Feb 5, 2012

Hideto Kanai - What


barabara sounds sez:
Another fine contribution from the mighty bongohito, continuing the recent TBM thread. Bassman Hideto Kanai here with his homage to one of the greats, Charles Mingus. Recorded just a couple of months after Mingus passed, it includes a couple of his compositions — plus Kanai's own bluesy homage, which was recorded with a slight change of personnel.

There's very little about this particularly album anywhere on the web, but Kanai himself needs little introduction if you're a regular visitor at Barabara Manor. There's been no reissue (that I'm aware of) of this, nor any previous postings in the blogosphere. Big up bongohito!.

personnel:
Hideto Kanai bass, guitar; Toshihiko Inoue tenor sax; Mikinori Fujinori soprano, alto & baritone sax; Yoshito Osawa piano; Yasuhiro Yamazaki drums
[For Charles: Hideto Kanai bass, guitar; Toshihiko Inoue tenor sax; Mikinori Fujinori soprano, alto & baritone sax; Fumio Yasuda piano; Tohru Takeda drums]


tracks:
A) 1) What Love; 2) Rhapsody in Blue
B) 1. Chokuritsu Bummeijin; For Charles; Tensions

TMB 5015, recorded March 12 & 15, 1979



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13 comments:

  1. taro nombeiFebruary 5, 2012 at 2:54 PM

    Bonghito dropped the link in the comments for "Q". For those of you who missed it, here it is again:

    http://www.mediafire.com/file/33vn1pgywu9j0kg/hideto kanai quintet - what.rar

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  2. chanoFebruary 5, 2012 at 11:29 PM

    Great tribute, thanks B&B for another killer Kanai session.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2012 at 12:53 AM

    I missed it--thanks for the heads-up

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  4. E-mileFebruary 9, 2012 at 11:56 PM

    thanks Bonghito & TN, i overlooked this! esp. like the closing track Tensions to bits [:-)

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  5. corvimaxFebruary 10, 2012 at 2:02 AM

    thank you!

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  6. SolomonMay 3, 2012 at 6:44 AM

    Thank you.

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  7. boogiemanJuly 27, 2012 at 5:39 AM

    Hi Taro, I DL this one a good while ago but forgot to say thanks and leave a comment. This is a stupendous album, it reminds me of the first time i heard the Candid recordings of Mingus, I was in my late teens, around 1970. Everybody else was into rock and then I heard the Faubus Fable. This is a very strong album.
    Cheers

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  8. taro nombeiJuly 27, 2012 at 7:14 AM

    Thanks for all the feedback. Great to know this excellent album is finding appreciative ears.

    @ boogieman
    Mingus is a giant, and Kanai chose wisely for his mentor/inspiration.
    All the best to you!

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  9. JubyNovember 17, 2012 at 6:47 AM

    Thank you for this wonderful music! Your work is a constant source of education and inspiration!

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2013 at 5:49 PM

    "Concierto de Aranjuez" is pretty impressive stuff,
    looks like "What" might be interesting to me too)
    i don't want to be a bother, but is there any chance to reupload this one?

    Igor




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  11. taro nombeiJanuary 28, 2013 at 10:32 AM

    Happy to repost if there's interest. Here you go Igor (and everyone else)…

    http://www.mediafire.com/?31nlbdjqceh6ges

    And all props to Bongohito for the original share.

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2013 at 3:51 AM

    huge thank to Bongohito and huge thank to a very kind person, who brings the things out of dead!)) i appreciate this much, seriously it means a lot for me

    as for the album directly...it is an inspirational and adventurous, i like it a lot!))

    Igor

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  13. taro nombeiJanuary 31, 2013 at 11:51 PM

    Igor,
    I really appreciate all the comments!
    Peace and all the best from over here…

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