A work released in 1982 by Takeo Moriyama, one of Japan's leading jazz drummers, who played an active role as a drummer in the free jazz-oriented Yosuke Yamashita trio, and of course excelled in his solo and quartet works. Despite the fact that it is clearly a free performance, it has a strong swinging groove and a free jazz sound with two lead drums that are percussive but melodious. A1 "Non Check" full of tension with fast tempo freaky saxophone, A2 "My Dear" with brushwork that keeps you down, and a dope bass that sinks in and a spiritual performance like a religious view. B1 "No More Apple" with a solid saxophone, and B2 "Stormy Silence" where two tenor pipes collide over drumming that crawls on the ground. Certainly, intense and difficult drumming. However, for some reason, Takeo Moriyama's drums have a mysterious charm that makes you feel the "melody" in the performance as if you understand the scale of each percussion instrument. ~ www.silenciamusicstore.net. [Translated from Japanese]
Union Jazz, ULP-5504, 1982
Recorded 7th-10th May, 1982
at Teichiku Suginami Studio, Tokyo, Japan
Musicians:
Takeo Moriyama - Drums
Toshihiko Inoue - Tenor
Saxophone
Mikinori Fujiwara - Tenor
& Soprano Saxophones
Hideaki Mochizuki - Bass
Tracks:
A1. Non Check {Toshihiko
Inoue} (9:28)
A2. My Dear {Toshihiko Inoue}
(6:31)
B1. No More Apple {Toshihiko
Inoue} (7:37)
B2. Stormy Silence {Toshihiko
Inoue} (9:12)
Total Time: 32:48
Credits:
Producer - Genji Sawai
Executive-Producer - Toshio
Imai
Engineer - Shinichi Kikuchi
Engineer [Assistant] - Hisao
Kemori
Mastering - Shuji Sakaguchi
Photography - Shoh Kikuchi
