20 May 2015

MASABUMI KIKUCHI SEXTET ‎– HAIRPIN CIRCUS / A SHORT STORY FOR IMAGE (PHILIPS, 1972)





A1. Circus (Theme From Hairpin Circus)
A2. For Travelers
A3. Luna Eclipse ~ Lamentation
A4. Pierrot's Samba

B1. Yellow Carcass In The Blue
B2. Provincial
B3. Sadness
B4. Circus ~ No Trace





Yoshio Suzuki, bass, electric bass
Motohiko Hino, drums
Yoshiyuki Nakamura, drums
Masabumi Kikuchi, Fender piano, piano
Masahiro Kikuchi, organ
Kosuke Mine, soprano saxophone


Recorded at Mouri Studio & Victor Studio, Tokyo,1972

Philips ‎– FX-8521 (LP); FS-1707 (7")

LP + 7" Rip



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14 comments:

  1. tpfkaa21 May 2015 at 00:42:00 CEST

    Nick just keeps coming up with these classics. Bravo and thank you.

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  2. headman21 May 2015 at 08:56:00 CEST

    Wow....yet another rarity from probably my favourite Japanese pianist. Thank you once again, Nick.

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  3. wightdj21 May 2015 at 10:10:00 CEST

    Cool, thanks.

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  4. DW22 May 2015 at 02:48:00 CEST

    Preach, teach! Thanks, again!

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  5. JD22 May 2015 at 13:43:00 CEST

    I'm still a bit of a boy when it comes to Japanese jazzers, but this album features a number of names that I've recently been getting to grips with....thanks for such a rarity, Nick!

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  6. Javier Roz22 May 2015 at 19:40:00 CEST

    Thanks Nick! Another great japanese 70s album.

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  7. rm18 July 2015 at 23:35:00 CEST

    thank you very much.

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  8. Hookfinger7 August 2015 at 03:03:00 CEST

    Let me add my serious thanks. Much appreciated.

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  9. roberth10 March 2017 at 00:13:00 CET

    nick thank you for this gem and for keeping the links alive
    robert

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  10. mike25 December 2018 at 17:06:00 CET

    Thanks, Nick, any chance for a re-up?

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  11. Nick25 December 2018 at 21:19:00 CET


    Hairpin Circus AND Collaboration file

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  12. francisco santos25 December 2018 at 22:03:00 CET

    SUPER SHARE!...
    HUGE THX!...

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  13. Guitarradeplastico,scraping oddities28 December 2018 at 10:37:00 CET

    thank you very much

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  14. piergj1 January 2019 at 20:42:00 CET

    Many thanks for this Gem. Ciao, Pierluigi

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