PRESSED ON GOLD VINYL
DESCRIPTION
A quintessential work of Japanese big band jazz recorded by the New Herd, headed by one of Japan’s foremost jazz musicians, Toshiyuki Miyama. It is a further concretized continuation of Miyama’s exploration of ‘Wa (Japanese) jazz’ that drove his previous record, ‘Nio and Pigeon’. By intentionally eschewing the use of traditional instruments and sticking to the basic elements of jazz, this masterpiece achieves a unique realization of ‘Japanese jazz’ solely through the arrangement/instrumentation vibes that vary with the theme. Using musical expressions ranging from free jazz to jazz-rock, the record’s tracks come together to form a suite that embodies the poetic sentiments of traditional Japanese folk tales in a magnificent and breathtaking manner.
TRACKLIST
A1. Jiro Inagaki & His Soul Media – Head Rock
A2. Jiro Inagaki & Big Soul Media with Masahiko Sato – Sniper’s Snooze
A3. Jiro Inagaki & His Soul Media with Yasushi Sawada – Inanome
A4. Soul Media – Breeze
B1. Jiro Inagaki & Soul Big Media - Freedom Jazz Dance
B2. Jiro Inagaki & Big Soul Media with Hiromasa Suzuki – By The Red Stream
B3. Jiro Inagaki & His Soul Media - Back Off Boogaloo
B4. Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media – Theme
C1. Jiro Inagaki & His Soul Media – Twenty One
C2. Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media featuring Sammy – Wandering Birds
C3. Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media - That’s How I Feel
C4. Soul Media – Memory Lane
D1. Jiro Inagaki & The All-Stars with Norio Maeda – Barock
D2. Jiro Inagaki & Big Soul Media with Masahiko Sato – Guru
D3. Soul Media – Painted Paradise
D4. Jiro Inagaki & His Friends - Express (No SE Version)