Jimmy,Yoko & Shin "SEI SHONAGON"(1978,Japanese Jazz rock)

Jimmy,Yoko & Shin "SEI SHONAGON"(1978)

This is a mega rare Japanese jazz rock.,never released as CD.
It was released as self- indipendent prodiction.
And only this album was released as this trio.
Yoko is a female jazz keyboard player .
And her playing reminds me of Dave Sinclair(ex-Caravan)　strongly.
I think this is an excellent Japanese Canterbery-vein album.Moreover,their sound adds Japanese traditional chaos,so their originality got higher and higher.
Sometimes they sing ...the lyrics is from Japanese classical literature.

One is about 1000 years ago(Track 1),and the other is 800years ago (Track 2) and traditional dance music sung at the Japanese festivals was arranged on Track 3.

They won the first prize at the first Jazz Grand Prix in Japan.(joined the 66 groups at that time )

Side A
1.清少納言　SEI SHONAGON (Yoko Sumiya)....18:42

Side B.
1祇園精舎　.GION SHOJA (Yoko Sumiya)....13:25
2.ソウル　そうらん　SOUL SORAN (Arr. by Yoko Sumiya)....3:04

隅谷　洋子　Yoko Sumiya plays....

STEINWAY piano
YAMAHA electric piano CP-30
YAMAHA combo organ YC-30
YAMAHA combo synthesizer CS-60
MINI-MOOG
& vocal

代永　光男　Jimmy Shironaga plays.....

acoustic guitar
electric bass
& vocal

岡部　真一郎　Shin Okabe plays.......

drums
congas
bongos
wood blocks
percussioncontroller(MOOG-drum)
other percussion instruments
& vocal

Recorded on June 22 & 23,1978

ripped from original LP.
Equipments I used are....
turntable....DENON DP-47F
CD recorder....Pioneer PDR-D5
phono equalizer...ONKYO PE-155
stereo graphic qualizer....Technics SH-8075

seishonagon...

Akira Itoh "Buddha"(1983,Japanese prog)

Akira Itoh "Buddha"(1983)

Osamu Tezuka is one of the most famous Japanese manga(comic) artists in the world.
"Buddha" is one of the epics among his mangas.He described Budda's life in his manga.
As you know,Buddha is the guru of Buddhism.
Akira Itoh is a keyboard player ,and he is famous as the member of Far Out & Far East Family Band.
He made this album inspired by the manga "Buddha".
First,when I found this album,in fact,I thought that it was boring.
Because  Akira Itoh made a lot of New Age albums and they were boring for me.
However,
I was surprised when I heard  it for the first time.
Because it is the brilliant prog rock!!!!
This album is a concept album,and between tracks and tracks are not separated.
FLAC files are not separated(I don't know how to cut the files of FLAC)
But mp3 files are separated.(I know how to cut mp3)
Enjoy as you like !!!

Since May 28th,they can watch the anime  movie "Buddha"(original manga  by Osamu Tezuka)at the movie theaters in Japan,but no relation with this album by Akira Itoh.

伊藤詳 Akira Itoh .....Synthesizer
豊田貴志 Takashi Toyoda.....Violin(ex-Space Circus)
石川恵樹 Keiju Ishikawa....E.Guitar(ex-Far Out,Chronicle)
チュピート aka 竹内正彦 Masahiko Takeuchi....E.Bass(ex-Creation)
高橋静夫....Ds(ex-KANZEON)

Side 1
1.婆羅門　baramon (6:25)
2.達多　tatta(3:55)
3.聖母受胎　seibo jutai(3:27)
4.悠久　yuukyuu(1:15)
5.生誕　seitan(5:10)

Side 2
1.摩耶の死　maaya no shi(4:34)
2.四門出遊　shimon shutsuyuu(4:20)
3.生老病死　shouroubyoushi(2:50)
4.障碍(ラーフラ）shougai(raafura)(4:15)
5.出家 shukke (3:13)

ripped from original LP.
Equipments I used are....
turntable....DENON DP-47F
CD recorder....Pioneer PDR-D5
phono equalizer...ONKYO PE-155
stereo graphic qualizer....Technics SH-8075


shukke....

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Profil "For You"(1982,German inst.prog)

Profil "For You"(1982)

This album is a mega rare German prog.All instrumental .
I never would have guessed that the day would come to listen to this album during I live on the earth....I could get near mint condition vinyl.Enjoy !!!!!
I heard the meaning of "Ta-tü-ta-ta 2(B-3) as the sound of alarm of ambulance,police car...  from a German man.

Hans Schneider:Acoustic and Electric Guitars
Alfred "Phonts"Biebl:Bass,Perc and Effect
Hans-Rainer Kolb:Keyboards,Perc and Guitar
Bernd Mayer:Drums and Perc.




A
1.Kick (5:08)
2.Monday Evening (4:21)
3.Magdalena (4:19)
4.Difficult (4:19)
B
1.Gangster Parade (5:06)
2.Touch me there (6:30)
3.Ta-tü-ta-ta (5:55)

Recorded from February 22 to 27.

 ripped from original LP.
Equipments I used are....
turntable....DENON DP-47F
CD recorder....Pioneer PDR-D5
phono equalizer...ONKYO PE-155
stereo graphic qualizer....Technics SH-8075

Ta-tü-ta-ta