Jiro Inagaki - 1971 - Wandering Birds (Featuring Sammy)

Jiro Inagaki & His Soul Media

1971

Wandering Birds (Featuring Sammy)

01. Wandering Birds (Interlude) (6:41)

02. After Noon (6:06)

03. Parajika (5:31)

04. Do It! (7:29)

05. On the Grass (3:35)

06. Hyakunen Tattara (3:05)

07. Wandering Birds (5:39)

Jiro Inagaki _tenor & soprano saxophone, flute

Tsunehide Matsuki & Kimio Mizutani _guitar

Hiro Yanagida _organ

Hideaki Takebe _bass

Kiyoshi Tanaka _drums

Masahiko Sato _moog synthesizer

Sammy & Sawada Yasushi _vocal

Heavy funk from Japan's Soul Media combo – and one of the group's great 70s outings with the engimatic Sammy on vocals! Sammy's got this raw, raspy style that might owe a bit to Janis Joplin at times – but also nods strongly to the work of the American underground at others – more than able to stretch out with the fierce sounds of the group on the record, especially when they take on some trippy or more freaked-out styles! The drums are often nice and bold, and the electric instrumentation is very well integrated with a tight horn section that gives the tunes plenty of punch.