More goodies from the tbm vaults, this time from pioneering jazz bass great Hideto Kanai. Laid down in 1971, his ensemble features some of the future lunimaries of j-jazz. Mine is there, so is Takayanagi and Motohiko Hino (here sharing drums duties with Hiroshi Yamazaki) among others. Even the CD reissue is well OOP, but it's the music not the rarity that makes this special. Free but not without structure, this is classic tbm, classic 70s j-jazz. A barabara classic in fact.
east wind says:
The sixth album released by Three Blind Mice turned the spotlight on Hideto Kanai a veteran bassist who had been pursuing a very progressive, unique and uncompromising kind of jazz since the early 1960s. With his passion for educating young musicians and adventurous nature, Kanai has drawn some comparisons to another great leader, Charles Mingus, whom he respected.
The four performances in this album are all free-oriented and may be challenging for some listeners, but they riveting, fascinating, and ultimately satisfying. The opening and closing numbers were actually quite "composed." In an interesting collaboration with contemporary composers (from the world of classical music), Shuko Mizuno wrote "April" and Hiroshi Nanatsuya wrote "Meditation" specially for this group.
personnel:
Hideto Kanai bass; Kosuke Mine alto sax; Allan Praskin alto sax; Tadayuki Harada baritone sax; Masamichi Suzuki trumpet; Hiroshi Koizumi flute; Choyo Kanda xylophone; Masayuki Takayanagi guitar; Mototeru Hino drums; Hiroshi Yamazaki drums
tracks:
1. April Songs for Kanai, Zui-zui-zui-du-tubadaba; 2. Q; 3. Kaleidoscope; 4. Meditation
There's a short bio of Kanai here...
17 comments:
Thank you!
@ anon
You're welcome!
@ previous anon
(posted on first trial posting of this — now erased)
Thanks for offering your llnks. It just took me (and mf) a while to get my rip uploaded...
Ohayo -
You *knew* I'd drop by to say thanks for this gem! I especially appreciate the posts that stretch my ear, as it were.
Stay warm (that snow...),
Bongohito
@ bongohito
Yes it's chilly alright. But not when you've got good sounds tp get you through the winter. Surprised you don't have this one already :)
I always feared it too "challenging" for these ears. However, your timing is perfect as I'm fully down with it now. Cheers!
taro -
i see a copy of kanai's "what" (tbm 5015) in my collection. like an upload?
cheers,
bongo
@ bongohito
Absolutely. Send it down the pipes and we'll share it far and wide! Looking forward!
my pleasure. here is hideto kanai's "what (dedicated to the late charlie parker)" on tbm;
http://www.mediafire.com/file/33vn1pgywu9j0kg/hideto kanai quintet - what.rar
(a seperate post?)
Brilliant!
As you suggest, rather than leaving it to languish here in the comments, I'll give it a dedicated post (I'll make time at the weekend).
I've got a couple more tbm to follow after that too!
Cheers and (most of all) enjoy!
Thank you very much!
@ Sergey Razorenov
Thanks for your succinct request.
Now form an orderly "Q" for this:
http://www.mediafire.com/?d4rdf975qeu0h8b
And let's hear from you!!
Thank you so much for updating the link! I am totally hooked!
@ Juby
Glad to year that!
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