Jiro Inagaki - 1972 - Woman Robinson Crusoe - Rock Steady

Jiro Inagaki & His Soul Media 

1972

Woman Robinson Crusoe - Rock Steady

01. Woman, Robinson Crusoe 3:15

02. Wanderer's Lullaby 2:44

03. So High 2:47

04. Memories Of The Guy 4:03

05. The In-And-Outer-Stomp-And-Shouter 3:20

06. Rock Steady 3:09

07. Day Dreaming 3:54

08. Nobody Loves Me 2:33

09. My Sweet Dols 2:43

10. Lonely Night 4:26

Jiro Inagaki: tenor saxophone, sopranino saxophone, flute

Tsunehide Matsuki: guitar

Kimio Mizutani: guitar

Hiro Yanagida: organ

Hideaki Takebe: bass

Kiyoshi Tanaka: drums

Masahiko Sato: moog synthesiser

Yasushi Sawada: Vocals

Sammy: Vocals

Nagaki Jirō born October 3, 1933 is a Japanese jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and producer. He plays tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, and occasionally alto saxophone. Inagaki played tenor saxophone with Frankie Sakai's from 1954 to 1955, before joining Hajime Hana and the Crazy Cats. He performed with various Japanese jazz artists and band leaders such as George Kawaguchi and Hideo Shiraki during the 1950s and 60s.[1][2]

Inagaki formed the jazz-rock band "Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media" in 1969, which was active throughout the 1970s and included Shunzo Ohno, Tetsuo Fushimi, and ; Ryo Kawasaki (guitar); Masahiko Satoh (piano, arranger); (keyboards, arranger); (bass); and Takeshi Inomata and (drums) in its varying lineups. The band's albums Head Rock, In The Groove, and Funky Stuff have been reissued several times.

Sammy, a legendary female singer who was active for a short time in the early 1970s and suddenly disappeared from the scene. The powerful and soulful singing voice loved by jazz rock legends such as Akira Ishikawa and Jiro Inagaki has always numbed listeners. The three masterpieces are finally revived in analog.

This swell. This dynamism. An encounter with the soul media unleashed Sammy's soul. A dreadnought masterpiece containing the transcendental groovy "Rock Steady". A rare female singer, Sammy. Once you hear that soulful and powerful singing voice, you will never forget it. Jiro Inagaki, who heard the demo sound source for the first time, thought, "This is amazing. It's like Aretha Franklin." Not only the newly written original, but also old blues and hit songs of the same era are immediately dyed in "Sammy color". Fully backed up by Jiro Inagaki and Soul Media, who played a part in the development of jazz rock, this work has become a monster album with an extraordinary groove. "Rock Steady", which is often called the worst version, "Day Dreaming" like a breeze, groovy and emotional "Nobody Loves Me" and "Long Night" with Japanese lyrics are good. The songs are lined up. text by Yusuke Ogawa (UNIVERSOUND / DEEP JAZZ REALITY)

Long awaited releasing as CD of a secret masterpeice of soul music. Remarkable is the collaboration of Sammy and Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media. A Japanese rare groove masterpiece album, including the covers of -ROCK STEADY- and -WOMAN,