Count Buffalo & The Jazz Rock Band for Denon Japan from 1969.
Ishikawa Akira (drums) Terakawa Masaoki(bass)Masahiko Satō(piano)Hiromasa Suzuki (piano) Kiyoshi Sugimoto (guitar)Takeru Muraoka (sax).
First time out in blogland for Akira Ishikawa and the gang with a wacked out free reaching fist full of originals and covers busting loose from late 60s Japan.
Review from chipple.net:
When I heard the term "jazz-rock", I didn't really know what to think, but hearing this release seemed to make it all clear. Rock songs are performed in a quite normal way, or so you'd think until some improvised jazz solos come up half-way, with sometimes one player keeping his feet on the ground until everyone comes back to the main theme for the end of the song. Not knowing better, the jazz parts reminded me of when I saw Ōtomo Yoshihide New Jazz Ensemble. Being a drummer, I also very much enjoyed leader Count Buffalo's energetic and creative playing. I was especially impressed by a cover of the Beatles' "Michelle", song that I never liked so much, but this cover really made me appreciate it. Original songs "The Cougar" and "No More Than A Drop", both written by pianist Satō Masahiko, definitely stand out.
A Merry All Killer No Filler Christmas to one & all!
