Takashi Mizuhashi - 1974 - When A Man Loves A Woman

Mizuhashi Takashi Quartet

1974

When A Man Loves A Woman

01. When A Man Loves A Woman 11:49
02. So What 15:12
03. Sugar 18:26

Alto Saxophone – Yoshio Otomo
Bass – Takashi Mizuhashi
Drums – Hideo Sekine
Piano – Fumio Karashima
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Tenor Saxophone – Seiichi Nakamura (tracks: side B)
Trombone – Shigeharu Mukai (tracks: side B)

Recorded on Nihon Tohsi Center Hall on March. 23 & 26, 1974

A mighty soulful set from the group of bassist Takahashi Mizuhashi – served up in a really strong range of sounds that are spun out over the album's very long tracks! The set begins with a soulful rendition of "When A Man Loves A Woman", but then soars into freer jazz territory at the start of "So What" – which begins with one of the most outside readings of the Miles Davis classic we've ever heard! The album really sparkles – thanks to some strong work on alto from Yoshio Otomo, and piano from the great Fumio Karashima – and side two features guest trombone from Shigeharu Mukai and tenor from Seiichi Nakamura – who really help things stretch out on an 18 minute take on Stanley Turrentine's classic "Sugar".