Togashi's Paris sessions were the first recordings I've ever heard from this seminal (japanese) drummer/percussionist. It's an ongoing love-affair ... Enjoy!
MASAHIKO TOGASHI SESSION IN PARIS VOL.2 "COLOUR OF DREAM"
Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Takashi Kako, piano
Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark, bass
Masahiko Togashi, percussion
1. Crystal 06:42
2. Orange 06:55
3. Acting 06:42
4. Snow (Duo) 07:44
5. Rêve Merveilleux 07:56
6. Ballad 04:26
Recorded July 17 & 18, 1979 at Ramsès Studio Du Village, Paris, France.
PADDLE WHEEL/KING GP-3221
(this version TAKE ONE TKOJ-1502)
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This quite rare, yet very interesting LP rip is again a gift from a friend.
Never heard about this LP before - and Ron Pittner was almost unknown to me - except for two recordings with him. One is to be found here >
http://inconstantsol.blogspot.com/2011/02/alan-silva-celestrial-communication.html
...the other one is called "Jazz A Maison De Japon, Paris" with the same line-up as the present post.
(more from my friends treasure box will follow)
Maybe it's interesting to know that Angelus Records was a 'catholic' label (I was told) - the same is true for the german label 'Calig' (I know for sure) which issued for example Peter Brötzmann's "Nipples".
...I'm almost tempted to say - Enjoy! for god's sake...what a complex world.
RON PITTNER "OUT FROM THE EDGE"
Ron Pittner, drums & percussion
Kent Carter, bass & cello
Mototeru Takagi, tenor & soprano saxophone
Takashi Kako, acoustic & electric piano
1. Off - Duet for Piano and Percussion (03:54)
2. Stretch Street (Estado) - Quartett (12:25)
3. Out From The Edge - Quartett (20:06)
Recorded in concert March 2, 1974 Maison de Radio, Paris, France.
ANGELUS RECORDS WR-5142
(lp rip)
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A last one for the old year.
TAKASHI KAKO / TOSHIYUKI MIYAMA AND HIS NEW HERD
"EL AL"
Takashi Kako: p, celesta
Akira Sakata: as, bcl
Masahiko Togashi: dr, perc
New Herd:
Toshiuki Miyama: conductor
Koichi Ono, Natsuki Tamura, Masanobu Takei, Shigeru Kammori: tp
Tekuhiro Kataoka, Kenchi Tsunoda, Takeo Arai, Ryohu Imai: tb
Kazumi Oguro, Shinji Nakayama: as, cl, fl
Mamoru Mori, Norio Moriguchi: ts, cl, fl
Kenichi Tada: bs, bcl, fl
Kiyoshi Takano: p
Yasushi Fukushima: b
Yoshio Nakamura: ds
1. El Al I (Kako) 7:38
2. El Al II (Kako) 11:45
3. El Al III (Kako) 8:34
4. El Al IV (Kako) 10:40
Recorded August 28, 29 & September 4, 1978 at Media Studio Tokyo
Produced by Toshiaki Sugimoto
(Union Jazz TECP-18777, CD reissue 1991)
These two marvelous recordings are coming to you in one post. The reason is more trivial - I do not own this LPs - and it seems to be impossible to find the cover-art or even more than a few photographs from Togashi himself in the net.
(Finally I've found also the second cover - in February 2015)
The music itself is percussion heavy with gorgeous results. Hope it will enchant you as it does to me!
MASAHIKO TOGASHI "STORY OF WIND BEHIND LEFT"
Masahiko Togashi, percussion
Mototeru Takagi, soprano saxophone, percussion
Yoshisaburo Toyozumi, percussion
Yoshio Ikeda, bass, percussion
Keiki Midorikawa, bass, cello
1. Premonition Of Wind's Coming 04:21
2. Reunion 12:17
3. And then 02:11
4. Life Story Of Wind 09:27
5. Those Passing Things 07:13
6. Things That Will Come Again 05:04
Nippon Columbia 1st Studio, Tokyo on September 2-3,5,1975
Columbia YQ-7515-N
Note: Unknown recording staff also play bells on tr.6
(vinyl rip)
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