N.Y. Friends, Marcus Miller/Tokyo, Japan 1980

This is a must-listen edition for fans that includes a high-quality recording of the super live performance in Tokyo held in 1980 with a super-luxury lineup using a sound board sound source. Marcus’s play consisted of repeated glissandos, slaps, and both fingers in full recovery. Nowadays, his rhythm with Omar, which is difficult to achieve, is full of overwhelming energy and youth. Speaking of Marcus Miller in 1980, his participating works include the Brecker Brothers’ “Detante,” Thom Browne’s “Love Approach,” Dave Grusin’s “Mountain Dance,” Scott Jarrett’s “Without Rhyme Or Reason,” and Chaka Khan. “Naughty”, David Sanborn’s “Hideaway”, Dave Valentine’s “Land Of The Third Eye”, Grover Washington Jr.’s “Winelight”, etc., and was attracting attention as a popular studio musician, followed by his big break. It can be said to be the period immediately before. Live at Tokyo 07/01/1980 1.Liquid Fingers 2.Black Canal 3.Unknown 4.Unicorn 5.Manhattan Flu Dance Marcus Miller (b) Mike Mainieri (vib) Oma Hakim (dr) Warren Byrne Heart (keyb) Guitarist (g)