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

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