Digitally remastered from the original tapes First US reissue since the original 1976 LP release
Xanadu producer Don Schlitten writes in the opening line of the original liner notes: 'This is the first in a series of albums recorded Live in Tokyo, Japan in April of 1976 from the first (of what we hope to be many) Silver Session Tours in that country'. Featuring bassist Sam Jones and drummer Leroy Williams (drums), Barry Harris Live in Tokyo 'finds him in superbly swinging form, spurred on by the hand-in-glove rhythm tandem of Jones and Williams'. (Bill Milkowski). Deluxe CD includes a 16-page book with original liner notes essays by producer Don Schlitten and Japanese jazz critic Shoichi Yui, a new essay by jazz journalist Bill Milkowski, and extra photos and session notes. First US reissue since the original LP release in 1976.