Estes sons fenomenais da Era Dourada do jazz-funk Japonês dos anos 70 são insuperáveis nestas reedições perfeitas masterizadas e prensadas no Japão. Naturalmente é de esperar a mais elevada qualidade destas edições, a melhor música Japonesa Made In Japan! Edição limitada, inclui OBI Strip.

• Edição Limitada
• Série Deep Jazz Reality
• Edição Project Re:Vinyl da HMV Japan
• Apresentado pela Universounds
• Produzido por Yusuke Ogawa
• Masterizado e prensado no Japão!
• Capa Gatefold deluxe Inclui OBI Strip

Drummer Akira Ishikawa was easily one of the hippest cats on the Japanese scene of the late 60s and early 70s – a player and leader with a great ear for American funk and soul changes of the time, most of which he brought into play on a record like this!

The album's definitely got the soul and rock promised in the title, but also plenty of jazz too – as some of the solos go nicely outside, in weird offbeat ways that nicely contrast with the tighter grooves in the rhythm – creating a nice sense of tension that really makes this record stand out from the pack! There's a really sinister undercurrent here – odd edges and weird tones on piano, guitar, and saxophone – all amidst some strongly soulful grooves from the rest of the group.

Introducing Count Buffalo! An ambitious work that explores the sound of the next generation with innovative arrangements and outstanding performances. A new era opens here.

Akira Ishikawa, a drummer who led groups such as Midnight Sons, Genchers, and Count Buffaloes and has released countless works to the world. This work, the earliest recording under the name of Count Buffalo, features Ken Muraoka, Hiromasa Suzuki, Kiyoshi Sugimoto, Masahiko Sato, and others. Hip jazz-rock “Cougar” led by disquieting strings, “Greensleeves” with a hint of avant-garde, his own interpretation of “Hey Jude”, and a dry jazz-rock version of a folk song such as “Makouta”. , so dense that you don’t even have time to breathe. It is one of the most important works in the history of Japanese jazz-rock, not only in content, but also considering the era of 1969. - text by Yusuke Ogawa (UNIVERSOUND/DEEP JAZZ REALITY)

Músicos:

Takeru Muraoka - (sax)
Hiromasa Suzuki - (piano)
Kiyoshi Sugimoto - (guitarra eléctrica)
Masaoki Terakawa - (baixo)
Akira Ishikawa - (bateria)

Lista de Faixas:

A1. The Cougar
A2. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
A3. Michelle
A4. Green Sleeves
A5. The Sandpiper
B1. No More Than A Drop
B2. Hey Jude
B3. Deep River
B4. Mago-Uta

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