Kogun
Vinyl LP.
Mycket gott skick. LP, RCA JPL1 0236 (1974 / 1974). Den japanska pianisten/kompositören Toshiko Akiyoshi och den amerikanske tenorsaxofonisten/flöjtisten Lew Tabackin ledde länge ett av jazzens främsta storband. Akiyoshi lät ofta sin japanska bakgrund färga musiken, som i detta albums titelspår. "...This is big band as orchestra, and it is evocative in a way that most other big band records simply are not. Although Akiyoshi's contributions are impossible to downplay, the reason for this record's sublimity must also rest in the orchestra itself, co-led by tenor (and hubby) Lew Tabackin. From trumpeter Bobby Shew to alto saxophonist Dick Spencer, the winds are uniformly excellent, and the rhythm section of Gene Cherico and Peter Donald cook without being heavy-handed. Kogun easily displays why Akiyoshi is such a treasure. It's a record that is simultaneously driving, romantic, and experimental, seductive in its implications and undeniable in its swing. A difficult combination, to be sure, but one for which Akiyoshi clearly has the winning formula." (Daniel Gioffre, allmusic.com)Speltid 41:17. Vinyl Mycket gott skick . Fransk pressning.
