Friday 20 January 2023

Posted by Gerry Hectic | File under : ,

Another fantastic release in the BBE Music’s J Jazz Masterclass Series as Tony Higgins and Mike Peden Another fantastic release in the BBE Music’s J Jazz Masterclass Series as Tony Higgins and Mike Peden continue to amaze with their digging ability to give us such rare jazz from Japan from decades ago.

Hideyasu Terakawa (sax), Tetsuo Miura (bass), Aki- hiro "Thunder" Nakaya (drums) together with Hiroshi Fujii (vibes) have been 'found' on this private press (originally 100 copies!) recorded live in concert at the jazz spot DIG in Masuda City, Japan, with first of a seven-day regional tour in October 1978.

You may recall 'Black Nile' appearing on 2021's compilation, 'J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan (Volume 3)' but it seems to be even more swinging now with that 'solid rhythm to anchor it all down' following down stream as if their on a ten minute race from the source, passed the pyramids and into the Mediterrean. This is perfect cover of Wayne Shorter's track that's so very 'Dingwalls'.

Whilst the album is full of covers post bop and ballads, even a standard such as 'Stella By Starlight' shines together with Frank Foster's 'Simone' (two versions on this expanded release) and 'I Remember Clifford'. 

On this version of the album, there's two version of 'Rerev' which like the composers' (Milt Jackson and Jimmy Heathblues walk with vibes for both 10 and 8 minute versions with a swinger of Hideasu's sax like a cool Woody Herman.

The J-Jazz series is such a mine and minefield, I fully expect that Higgins, Peden and BBE will be in the Japanesse Embassy's new years' honours list for services in International J-Jazz relations with a big rising sun gong to go with it.  Totally recommended as always.



Artist: Hideyasu Terakawa Quartet

Title: Introducing Hideyasu Terakawa Quartet Live Featuring Hiroshi Fujii

Release date: 20th January, 2023

Label : BBE Music

Catalog Number : BBE668 LP / CD / Digital / Bandcamp 



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