Jiro Inagaki - 1972 - Dock of My Mind (with Yasushi Sawada)

Jiro Inagaki & His Soul Media with Yasushi Sawada

1972

Dock of My Mind

01. Dock of My Mind (4:16)

02. Afternoon (4:26)

03. Barefoot Girl (3:43)

04. Colourful Winds (3:27)

05. Send Me Love (3:17)

06. If You Should Go Away (2:59)

07. Lane of Memories (3:09)

08. One Last Word (2:53)

09. Lonely Night (2:45)

10. Down by the Corner (2:48)

11. Rainy Night in Georgia (3:50)

12. Georgia on My Mind (4:38)

13. Orange no Hitokakera (2:59)

14. Hito ha Dare Mo (3:28)

Jiro Inagaki_tenor & soprano saxophone, flute

Tsunehide Matsuki & Kimio Mizutani _guitar

Hiro Yanagida_organ

Hideaki Takebe_bass

Kiyoshi Tanaka_drums

Masahiko Sato_moog synthesizer

Sawada Yasushi_vocals

Originally released as LP(JDX-7006) Oct 25, 1972.

Track 13, 14 : originally released as single (P-226) Jul 1, 1973.

The funky group of Jiro Inagaki gets a vocal treatment this time around – lead lyrics from Yasushi Sawada, whose a raspy-voiced singer with a surprisingly soulful edge! Much of the music follows in the same territory of Inagaki's instrumental records – with his group turning in a cool tripped-out blend of soul, funk, and jazz – often with some slight psych elements in the guitars and keyboards – as Sawada's Japanese lyrics bring a very unusual flavor to the record, and make the whole thing feel like some dream-like remake of an American funky soul album!