By The Red Stream [Japanese Import]

KEY FEATURES

• A magnificent concept album that will remain in the history of Japanese jazz
• 2023 Repress Edition
• 1xLP pressed on Classic Black Vinyl

RELEASE DESCRIPTION

The sound that swallows jazz-rock, mode jazz, and free jazz is serious and solid, but at the same time, it is full of overwhelming dynamism.

A magnificent concept album that will remain in the history of Japanese jazz with the theme of global anti-war and peace.

Hiromasa Suzuki, a rare pianist/composer/arranger, showed his skills in the groups of Terumasa Hino and Akira Ishikawa. Collaborating with Big Soul Media, led by Jiro Inagaki, one of the best jazz rock groups of our time, this work is unusual for a Japanese jazz work, and the concept is based on the theme of 'global anti-war and peace'.

Suzuki's ability to manage a big band and create a masterpiece sound is also splendid, and Big Soul Media, which listened to Suzuki's intentions and responded to his request, is also splendid.

Both Suzuki and Inagaki's activities in the jazz-rock era are at their peak, and this work is also important in that it captures the overlap.

Text by Yusuke Ogawa (universounds/Deep Jazz Reality).

CREDITS

Composition/Arrangement/Conductor: Hiromasa Suzuki Performed by Jiro Inagaki and Big Soul Media Jiro Inagaki (S.Sax, T.Sax) Shigeo Suzuki (A.Sax) Tadayuki Harada (B.Sax) Takehisa Suzuki (Trumpet) Tetsuo Fushimi (Trumpet) Takeshi Nomura (Trumpet) Shigemichi Domoto (Trombone) Tadataka Nakazawa (Trombone) Kazuo Usui (Trombone) Tsunehide Matsuki (Guitar) Masaru Imada (Piano, Organ) Hiromasa Suzuki (Piano, Organ) Yasuo Arakawa (Bass) / Gen Ishimatsu (Drums)

TRACKLIST

1. By The Red Stream
2. Warm, Honest And Love
3. There Is Not Any War To End The War
4. Something Over The War

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