3 October 2010

KAZUTOKI UMEZU "SEIKATSU KOJYO IINKAI" (SKI, 1975)



It's Sunday - so I'll make an extra effort.

Kazutoki "Kappo" Umezu, alto saxophone
Yoriyuki Harada, piano, bass clarinet
Ahmed Abdullah, trumpet
William Parker, bass
Rashied Sinan, drums

1. Stravizauls (Harada)    21:29
2. Kim  (Umezu)            22:50
3. Not So Long Don (Umezu) 02:02

Recorded by Ali Abuwi at Studio WE, NYC, 11th August, 1975.

SKI No.1  (vinyl rip)
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18 comments:

  1. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth3 October 2010 at 15:46:00 CEST

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  2. Sardo3 October 2010 at 19:05:00 CEST

    Thanks for this unknown records.

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  3. j8 October 2010 at 04:36:00 CEST

    i was going to post this on my site, again i'm late ha!
    well i'll still do it, but this is better 'cause is on flac, i've got no time or speed to post on flac
    regards

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  4. 100911 October 2010 at 02:33:00 CEST

    Thanks! Been meaning to check this out for a while. Not just a great lineup, but Thurston likes it! Hey!

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  5. Steve12 October 2010 at 01:42:00 CEST

    Just a note: the "Ali" shown on the front cover is, I believe, percussionist Ali K. Abuyi, who played with a lot a notables of the time and was a regular member with Juma Sultan of the Aboriginal Music Society, with which many, many great players played, like William Parker, James Blood Ulmer, Sonny Simmons, Dewey Redman and others. And the cover photo may have been taken at Studio We, one of the principle NYC lofts of the era.

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  6. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth13 October 2010 at 08:46:00 CEST

    Thank you for the identification.
    The lp was recorded at Studio WE.

    Check out the fantastic Jemeel Moondoc Box from No Business Records.
    A book is included with a survey about the Loft scene plus three cds.

    http://www.nobusinessrecords.com/NBCD7-8-9.php

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  7. Anonymous20 October 2010 at 19:34:00 CEST

    Many thanks for this rare gem. Title is "SEIKATSU KOJYO IINKAI", not "JINKAI", means "Life improvement committee" in English. Regards from Japan,

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  8. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth21 October 2010 at 01:45:00 CEST

    Thanks for the information.

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  9. serviceton2 January 2012 at 14:29:00 CET

    Belated, but nevertheless sincere thanks from me (grabbing for the 2nd time - link still up 15 months after orig post)
    Why didn't I say thanks the 1st time round? Perhaps it was excitement...

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  10. Nick6 January 2013 at 01:00:00 CET

    Sleeve+Labels (Small file)

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  11. Ernst Grgo Nebhuth15 October 2014 at 23:38:00 CEST

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  12. Anonymous16 October 2014 at 08:17:00 CEST

    thanks, tonight Kazutoki Umezu plays in my hometown :)

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  13. Unknown21 July 2016 at 02:56:00 CEST

    21/07/2016.
    Merci beaucoup pour cet album magnifique.
    Didn't know about it 10 minutes ago,
    and after a quick earch, i could find it here (as i already found many other great albums in the past).
    Keep the music available.
    Thanx,
    Funky fred From France

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  14. Anonymous5 December 2016 at 06:28:00 CET

    This looks good, thanks!

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  15. Guitarradeplastico,scraping oddities2 May 2019 at 11:23:00 CEST

    please reup

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  16. Guitarradeplastico,scraping oddities2 May 2019 at 11:26:00 CEST

    SORRY,I HAVE,DW in the blog other year,Many thanks ( not have in Seikatsu Kojo Iinkai band )

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  17. Nick3 May 2019 at 18:03:00 CEST

    Re-issued on CD by Off Note

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  18. Christian2 April 2022 at 03:53:00 CEST

    Aguirre is releasing the vinyl version 5/6/22. Cheers

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