HIGH-FLYING (LP, PURPLE COLOURED VINYL)
coloured 12" LP
Pressed on clear purple vinyl. Housed in a gatefold jacket. Extensive liner notes by Yusuke Ogawa (Universounds/Deep Jazz Reality) in Japanese and English translation. Originally released in 1976. The mastermind behind Hiroshi Suzukis Romance and Jiro Inagakis Breeze. An album where his crossover sound reaches its pinnacle, featuring an all-star lineup.
Composer and arranger of Hiroshi Suzuki's "Romance" and Jiro Inagaki's "Breeze," Hiromasa Suzuki is a musician who had worked extensively in the Japanese entertainment industry, not only in jazz, but also in pops, cinema, television, and animation music production. This album is a pre-fusion/crossover masterpiece produced by Jiro Inagaki and recorded with talented players such as Shuichi Murakami, Akira Okazawa, and Masayoshi Takanaka.