β Japan import
β Label: Nippon Columbia
β Cat#: HMJY-196
β Pressed and printed in Japan
β Official reissue. Original release date: 1975
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*** VINYL ONLY RELEASE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO DIGITAL VERSION COMING WITH THIS RELEASE ***
Killer jazz-funk from Japan here!
Since turning professional in 1960, guitarist Kiyoshi Sugimoto had been active in many sessions and recordings. From the latter half of the 1960s, he joined groups with Hideo Shiraki, Akira Ishikawa, and Terumasa Hino, gaining attention in the scene, and also solidifying his position with his albums as a leader, such as the magnificent βCountry Dreamβ in 1970 and βBabylonia Windβ in 1972. βOur Timeβ was recorded with Akira Ishikawa on drums, Hiromasa Suzuki on electric piano and other great musicians right after Sugimoto studied in America for about a year. This album finally gets a much deserved reissue and is an essential addition to any WaJazz and Wamono grooversβ collection!
Tracklist:
A1 - Our Time
A2 - Jones Street
B1 - Take My Blues!!
B2 - Quiet Pulse
B3 - Marmalade Sky
Personnel:
Bass β Akira Okazawa (tracks: 1, 2), Isao Eto (tracks: 4,5), Masaoki Terakawa (tracks: 3)
Drums β Akira Ishikawa (tracks: 3-5), Motohiko Hino (tracks: 2), Shuichi Murakami (tracks: 1, 2)
Electric Piano β Hideo Ichikawa (tracks: 1,2)
Electric Piano, Keyboards β Hiromasa Suzuki (tracks: 3-5)
Guitar β Kiyoshi Sugimoto
Percussion β Fujio Saito, Larry Sunaga
Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica β Tsunehide Matsuki (tracks: 3)
Saxophone β Takao Uematsu
Trombone β Eiji Arai Group (tracks: 5)
Recorded at Nippon Columbia No.1 Studio, Tokyo on December 28, 1974, January 10 and 28, 1975.
released December 19, 2023