β Clear Green Vinyl Edition
β Japan import
β Label: Nippon Columbia
β Cat#: HMJY-201
β Pressed and printed in Japan
β Official reissue. Original release date: 1972
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Saxophonist and clarinetist Toshiyuki Miyama formed his own ensemble called Jive Aces in 1950 and later renamed it The New Herd in 1958. From the end of the 1960's, The New Herd opened up new horizons in big band jazz by introducing innovative techniques and radical sounds. The music recorded around 1970 is important in The New Herdβs history, and one of their most representative works is the album Nio & Pigeon, released by Nippon Columbia in 1972. This album is a masterpiece that seamlessly weaves a distinctly Japanese feeling with elaborate arrangements based on motifs of local customs, traditions, and scenes. An essential opus for all WaJazz fans!
Tracklist:
A1 - Hide And Seek
A2 - A Sun Shower Parade
A3 - Grief For Enka
A4 - Nio And Pigeon
A5 - When A Swan Goes To Sleep
B1 - Streams Of The Sumida River
B2 - Dedications To The Humble Prayer
B3 - Adult's Day
Personnel: Kazumi Oguro (fl, a-cl), Shinji Nakayama (cl), Shoji Maeda (ss, cl), Kiyoshi Saito (cl), Miki Matsui (b-cl), Koji Hatori (tp), Bunji Murarata (tp), Kenichi Sano (tp), Kunio Fujisaki (tp), Teruhiko Kataoka (tb), Masamichi Uetaka (tb), Seiichi Tokura (tb), Takeshi Aoki (b-tb, perc), Yoshinobu Imashiro (p), Masao Kunisada (b), Masaru Hiromi (ds, perc), Kozaburo Yamaki (g, arr).
released March 20, 2024