Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Kosuke Mine - 1974 - Out of Chaos

Kosuke Mine
1974
Out of Chaos



01. Recollection 12:05
02. Little Abi 9:34
03. Cross Wind 17:48

Bass – Tsutomu Okada
Drums – Motohiko Hino
Piano – Masabumi Kikuchi
Tenor Saxophone – Kohsuke Mine

A1 and B recorded on July 30, 1974 at Studio A, Tokyo. A2 recorded on July 15, 1974 at Iino Hall, Tokyo.

Fine flowing modal music from Mine and his crew (a crack team of the usual j-jazz suspects) from back in '74. This was one of Mine's first outings after switching from alto to tenor and definitely one of his best ever. Also one of the first albums on the very righteous East Wind label. The stately lyrical second track (by Kikuchi) is a standout here, sandwiched between the two high-power numbers penned by Mine.
The concept for the cover art is questionable (red gloop as a representation of chaos? Or maybe the art director used this image because s/he was clean out of chaos?). But when it comes to the music, there's nothing lacking here whatsoever!

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