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Jazz in Tokyo '69

(Nippon Columbia, COCB-54029-30) (Japan) (2-CD set)


Disc 1

  1. Nijimasu (12:02)
    Masahiko Sato Trio + 1
    Masahiko Sato: piano
    Masahiko Togashi: drums
    Yasuo Arakawa: bass
    Akira Miyazawa: tenor saxophone

  2. Mina's Second Theme (10:31)
    Yosuke Yamashita Trio
    Yosuke Yamashita: piano
    Seiichi Nakamura: tenor saxophone
    Takeo Moriyama: drums

  3. My Favorite Things (12:44)
    Akio Nishimura Quartet
    Akio Nishimura: tenor saxophone
    Koji Nakazaki: piano
    Tomoatsu Uji: bass
    Tamotsu Hisatomi: drums

  4. On Green Dolphin Street (9:25)
    Hidehiko Matsumoto Quartet
    Hidehiko Matsumoto: tenor saxophone
    Ikuo Shiosaki: guitar
    Yoshitaka Uematsu: drums
    Kimio Koizumi: bass

Disc 2

  1. Hey Jude (10:30)
    Takehiko Honda Trio
    Takehiko Honda: piano
    Hiroshi Murakami: drums
    Eijiro Hagiwara: bass

  2. Passion Dance (9:56)
    Kosuke Mine Quintet
    Kosuke Mine: alto saxophone
    Itaru Oki: trumpet
    Takeshi Kamachi: piano
    Tetsujiro Obara: drums
    Eijiro Hagiwara: bass

  3. Memphis Underground (12:58)
    Takeshi Inomata Quintet
    Takeshi Inomata: drums
    Makio Shimizu: alto saxophone, flute
    Sadanori Nakamure: guitar
    Shigehito Ohara: piano
    Jun Suzuki: bass

  4. After You've Gone (8:30)
    Fumio Nanri: trumpet
    Junko Mizuno: clarinet
    Yuzuru Sera: piano
    George Kawaguchi: drums
    Hachiro Kurita: bass

Composed by Akira Miyazawa (1-1), Yosuke Yamashita (1-2), Richard Rodgers (1-3), Bronislau Kaper (1-4), Lennon-McCartney (2-1), McCoy Tyner (2-2), Herbie Mann (2-3), and Turner Layton (2-4)

Recorded live at Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall, August 30, 1969
Includes a 12-page Japanese language booklet with liner notes by Yusuke Ogawa and Masahiko Yu, track notes, and black and white photos

Released in October 2012
Originally released in 1970 on Nippon Columbia (PSS-10011)