Session details: Shinjuku Kosei Nenkin Hall (February 8, 1975)

Miles Ahead session details

February 8, 1975 (15 items; TT = 194:51)

Shinjuku Kosei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo (Japan)

Audience recording (B)

Miles Davis (tpt, org); Sonny Fortune (ss, as, fl); Pete Cosey (g, perc, EMS Synthi); Reggie Lucas (g); Michael Henderson (el-b); Al Foster (d); James Mtume Forman (cga, perc)

First concert, first set
1	Band warming up	4:25
2	Calypso Frelimo (M. Davis)	16:45
3	Ife (M. Davis)	11:34
4	For Dave (with applause) [Mr. Foster] (M. Davis)	11:42

First concert, second set
5	Band warming up	1:38
6	Turnaroundphrase (M. Davis)	10:16
	Incomplete (9:33) on Zipperdeke
7	Tune in 5 (M. Davis)	6:25
	"Willie Nelson" vamp from 0:34-1:16
8	Maiysha (with applause) (M. Davis)	34:40

Second concert, first set
9	Funk (incomplete) [Prelude, part 1] (M. Davis)	15:22
	Splice at 13:34 (several minutes missing)
10	Maiysha (with applause) (M. Davis)	33:07

Second concert, second set
11	Band warming up	0:27
12	Turnaroundphrase (M. Davis)	9:45
13	Tune in 5 (incomplete) (M. Davis)	2:22
	Splice at 1:47 (several minutes missing)
14	For Dave [Mr. Foster] (M. Davis)	11:35
15	Right Off (with applause) (M. Davis)	24:48
	Henderson plays the "Yesternow" el-b vamp 19:24-22:10


1 Band warming up CD: YSP 0606001
2 Calypso Frelimo CD: YSP 0606001
3 Ife CD: YSP 0606001
4 For Dave (with applause) CD: YSP 0606001
5 Band warming up CD: YSP 0606001
6 Turnaroundphrase CD: Zipperdeke ZIP 011, YSP 0606001
7 Tune in 5 CD: Zipperdeke ZIP 011, YSP 0606001
8 Maiysha (with applause) CD: Zipperdeke ZIP 011, YSP 0606001

After warming up the Septet on the west coast, Davis embarked on a three-week Japanese tour. The itinerary was as follows:

January 22 (Wed): Tokyo Koseinenkinkaikan Hall (7:00 pm)
January 23 (Thu): Tokyo Koseinenkinkaikan Hall (7:00 pm)
January 24 (Fri): Nagoya Shiminkaikan (Nagoya civic auditorium) (6:30 pm)
January 25 (sat): Kyoto Kaikan Hall (No. 1) (6:30 pm)
January 27 (Mon): Sapporo Koseinenkinkaikan Hall (6:30 pm)
January 30 (Thu): Kokura Shiminkaikan (City Hall) (6:30 pm)
February 1 (Sat): Osaka Festival Hall (two concerts, 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm)
February 2 (Sun): Osaka Festival Hall (2:00 pm)
February 3 (Mon): Shizuoka City Sunpukaikan (6:30 pm)
February 4 (Tue): Miyagi Kenminkaikan (6:30 pm)
February 7 (Fri): Tokyo Koseinenkinkaikan Hall
February 8 (Sat): Tokyo Koseinenkinkaikan Hall (two concerts, 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm)

Several of the concerts were recorded and broadcast on Japanese radio. Thanks to Eric Jooris for providing me with a copy of the concert program, and to Tom Yamaguchi for translating the schedule for me.