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Errol Parker Tentet for Sahara USA from 1985. Wallace Roney, Graham Haynes, trumpets ; Doug Harris, soprano saxophone ; Steve Coleman, alto saxophone ; Bill Saxton, tenor saxophone ; Robin Eubanks, trombone ; Patience Higgins, baritone saxophone ; Rory Stuart, electric guitar ; Kevin Harris, electric bass ; Errol Parker, drums John Pareles review of the session from The New York Times 15/4/85: The Algerian-born drummer Errol Parker often convenes groups of New York's journeymen jazz musicians as the Errol Parker Tentet. Friday at Wollman Auditorium, Broadway at 115th Street, the group played circumscribed but invigorating big-band music. Mr. Parker's arrangements of his own tunes and pieces by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Billy Strayhorn are bustling affairs in which the band's two trumpets, four saxophones and trombone usually mesh for thick chords or multiple, intertwined solos. Meanwhile, Mr. Parker's drum patterns push the band like pistons.His...

Harry South Big Band for Mercury UK from 1966. Ian Hamer, Hank Shaw, Les Condon, Greg Bowen (tp), Ian Carr (tp,fl-hrn), Johnny Marshall, Chris Smith, Keith Christie, Gibb Wallace (tb), Roy Willox, Alan Branscombe (as,fl), Ronnie Scott, Dick Morrissey (ts), Bob Efford (ts,fl), Harry Klein (bs), Gordon Beck (p), Phil Bates (b), Phil Seamen (d), Harry South (ldr). Six To One Bar/Lush Life/There And Back/North Of The Soho Border. Ian Hamer, Hank Shaw, Les Condon, Albert Hall (tp), Ian Carr (tp,fl-hrn), Rik Kennedy, Chris Smith, Keith Christie, Bill Geldard (tb), Roy Willox, Alan Branscombe (as,fl), Ronnie Scott, Dick Morrissey (ts), Tubby Hayes (ts,fl), Pete King (bs), Gordon Beck (p), Phil Bates (b), Phil Seamen (d), HarrySouth (ldr). Costa Fortuna/Last Orders/Afterthought/Alone Together. Another first at OIR for this superb Brit Jazz all star session produced,arranged and led by Harry South comprising of six South originals and two standards.Here's the cover notes to shed some light ...

Mikio Masuda for East Wind Japan from 1976. MIKIO MASUDA: Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner D-6 Clavinet, Yamaha YC-30 organ, Mini Korg synthesizer, ARP String Ensemble MASAYOSHI SAITOH: guitar OSAMU KAWAKAMI: electric bass O JESS: drums GUILHERME FRANCO: congas, tablas, cuica, voice, percussion KOHSUKE MINE: soprano saxophone (4) Keeping with the J Jazz theme here's another of my top 5 from Japan - Mikio Masuda's fantastic fusion tour de force "Mickey's Mouth". All killer ....

That man Tony Higgins,compiler of the Impressed series, has put together a couple of quality mixes focusing on J Jazz Joints.Very highly recommended and of course the very finest in Japanese Jazz... J Jazz Joints part 1 by Tonytales on Mixcloud J Jazz Joints part 1 by Tonytales on Mixcloud

Kohsuke Mine Quintet for Victor Japan from 1973. Kohsuke Mine - Tenor & Alto Sax ; Hideo Miyata - Tenor Sax ; Fumio Itabashi - Piano ; Hideaki Mochizuki - Bass ; Hiroshi Murakami - Drums. An absolute monster of a session from Kohsuke Mine and his quintet who are on fire from the furious opener "Thirsty" through to the closing modal whirlwind "Spin Drift".Although all 5 cuts are penned by K.Mine "Expectation" has echoes of  what Itabashi was to record some years later as "Watarase". The very finest in Japanese jazz and without a shadow of a doubt..... All Killer No Filler.

Orquestra Mirasol for Edigsa Spain from 1974. Heavy fusion with Afro Cuban influences from 70s Catalonia.Think Mwandishi goes latin - a terrific lp.

 Hiromasa Suzuki Trio for Union Japan from 1978. Hiromasa Suzuki - Piano; Nobuyoshi Ino - Bass; Steve Jackson - Drums. Keeping up the Jap pressure with this terrific late 70's trio outing led by the mighty Hiromasa Suzuki on piano.

Hiroshi Suzuki - Masahiko Togashi Quintet Variation Takt Jazz Series/Columbia Japan 1969 Tetsuo Fushimi (tp) Hiroshi Suzuki (tb) Yuji Ono (p) Jun Suzuki (b) Masahiko Togashi (dr) George Otsuka Trio - Page 2 Takt Jazz Series/Columbia Japan 1968 George Otsuka (ds) Hideo Ichikawa (p) Masaoki Terakawa (bass) Swing Journal All Stars 68 Takt Jazz Series/Columbia Japan 1968 Terumasa Hino (tp), Hiroshi Suzuki (tb),Sadao Watanabe (as), Masabumi Kikuchi (p),Kunimitsu Inaba (b), Masahiko Togashi (d) Three rarities from the seminal Takt label of Japan contributed by Bongohito - over to him to tell you a little more about 'em:  "So these three uber-rare sides aren't the end of the world, creatively speaking. However, as "Page 2" and "Swing Journal All Stars '68" are from 1968 and "Varation" is from January 1969, they represent something of a scene that's making its statement in reconciliation between traditionalism and the so-called new thing ...

Quincicasm for Saydisc UK from 1973. Bass, Flute – Malcolm Bennett ; Drums, Percussion – Michael Ormerod, Nigel Smith ; Flugelhorn – Dick Pearce ; Saxophone – Ken Eley ; Vibraphone, Keyboards – Julian Marshall ; Vocals – Katy Zeserson (Trent Park Song) First time out in blogland for this British jazz rarity from 1973.Apparently only 200 copies were ever pressed however anyone who downloaded Tony Higgins' Impressed 3 compilation will have had an introduction to in the shape of "Trent Park Song". I hi-jacked this write up about the album from Prof at Rocketrecordings: Seemingly obscure 73 Brit Jazz lp in a free avant-fusion-prog type vein with no vocals. Don't know if this quintet were from Gloucestershire but Saydisc records are an occasional sighting in the South West charity shops. All but 2 of their releases, as far as know, are local spoken word comedy and observation esp. by the likes of Geoffrey Woodruff, church bell lps or Victorian mechanical music records. T...

Jorge Lopez Ruiz for Trova Argentina from 1978. Jorge Lopez Ruiz - Bass ; Dino Saluzzi - Bandoneon ; Oscar Lopez Ruiz - Guitar ; Domingo Cura - Percussion ; Pablo Ziegler - Piano ; Gustavo Moretto - Electric Piano ; Andres Boiarsky - Soprano ;Victor Ducatenzeiler - Trumpet ; Pocho Laboule - Drums ; Jose Maria Loriente - Congas with Antonio Agri - Strings , Dona Carrol - Vocal & Grupo De Brass. Excellent set of funky fusion with folkloric influences from Argentina.Check out "El Adios El Hombre" for a killer candomble jazz banger. Tough!

Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalo Jazz and Rock Band for Polydor Japan from 1970. Akira Ishikawa (drums, bakishinba, african bongo), Kiyoshi Sugimoto(electric guitar), Isao Eto (electric bass), Hirosama Suzuki(keyboards), Masami Kawahara (latin percussion), Norio Maeda(organ), Takeru Muraoka (tenor sax) Solid Afro inspired funky jazz set from Ishikawa & Co . Seven original compositions from Maeda , Suzuki & Yoshino make for a good listen and ensure this is one of the most consistent Count Buffalo albums.

500 Vinyl copies only of this monster spiritual jazz session - check out Family Groove web site or email 'em : info@familygrooverecords.com

 E.W.Wainwright for Aroj USA from 1981. E.W.Wainwright -Drums,Percussion ; Annette Lipson -Congas,Tambourine ; Cash Killion -Bass ; Lamont Davidson -Soprano ; Mack Rucks -Trumpet,Percussion ; Neal Kirkwood -Piano ; Ricky Kelly -Vibes. Orell Allen - Vocal Director; Earline Love, Helen Banks, Maria Jones, Michelle McLorin,  Marion Banks, Resa Hicks , Sharon Brown, Sonya McLorin, Theresa Grimes, Wanda Allen - Vocals Afrocentric spiritual jazz on a private press making it's first appearance in blogland...a ridiculously rare heavy duty afro jazz killer.

Harold Johnson Sextet + for HME from 1967. Harold Johnson - Piano ;  David Crawford - flute; Billy Jackson - Conga; Alfred Patterson - alto sax; Mile Shaw - Tenor sax; Eddie Synigal - alto sax; Ronald Rutledge - Drums; Jimmy Nash - bass West coast soul jazz with a latin tinge .... Tough!

 Akira Miyazawa for Union Japan from 1969.  Akira Miyazawa: tenor sax, flute; Masahiko Satoh: piano; Yasuo Arakawa: bass; Masahiko Togashi: drums. The name Akira Miyazawa, rarely if ever, appears in jazz reference books, at least not in ones available in North America. Other than some sites selling his CDs, the internet does not offer much about the saxophonist. This is a shame since his recordings tell the story of an accomplished musician whose work has remained intriguing and fresh after almost four decades. Four Units is a 1969 session that teams him with a Japanese rhythm sections for four originals and a jazzy reworking of "Scarborough Fair." The music threads the outer reaches of hard bop, adjacent to but not quite into the avant-garde realm. It also has a very Oriental feel to it, with the beautiful serenity of a Japanese Zen garden and the bluesy edge of a late night jam session. The opening title track is the most adventurous. After Miyazawa's tenor sax states t...

Hans Dulfer for Catfish Netherlands from 1971. Tracks 1 & 2 : Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Hans Dulfer ;  Bass – Jan Jacobs ; Congas, Timbales – Steve Boston ; Congas, Timbales, Vocals – Groentjie Tracks 3 & 4 add : Drums – Muhammad Ali ; Electric Bass – Jerome Hunter ; Guitar – John Schuursma ; Piano, Percussion – Bobby Few ; Tenor Saxophone, Bells – Frank Wright  Don't be fooled by the sleeve photo of Dulfer in flappers and daft hat - the music inside is hard as nails. "El Saxofon" comes on like the bastard son of Sonny's "Jungoso" force fed a diet of speed and steroids and injected with the spirit of Sabu ....a monstrous banger of an album moving from cruiser weight Afro Cuban work outs to freeform blowing with Frank Wright joining Dulfer on Tenor and bicycle bell (!). So hang on to your hat it's gonna be a bumpy ride!

  The Diamond Five for BASF Netherlands from 1973. Piano, Electric Piano – Cees Slinger ; Bass – Jacques Schols  Drums – John Engels ; Tenor Saxophone – Harry Verbeke ; Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Cees Smal ; Vocals – Greetje Kauffeld (tracks: A2, B2, B4) Mellow waxing from Cees Slinger and the gang featuring Greetje Kauffeld on three vocal cuts. Perfect for a sunny sunday morning...

I'm sad to say that Michael Garrick passed away last Friday leaving a legacy hard to rival on both the British and the worldwide jazz scene. Tony Higgins,who compiled both the "Impressed" cds of British jazz and contributed the third unreleased volume to this blog last year was a friend of Michael Garricks so who better to pay tribute to him. Michael Garrick 1933 - 2011 The death of Michael Garrick on 11 Nov 2011 brings to a close a most fascinating and extraordinary life dedicated to one thing - music. In the time I knew Mike, his humour, erudition and commitment was infectious and inspiring and it seemed entirely appropriate that I was playing his beautiful and haunting composition 'Black Marigolds', a track about loss and memory, the moment I heard the sad news. I'm not a believer in fate but this made me pause for a moment, think deeply and feel the moment. Thinking and feeling. Two qualities that Mike valued highly. I first became aware of Mike...

Gregory Charles Royal for GCR from 1979. Bass – Clarence Lavelle Seay ; Drums – Jeff Corbett ; Flute  Warren Taylor ; Piano – Geri Allen Saxophone – Warren Taylor ; Trombone,Vocal – Gregory Charles Royal     Private press business from Blakey protege Gregory Charles Royal who wrote,arranged, recorded,produced and issued this excellent session at the age of 17! Here's the liner notes by G.C. Royal: "Dream Come True" marks a vision I've had for sometime. I hope that you enjoy the music as much as we enjoyed recording it. the compositions, which were for the most part written during a stay in Europe, all have their stories. "Dancer" is about the gracefulness of a dancer. The melody of "Trying" is meant to illustrate end success in spite of temporary setbacks. "Spirit" Cry" says just what it is, the violent yet sonorous cry of our spirit. "Curtis" was written for my friend Curtis Fuller. The first half of the melody was...

Southern Energy Ensemble for Black Fire from 1976. Bass – Michael Pitt (Wolf) Congas – Adolphus Maples (Peddie), Tony Joyner  (Onginga) Drums, Percussion – William Johnson (Spike) Piano, Piano ,Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, Synthesizer – Nathaniel Lee (Nat) Saxophone [Alto, Soprano], Flute – Al Clarke Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Marvin Daniels (Dash)Vocals – Adolphus Maples (Peddie), Garrie Wayne (Zeek), Judith Spears (Anglais), Marvin Daniels (Dash), Veronica Jones (Ronnie) Righteous jazz funk banger with lashings of clavinet and the storming "Third House".

Michel Klotchoff Trio & Chris Woods for Promophone France from 1976. Michel Klotchkof - Piano,Keyboards ; Henri Boiron - Bass ; Bernard Malabre - Drums ; Jean-Pierre Lochesse - Bongos ; Chris Woods - Alto Sax;Flute. Superb rare French modal/bop album from sometime Francois DeRoubaix collaborator Klotchkoff and his trio joined by Chris Woods and Lochesse's bongos. "Full Space" sets the scene a modal swinger with Woods tearing it up over clattering bongos and the trio in full flight - a jazz dancers delight! 'Francois, Gone But Remembered' is deep modality in memory of Francois De Roubaix who drowned in 1975 shortly before the session was recorded .Klotchkoff dedicated "Chris Cross" to Woods with whom the trio became friends after performing as his rhythm section in Paris (along with Marco Di Marco). "Waltz for Benjy" is more modal business in waltz time followed by the head noddin' boppin' "18 Rue De La Passarelle". Luis Ec...

Over the past few years I've had so many requests for a repost of this cracker I thought I had better do the honours one more time..... so here it is. Jayne Cortez and the Firespitters for Bola Press from 1982. Jayne Cortez (voice) and The Firespitters - Abraham Adzinyah(conga), Bill Cole(shenai, flute, muzette, korean sona), Denardo Coleman(drums), Farel Johnson Jr.(bongo, bell, conga), Charles Moffett Jr.(tenor saxophone), Bern Nix(guitar), Jamaaladeen Tacuma(electric bass). A pretty unique fusion of poetry,jazz and blues best known for the fantastic eulogy to the mighty Chano Pozo "I See Chano Pozo" a percussion heavy,rumbling bass driven chanting monster of a track with Cortez in full effect with her spoken word tribute to the conga king. "I have read my poetry with some really great musicians," Jayne Cortez recently allowed. "I think, though, that my poetry swings with or without music." There’s much evidence to support this claim. For at least ...

N.T.S.U.Lab Band for N.T.S.U.Jazz from 1978. Saxes: Steve Duke , Charlie Young , Bob Belden , Roger Holmes. Trumpets: Will Miller , Larry Spencer , Tom Delibero , Mike Steinel , Jim Powell. Trombones: Keith Adkins , James Caan , David Butler , Bill Franklin , Steve Thomas.Piano: Bob Snook. Bass: George Anderson. Drums:Gene Glover. Guitar:James Chirillo. Percussion: Robert Landis , Rusty Wells. One for Simon... North Texas Big Band Banger directed by Leon Breeden and featuring a young Bob Belden on Tenor. Tough.

Mount Everest for Four Leaf Clover Sweden from 1983. Gilbert Holmstrom - Tenor;Peter Almqvist - Guitar;Ben Beskalov - Piano,Hammomd B3;Yasuhito Mori -Bass;Michael Andersson - Drums;Arturo Trujillo - Congas, Percussion. Gilbert Holmstrom dropped the avant garde pyrotechnics to record this solid latin session for FLC featuring Skrotbandet percussionist Trujillo and Peter Almqvist of Guitars Unlimited. Swedish Samba Time.....

Kamal Abdul Alim & The Brothers for Stash USA from 1983. Kamal Abdul Alim - Trumpet ; James Spaulding - Alto & Flute ; Bobby Watson - Alto & Soprano ; Ron Burton - Piano ; Sabu Adeyola - Bass ; Idris Muhammad - Drums ; Abdul Wali - Guitar ; Abdus Saboor - Percussion. Another first time out in blogland for this great set from Kamal and the Brothers.And what a band of brothers they were with Idris Muhammed holding down the rhythm section joined by ex Roland Kirk pianist Ron Burton and the Spaulding-Watson-Alim frontline horns. "Brotherhood" was the thumpin' spinner way back when and made it onto a couple of comps however don't make the mistake of ignoring the rest of the lp as it's a complete cracker ranging from afro inspired jazz to some nifty modal styled tunes.

The Latin Jazz Quintet for Tru-Sound from 1962. Juan Amalbert:Drums,Conga; Bobby Capers:Alto,Tenor; Manny Ramos:Drums,Timbales; Bill Ellington:Bass; Willy Gardner:Piano; Willie Rivens:Vibes; Victor Allende:Flute Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder. First time out in blogland for this excellent early 60's set from the mighty Juan Amalbert and co.

Stuff Combe 5 + Percussion Drums,Percussion – Stuff Combe ; Piano,Electric Piano – Francy Boland ; Saxophone – Tony D'Adario ; Trumpet – Benny Bailey ; Bass – Bob Jacquillard. M Records Switzerland 1974. The Jan Huydts Trio - Trio Conception Bass – Peter Trunk ; Drums – Joe Nay ; Piano – Jan Huydts Philips Netherlands 1963. Mantequilla Y Su Conjunto Bass – Enrique Ponsa ; Drums – Jasé Farreras ; Piano – Ricard Miralles ; Saxophone – Salvador Font ; Trumpet – Manolo Mercedes Discophon Spain (E.P.)1965 Georges Arvanitas Trio - Porgy & Bess Piano - Georges Arvanitas ;Bass - Jacky Samson ; Drums - Charles Saudrais AFA France 1973. Juan Gonzalez Trio -  I Remember Spain  Juan Gonzalez - Piano ; Peter Bockius - Bass ; Alvin Queen -Drums. Stamy Records Switzeland 1982. Five rarities all in a row - All from Europe - All new to blogland - All pricey hitters in their original vinyl format - And all contributed to Orgy In Rhythm by Frederic Hartman who is both a record collector an...

Masarau Imada Trio + 2 - Green Caterpillar  TBM 39 1975 masaru imada : p/elp ;isoo fukui : b ;tetsujiro obara : d kazumi watanabe : g  yuji imamura : perc Isao Suzuki Quartet + 2 - Orang - Utan TBM 44 1975 isao suzuki : b, cello, ep  kenji mori : as, bcl, fl (1,2,4) kazumi watanabe : g  osamu kawakami : b shinji mori  :d  mari nakamoto : vo (2) Hiroshi Fukumara - Morning Flight TBM 19 1973 hiroshi fukumura : tb shigeharu mukai : tb hiroshi tamura p tsutomu okada : b shinji mori : d Here's three of the best from Three Blind Mice - Japan's premier jazz label - to wrap up the recent run on Japanese Jazz here at OIR. Huge thanks go out to Bongohito who provided all three of the high quality rips + artwork and session details for this post.Find them all in the comments. Respect and thanks to El Goog,Jazz Nekko,Wara Katsu,Taro Nombei,Vesper,Hoochie Coochie & Doyle C for keeping the Japanese Jazz fires burning. To be continued......

Takeo Moriyama Quartet for Union Japan from 1982. Takeo Moriyama - Drums ; Toshihiko Inoue - Tenor ; Mikinori Fujiwara - Tenor, Soprano ; Hideaki Mochizuki - Bass. More Jap pressure...Moriyama drives the two sax frontline through a couple of incendiary post bop slash and burn originals,a brief solo drum feature introed and outroed by Inoue and Fujiwara and - the pick of the bunch for me - the clipped blurting saxes and menacing rumble of "No More Apple". Tough. Soon come - a triple whammy from Three Blind Mice courtesy of Bongohito.

The Freedom Unity for Victor Japan from 1970. Takeshi Muraoka (ts,ss), Hiroshi Suzuki (tb), Hiromasa Suzuki (el p), Kunimitsu Inaba (b), Akira Ishikawa (ds) An excellent obscure session from 1970 featuring a line up of soon to be stars of the Japanese jazz world.The group was pulled together by Hiromasa "Colgen" Suzuki for this one off project which was apparently influenced and inspired by the late 60s output of Miles Davis and his movements toward electric jazz. "Down By The Naked City" is an extended piece by Suzuki in two parts ("The Doors Of Perception" & "The Dancing Protoplasm")while side 2 features three originals two by Suzuki and Takeshi Muraoka's grooving "The Equator". Suzuki went on to record the ground breaking Rock Joints Biwa & Cither soon after this both of which have been recently reissued by Deep Jazz Reality Japan and are very highly recommended purchases.More info at Universounds . All Killer No Filler.....

George Kawaguchi for TBM Japan from 1976. Hidehiko "Sleepy" Matsumoto : tenor sax and flute, Hideo Ichikawa: piano and electric piano, Takashi Mizuhashi: bass, George Kawaguchi: drums. Japanese All Star session led by drummer Kawaguchi for Three Blind Mice from 76 featuring the banging jazz dancer "Invader 7 ", a nifty latin 2 stepper "Monday Samba" and a ferocious hard bop tear up through "Albatross".A couple of funky blues and a C.Porter standard make up the rest of the album. Solid....

Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalos for Victor Japan 1970. Akira Ishikawa-Drums:Kiyoshi Sugimoto-Guitar:Masahiko Satoh-Piano Clavinet:Ken Muraoka-Tenor & Soprano Sax:Hiroaki Suzuki Electric Piano:Masaaki Terakawa-Bass Jazz Psych Rock Fusion banger from Count Buffalos. This one's for Doyle -a (belated) Happy Birthday to you !

Masabumi Kikuchi Sextet recorded Nov 13th 1970 at Sankei Hall,Tokyo for Philips/Nippon Phonogram Japan. Masabumi Kikuchi(elp,p), Kousuke Mine(ss,perc), Masahiro Kikuchi(org)Yoshio Ikeda(b), Hiroshi Murakami(ds), Keiji Kishida(ds) Tremendous one cut a side live session with Kikuchi and brother Masahiro on keyboards, Kosuke Mine breathing fire on soprano plus a heavyweight double drummer rhythm section all anchored by the mighty Yoshio Ikeda on bass. Side one is a pulsating,driving 25 minute take on the Kikuchi standard "Dancing Mist" while side two is another Kikuchi war horse the beautiful "Yellow Carcass In Blue". All killer....

Gustav Brom & His Orchestra for Opus Czechoslovakia 1976. Conductor – Gustav Brom;Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – František Navrátil;Baritone Saxophone – Josef Audes;Bass Guitar, Bass – Jan Hubáček;Drums – Vítězslav Vavrda;Electric Guitar, Electric Piano [Fender] – Igor Vavrda; Organ , Electric Piano, Synthesizer , Piano – Milan Vidlák;Percussion – Václav Skála;Tenor Saxophone – Miloslav Petr; Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Zdeněk Novák;Trombone – Gustav Brom , Jan Formánek, Mojmír Bártek;Trumpet, Mellophone – Jaromír Hnilička, Jindřich Šmek, Václav Holub Big Band Banger from Brom and the boys which is probably best know for the dance floor monster "Calling Up The Rain".Much of the rest of the lp is in much the same vein with driving horn charts coupled with scratchy guitar, organ and a banging rhythm section. Mostly killer with a few snoozers....

 Hiroshi Matumoto & Hideo Ichikawa Quartet for Victor Japan from 1969. Hideo Ichikawa(p), Hiroshi Matsumoto(vib), Kunimitsu Inaba(b), Motohiko Hino(ds). First time out in blogland for this superb all killer piano and vibes led set from Japan. Think Hutch-think MJQ-think again...this is just sublime.

 Jon Lee & Gerry Brown for Keytone from 1973. Gerry Brown (drums, percussion)John Lee (bass, Fender bass, percussion)Gary Bartz (alto & soprano saxophones, slidewhistle, percussion)Chris Hinze (flute, alto & bass flute, piccolo, bamboo flute)Henny Vonk (vocals, percussion)Howard King (percussion)Rob van de Broek (piano, electric piano)Hubert Eaves (piano, electric piano, percussion)Jasper Van 't Hof (piano)Wim Stolwijk (piano, voice) Forget all the dross that Lee & Brown knocked out during the 70's this was their first lp a slammin' slab of spiritual fusion which blows the shit out of their later output. Michael Cuscuna (no less) wrote these excellent sleeve notes: Infinite Jones is an outstanding recording from two outstanding musicians, John Lee and Gerry Brown. They have totally absorbed the various vocabularies of every musical idiom of the day and added their own fiercely creative energies to that knowledge. This album will prove that beyond doubt. John...

A few years ago Konishi Yasuharu pulled together a reissue series of 9 rare 70's Japanese jazz-rock albums from Columbia Japan to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Columbia.I posted the first of the series Count Buffalo's Soul & Rock here and following this was contacted by Bongohito,a reader of this blog,who kindly sent me rips of two more albums from the series. I have ripped my copy of Keito Miho's Sachio:Sound Poesy to make a triple whammy of Japanese "Jazz Rock".Don't take the genre title too seriously and expect a lot more bossa/now sound than jazz rock on most of these tracks! Thanks to chipple.net whose reviews I have plundered for these posts-read the rest of his musings on the series at his blog .

This album features Maeda Norio (Hammond organ) and Inagaki Jirō (tenor sax), accompanied by trumpet, guitar (Sugimoto Kiyoshi also on Count Buffalo's album above), bass, drums and latin percussions. It seems like these two are still making music together to this day! The presence of the two lead instruments is felt throughout the album, which is mostly rock but with a touch of jazzy solos (far from being as radical as Count Buffalo's Soul & Rock [a previous OIR post]). Review from chipple.net Big thanks to bongohito who contributed this post.

The black jacket showing a hippie sitting in the dark didn't particularly attract me, but I was pleased with the music. The liner notes don't tell us much about the members other than leader Iiyoshi Kaoru (piano/organ), but he's accompanied by guitar, bass, drums, flute/horns and sometimes strings. Not much of a jazz feel here. Review from chipple.net Big thanks to bongohito who contributed this post.

Les McCann & The Jazz Crusaders for Pacific Jazz from 1963. Les McCann (piano, electric piano, organ)Wilton Felder (tenor sax)Wayne Henderson (trombone)Joe Sample (piano, organ)Robert Haynes (bass)Stix Hooper (drums) The funky piano of Les McCann hooks up with the raw soul jazz of the early Crusaders for this excellent set of short, sharp swinging cuts."Damascus" and "Spanish Castles" hit a marvelous modal mode but the whole album is a cracker. Unbelievably never reissued and this is the first time it's been posted in blogland - All Killer No Filler. Edited Sleeve Notes by Joel Dorn: We should all be thankful that in the past when World Pacific or Pacific Jazz brought musicians of stature into the studio to record together, the pairings were not based upon name value alone. Rather empathy and adaptability were used as criteria. Some memorable Pacific Jazz combinations have been Richard "Groove" Holmes and Gene Ammons ("Groovin' With Jug...

Mal Waldron & Terumasa Hino for Victor Japan from 1972. Terumasa Hino (tp) Takao Uematsu (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Isao Suzuki (b) Motohiko Hino (d) Yuhji Imamura (per) Waldron sits in with Terumasa Hino's 72 quintet (taking the piano chair of Mikio Masuda) for this magnificent recording featuring two epic cuts spanning a side a piece with composing credits split between Waldron and Hino.Something of an obscurity even to Waldron fans this has never seen a vinyl or cd reissue even in Japan which is a great pity as its a phenomenal lp. "Reminicent Suite" is by Waldron and opens with a typical hammered down solo piano theme rapidly picked up by the rest of the quintet which is then comprehensively shredded,mangled and spat out until around 15 minutes when the vamp slides into a beautiful coda creating a more reflective mood for some lyrical work by Hino, Uematsu and Waldron who then bring the track to a close with a brief restatement of the theme. "Black Forest" is ...

Roy Porter Sound Machine for Chelan USA from 1974. Roy Porter: Drums - Jimmy Holloway, Leslie Hargrove: Guitar - Tollie Moore: Electric Piano - Bob Davis: Organ - Charles Jones: Fender Bass - Oscar Dye: Congas - Hense Powell, James Smith: Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Lester Robertson: Trombone - Jack H. Fulks: Tenor Sax, flute - Sone' Campbell: Tenor Sax. Ridiculously hard to find private pressing out of LA from drummer Roy Porter and his Sound Machine. Every cut a stone cold killer on this fully loaded breaks and beats bomb - shufflin' beats and drums all over ""Funky Twitch" fucked up funky latin madness on "Wow" while "Drums for Darryl" is a scrambler and drums duet and of course the organ grinder groove of "OOh La La". All Killer No Filler No Doubt Whatsoever.