Jiro Inagaki - 1970 - Jazz & Rock Out

Inagaki Soul Big Media 

1970

Jazz & Rock Out

01. The Ground of Peace (5:34)

02. Yip-pie (4:00)

03. Pure Heart Guy (3:03)

04. Free Rock (4:34)

05. Freedom Jazz Dance (4:05)

06. Oh Happy Day (4:14)

07. Spinning Wheel (4:34)

08. You’ve Made Me So Very Happy (5:52)

Jiro Inagaki - tenor saxophone

Shigeo Suzuki - alto saxophone

Tadayuki Harada - baritone saxophone

Takehisa Suzuki, Tetsuo Fushimi, Shunzo Ohno - trumpet

Takashi Imai, Shigemichi Domoto - trombone

Masaru Imada - organ

Ryo Kawasaki - guitar

Yasuo Arakawa - bass

Sadakazu Tabata - drums

Jazz & Rock "Out" is a recording live at Hibiya Amphitheater performed by an expanded group of the Soul Media band led by saxophonist Jiro Inagaki. From the original quintet to form the Soul Big Media, a brass ensemble is added featuring Tadayuki Harada, Shigeo Suzuki, Shunzo Ohno, Takashi Imai among others. Titles include "The Ground For Peace", taken from the Head Rock album, an variation of the "Head Rock" song called "Yie-Pie", the jazz standard "Freedom Jazz Dance" of Eddie Harris, the traditionnal Negro Spiritual "Oh ! Happy Day", the massive hit from Blood, Sweat And Tears, "Spinning Wheel", and the classic Soul cover from Talma Motown, "You've Made Me So Very Happy".