Robben Ford, Joey DeFrancesco, D. Jones, O. Hakim & W. Roney - Miles Davis Alumni / Smiles Away (1CDR)

This release features a complete recording of the Tokyo concert held on March 2, 2012, by a quintet comprising alumni of Miles Davis's 1980s band—Robben Ford, Joey DeFrancesco, Darryl Jones, and Omar Hakim—alongside Wallace Roney, widely acknowledged as the true successor to the "Emperor" Miles Davis.

It is a top-tier audio release, created by applying 24-bit digital remastering to the Wildlife label's original high-quality master. The recording boasts superb sound quality with exceptional stereo imaging, faithfully capturing the musicians' stage positions: guitar, bass, drums, trumpet, and organ arranged from right to left.

The 75-minute performance—punctuated throughout by individual solos—consists entirely of songs associated with Miles Davis. It is a delight to see such a well-rounded selection spanning his entire career: not only 1980s tracks like "Decoy" and "Splatch," but also hard-bop classics like "Bye Bye Blackbird" and "Summertime," the modal-era "So What," and the 1970s electric-era "Maiysha."