Mikio Masuda
1976
Mickey's Mouth
01. What's Happening 4:49
02. Let's Get Together 9:08
03. Hello Jess 5:02
04. I Saw The Light 11:16
05. Airplane 6:52
Drums – O. "Jess" Kurata
Electric Bass – Osamu Kawakami
Piano, Clavinet, Organ, Synthesizer – Mikio Masuda
Guitar – Masayoshi Sato
Percussion – Guilherme Franco
Soprano Saxophone – Kohsuke Mine
Recorded at Onkio Haus, Tokyo on April 14, 15, 1976 and at Phonogram Studio, Tokyo on June 9, 14, 1976.
A killer set of electric keyboards – with a groove that stretches from wigged-out Herbie Hancock to the laidback style of Bob James on CTI! Mikio Masuda plays a range of different instruments – from Fender Rhodes to Clavinet, Yamaha organ, ARP, and mini-Korg – and the group behind him includes guitar, bass, drums, soprano sax, and lots of percussion – all jamming together on the fiercest tracks like a full-on version of The Headhunters! Tracks are all long, and the album's proof that Japan was turning out some amazing electric jazz albums in the 70s – real classics that stand with the best from America at the time.
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ReplyDeleteThe Headhunters influence is pretty obvious here, but I suppose that if you're going to emulate an established sound, Herbie's Headhunters is not such a bad place to start. It would be interesting to hear if Masuda's band eventually developed more of their own ideas with future releases, assuming there were further releases. Were there? BTW - I understand that Herbie reunited all the original members of the Headhunters (minus Paul Jackson, R.I.P.) for a one-off at the Hollywood Bowl just yesterday. I heard him is S.F. last Sunday and was hoping that it might be a live rehearsal for the L.A. show, but it was not to be. It was a killer set regardless. Gotta love Herbie! Thanks for sharing this!
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