Makoto Terashita - The Great Harvest (1978) [vinyl]

A great harvest of sounds from Japanese pianist Makoto Terashita -- a set that also features strong contributions from Bob Berg on tenor, who comes in at a few key spots to really deepen the sound! The core of the record features Terashita working with his trio -- Errol Walters on bass and Jo Jones on drums -- plus a bit of guitar from Yoshiaki Masuo -- and these trio tracks are really wonderful, with a long-flowing vibe that's a bit like work from the time by Fumio Karashima. Berg really steps it up in the right places -- especially on the wonderful 12-minute track "Tell Me An Old Story Grand Papa" -- which is a perfect illustration of the strength of the Japanese jazz scene at the time, and the way it found a unique way to blend together post-Coltrane ideals of soul and spiritualism, but at a level that's different than the US. Other tracks include "Samoa", "Dai Hokasu", and versions of "Ruby My Dear" and "Take The Coltrane". © Dusty Groove, Inc. 

Union Records, GU-5014, 1978
Recorded 3rd June, 1978 at West End Sound, New York 

Musicians:
Makoto Terashita - Piano
Bob Berg - Tenor Saxophone
Yoshiaki Masuo - Guitar
Errol Walters - Bass
Jo Jones Jr. - Drums

Tracks:
A1. Samoa {Makoto Terashita} (7:22)
A2. Take The Coltrane {Duke Ellington} (5:27)
A3. Dai Hosaku [Great Harvest] {Makoto Terashita} (11:25)
B1. Tell Me An Old Story, Grand Papa {Makoto Terashita} (12:35)
B2. Ruby My Dear {Thelonious Monk} (5:27) 

Total Time: 42:16 

Credits:
Producer - Yoshiaki Masuo
Recording & Mixing Engineer - Tom Michaels
Music Director - Masaaki Onuki
Photography - Akira Aimi
Design - Adacheeno
Liner Notes - Toshio "Monty" Honda

LINK

Tell Me An Old Story, Grand Papa