[HI RES] Mitsuaki Katayama – First Flight [1979 ~2026[RM]

 

Recorded at the Kesennuma Civic Hall on June 24, 1979.

This debut album by drummer and actor mitsuaki katayama is a japanese jazz masterpiece, put out by johnny’s disk record—an independent jazz label run by the owner of jazz cafe kaiunbashi no johnny located in rikuzentakata city.

consisting of 5 original compositions, the no-filler album includes the tracks “unknown point,” a danceable jazz samba with tight and powerful drumming; the melancholic “arizona high way,” a tune that perfectly epitomizes what japanese jazz is about; “it’s over,” which features beautiful piano work by kichiro sugino—a promising pianist who tragically succumbed to a chronic illness and couldn’t fully realize his potential; “louis” and “first flight,” a jazzy dance cut with a funky bassline.

1 Unknown Point

Written-By – Mitsuaki Katayama

2 Arizona High Way

Written-By – Kichiro Sugino

3 It’s Over

Written-By – Kichiro Sugino

4 Louis

Written-By – Kishio Kitahara

5 First Flight

Written-By – Mitsuaki Katayama

Bass – Kishio Kitahara

Design [Reissue] – Yoshida Renpei*

Drums – Mitsuaki Katayama

Floor – Kichiro Sugino

FLAC [24B X 48000]

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