Label: DAM – DOR-0030
Format: Vinyl, LP, 45 RPM / Country: Japan / Released: 1977
Style: Bop, Jazz-Funk, Big Band
Live recording, April 30, 1976, Mitaka City Auditorium Hall.
Leader, Conductor – Toshiyuki Miyama
Arranged By – 前田憲男 (Norio Maeda) ?
Recorded By [Recording Engineer] – Yoshihiko Kannari
Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd
Rare Japan jazz LP
DAM original live recording 45 RPM!
A1- Theme From Ironside .................................................................... 4:00
(Written-By – Quincy Jones)
A2- Love Supreme Part 1 ..................................................................... 9:05
B - Love Supreme Part 2................................................................... 12:25
(Written-By – John Coltrane)
conductor – Toshiyuki Miyama
alto saxophone – Kazuo Oguro, Shinji Nakayama
baritone saxophone – Miki Matsui
tenor saxophone – Kiyoshi Saito, Shoji Maeda
piano – Yoshinobu Imashiro
guitar – Kozaburo Yamaki
trombone – Masamichi Uetaka, Seiichi Tokura, Takeshi Aoki, Teruhiko Kataoka
trumpet – Bunji Murata, Kenichi Sano, Koji Hatori, Kunio Fujisaki
bass – Masao Kunisada
drums, percussion – Nakamura Yoshio
DAM recording, meeting at Mitaka City Auditorium Hall, original live recording, April 30, 1976. Prestigious Japanese jazz Big Band, NEW HERD led by Toshiyuki Miyama, left behind him many of the masterpieces.
On this album were recorded two unforgettable performances, "Theme From Ironside" and "A Love Supreme" part I and II.
Note:
Well, Quincy Jones was in charge of the music in the classic detective TV drama "Ironside", Raymond Burr is a starring, aired in the United States until 75 years. Here we have a great performance JAZZ FUNK cover to Rare groovy "Theme From Ironside".
Recorded "A Love Supreme" modal cover of John Coltrane are arranged in two parts (the drum solo of Part 2 is a masterpiece !!!).
DAM 45 rotation indeed sound quality. Japanese pressings are renowned for their superb sound quality, as well as the bonus of inner sheets often with full lyrics.
If you find it, buy this album!