2 to 10 saxophone adventure, swing jazz journal jazz workshop:4, Philips FX – 8503, 33 1/3 rpm (JAP), 1970

extremely rare japanese lp!

This is a monster. another holy grail ( and there are a couple of them…) from the still very much ALIVE Japanese free jazz scene. A classic… heard about… but rarely seen…This beauty has it all… extreme rarity, amazing cover and just KILLIN music.

Reedman, the overlooked mindblower Takagi at his best… playing his bass clarinet to pieces, wailing ahead!!! with great interaction from masterdrummer Sabu Toyozomi. The interaction between the two is quite remarkable. really making a research together…. trying some low dynamic areas out and BURSTING out in extreme BOMBS and POPS.

spectacular music! The music is really allowed to take its time to develop… and that makes it so killingly great! Takagis bass clarinet is as piercing as his tenor used to be, but at the same time very open and warm…

This must be one of the most creative duos in this genre ever… and it is as rare as the music is good. u dig?

B -side is a larger ensemble led by Masabumi Kikuchi with ao Takagi, Toyozumi and Masahiko Sato —  also making resarch.. and it is very, very good and also allowing for the individual voices to come through. extremely interesting ensemble interaction ( with the help of the instant conducting ? )

and very well recorded as well…. a dream of a record…. an alltime favorite for DC!

 

Mototeru Takagi – bass clarinet

Yoshisaburo (Sabu) Toyozumi – drums

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Masabumi Kikuchi – conductor and composition

Takeru Muraoka – ten sax

Hisahide Kato – sop sax

Mototeru Takagi – bass clar

Masahiro Suzuki – el piano

Masahiko Sato – piano

Kunimitsu Inaba – bass

Yasuo Arakawa – bass

Yoshisaburo Toyozumi – drums

Otsuka George – drums