Sunao Wada - 1977 - Blues Blues Blues

Sunao Wada Quartet featuring Isao Suzuki and Masaru Imada
1977

Blues Blues Blues

01. Nothing But The Tonic 6:52
02. Ocha-Ocha 7:29
03. Local Men's Blues 6:41
04. Blues Men 4:33
05. Blues In The Closet 6:12
06. A Good Deal Of The Blues 10:59

Isao Suzuki - Bass
Tetsujiro Obara - Drums
Sunao Wada - Electric Guitar
Masaru Imada - Organ, Piano

Recorded July 26 + 27 1977 of Epicurus Studio, Tokyo, Japan

A record with "blues" in the title, but a set that's pure jazz all the way through – and very much in the best spirit of the Three Blind Mice label in the 70s! Guitarist Sunao Wada is working here with a really wonderful group – Masaru Imada on piano and organ, Isao Suzuki on bass and cello, and Tatsujiro Obara on drums – all players who can swing straight one minute, then open up to new ideas and arrangements the next – taking the soul jazz roots of Wada's guitar into some really great territory as the modes and instrumentation shift over the course of the record. Titles include "A Good Deal Of The Blues", "Ocha Ocha", "Local Men's Blues", "Nothing But The Blues", and "Blues Men".