Polydor · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Plays
| Recorded | Nov 1965 |
|---|---|
| Label | Polydor |
| Released | 1965 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1098805 |
The record
Recorded in Tokyo in November 1965, this Polydor session catches the altoist deep in hard bop, with Togashi's drums cutting sharp against alternating turns from Yashiro and Maeda at the keys. The Blue Note vocabulary lands here fully absorbed and personalized.
Session personnel
- Sadao Watanabe — alto saxophone
- Masanaga Harada — bass
- Masahiko Togashi — drums
- Akira Miyazawa — flute
- Kazuo Yashiro — piano
- Norio Maeda — piano
- Akira Nakano — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1966 | Polydor · SLJM-1262 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1978 | Polydor |
| 2009 | Polydor · UCCJ-4066 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD |
| 2022 | Polydor · UCCJ-4178 — CD, Album, Reissue, SHM-CD |
| 2022 | Polydor · UCJJ-9034 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
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