We Are Busy Bodies · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Plays Horace Silver
| Recorded | Sep 3-4, 1962 |
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| Label | We Are Busy Bodies |
| Catalog | SKJ 1006 |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 553070 |
The record
Cut over two September days in 1962, this tribute to Horace Silver's songbook keeps the funky, blues-soaked feel of the source material intact. Matsumoto and Omata handle the front line while Fukuhara's valve trombone thickens the band's Blue Note-leaning sound.
Session personnel
- Hachiro Kurita — bass
- Hideo Shiraki — drums
- Yuzuru Sera — piano
- Hidehiko Matsumoto — tenor saxophone, flute
- Hisaya Omata — trumpet
- Akira Fukuhara — valve trombone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1962 | King Records · SKJ 1006 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, ¥ 1,800 earliest on file · laminated sleeve |
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| 1962 | King Records · SKJ 1006 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, ¥ 2,000 |
| 2022 | We Are Busy Bodies — STEREO |
| 2022 | We Are Busy Bodies · WABB-140 — Vinyl, LP, Test Pressing, Stereo |
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