifford_thornton]

I will have to give a relisten. I was underwhelmed and haven't spun this in ages.

[jazzbo]

For myself - and I realize that Miles (at least during that period) played for himself and not for me or anyone else - I wish Miles had kept Sam Rivers and had forgotten about Wayne Shorter. But, hey, that's just me.

So - another for Miles in Tokyo and Sam Rivers.

You know, pretty amazing to think how the whole face of jazz would be different had Sam kept aht tenor chair!

I hope that one day the estate releases official versions of the other two Japanese shows that exist in boot.

[marcello]

I will have to give a relisten. I was underwhelmed and haven't spun this in ages.

Me too.

I've had the japanese vinyl for years and I also was underwhelmed then.

But I bought the recent cd issue to see if my feelings have changed, but they haven't.

[Peter Friedman]

My taste is rather conservative. I love the Miles group with George Coleman, but am not particularly fond of the playing of Sam Rivers with Miles. The only Sam Rivers recordings I personally like are a couple of the dates he did for Blue Note.

[Chuck Nessa]

Just a PS in the chronicle of MD, but an interesting one. I bought a Japanese lp as soon as it was issued. If MD is a favorite, I suggest getting the material. The earlier suggestion of the Sony box is good.

[clifford_thornton]

For me, what it speaks volumes of is the fact that it's hard to "sit in" with a Miles band, or even have a brief stint, especially during these years.

[ep1str0phy]

To reiterate and add (a bit), Sam is in a different stratosphere in this one. Which is not to say that he outpaces the band, or that the "other" horn (Miles) sounds outdated by comparison--it's just that this was a group of cats who were willing to move with the flow of outness... and, whereas, Miles could rein them in tight, Sam could take them out loose. I don't find Sam more jarring on this one than on Into Something!, for example, but he's clearly not as much of a 'unity' with Miles as Wayne was. All in all, it makes for some startling stuff.

[Chuck Nessa]

Wayne was the right guy for this band.