MAX ROACH QUARTET – Live In Tokyo Vol.1 and Vol.2 (LPs-DenonJazz-1977)

Label: Denon Jazz – YX-7508-ND

Format: Vinyl, LP / Country: Japan / Released: 1977

Style: Free Jazz, Post Bop, Free Improvisation

Recorded live at Yubin Chokin Hall, Tokyo, January 21, 1977.

Cover Design – SIGN. Satoshi Saitoh

Cover Photo – Tadayuki Naitoh

Engineer by – Kaoru Iida

PCM Operator – Hideki Kaukizaki, Kaoro Yamamoto

Produced by – Tsutomu Ueno and Yoshiharu Kawaguchi

A  -  Calvary .................................................................................... 18:40

B1 - 'Round Midnight ...................................................................... 11:42

B2 - It's Time .................................................................................... 8:50

Max Roach – drums, percussion

Cecil Bridgewater – trumpet

Billy Harper – tenor saxophone

Reggie Workman – bass

Beautiful sounds from the ultra-hip Max Roach Quartet of the mid 70s. Tracks are long – very much in the Harper style of the time – and titles include "It's Time", "Calvary", and "Round Midnight".

Product Description:

MAX ROACH QUARTET Live In Tokyo Vol. 1 (1977 Japanese, 3-track Denon Jazz label, vinyl LP featuring a great live recording from the Yubin Chokin Hall in Tokyo Japan recorded on the 21st January 1977 featuring Cecil Bridgewater, Billy Harper, Reggie Workman with Max Roach. Housed in a picture sleeve complete with the original Japanese insert and wide obi-strip, YX-7508-ND)

MAX ROACH QUARTET – Live In Tokyo Vol.2 
(LP-DenonJazz-1977)

Label: Denon Jazz – YX-7509-ND

Format: Vinyl, LP / Country: Japan / Released: 1977

Style: Free Jazz, Post Bop, Free Improvisation

Recorded live at Yubin Chokin Hall, Tokyo, January 21, 1977.

Cover Ilustration – Atsushi Yoshioka

Cover Design – SIGN. Satoshi Saitoh

Cover Photo – Tadayuki Naitoh

Engineer by – Kaoru Iida

PCM Operator – Hideki Kaukizaki, Kaoro Yamamoto

Produced by – Tsutomu Ueno and Yoshiharu Kawaguchi

A1 - Mr. Papa Jo ............................................................................... 3:05

A2 - Scott Free Part 1 ..................................................................... 16:22

B  -  Scott Free Part 2 ..................................................................... 17:10

Max Roach – drums, percussion

Cecil Bridgewater – trumpet

Billy Harper – tenor saxophone

Reggie Workman – bass

Product Description:

MAX ROACH QUARTET Live In Tokyo Vol. 2 (1977 Japanese, 3-track live Denon Jazz label, vinyl LP, starring Cecil Bridgewater [trumpet], Billy Harper [tenor sax] & Reggie Workman [bass] recorded at the Yubin Chokin Hall that year. Pasted picture sleeve with Japanese insert & picture obi, YX-7509-ND).

Note:

Nearly all Japanese LPs were issued with an ‘obi’ - literally translated this means ‘sash’ and is derived from the obi (sash) worn around the traditional kimono dress. This delicate paper strip, usually wrapped around the left side of the album cover, often contains marketing information and album content details, all printed in Japanese kanji and ~kana script. Obi designs can be as varied as the LPs they adorn, and some series’ of obi designs can be as collectable as the artists’ albums they decorate. However, not all promotional LPs were issued with the obi - the LP was often distributed before the obi was produced - it is rarer to find a promo with an obi than it is without one, especially on first pressings. They are more common on promo copies of reissue albums as the timing is not quite so important as for a brand new release so there was more time to put the whole package together. The rarest Japanese promotional LPs are those designed with exclusive custom picture sleeves, often compilations of previously released tracks issued to the media as a reminder of back catalogue success prior to the launch of new material, or an impending Japanese tour. These retrospective LPs can be the crowning glory of any collection and they rarely come up for sale. They are often some of the most expensive LPs to obtain, with prices ranging from £50 to £1500 for the extreme rarities...!

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