Terumasa Hino - 1976 - Hogiuta

Terumasa Hino

1976

Hogiuta

01. Gyohkoh 4:17

02. Hohjoh 5:11

03. Yuhwa 4:13

04. Hogiuta 4:23

05. Yuhkyu 1:39

06. The Good People 15:05

07. Conclusion 6:43

Acoustic Bass, Voice – Cecil McBee

Congas, Percussion, Voice – M'tume

Drums, Percussion, Voice – Motohiko Hino

Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion, Voice – Terumasa Hino

Recorded May 18, 19 and 23, 1976 at Vanguard Studio, NYC.

One of the most striking mid 70s sessions from Japanese trumpeter Terumasa Hino – an extended suite of tracks performed by a very hip group that includes Mtume on congas and percussion, Cecil McBee on bass, and Motohiko Hino on drums! The approach here is almost in a mid 70s spiritual soul jazz mode – with lots of spare percussion and bass work at the beginning, building in mood and meaning as the set goes on and things heat up. Hino plays trumpet and percussion, and all players vocalize at parts of the performance – chanting along with the tunes in a way that really adds a soulful undercurrent to the record.

If you like the electric 70s period of Miles, as well as spiritual/cosmic jazz, there's a lot of great releases from the 70s and into the 80s from the Japanese jazz scene that is well worth investigating. This is one of the really great ones from the scene.

Recorded in 3 days in May, 1976, this is by one of Japan's best-known musicians, Terumasa Hino, who is a trumpeter. This is a really solid kosmigroov release, featuring Terumasa on trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion & voice, along with Cecil McBee (acoustic bass, voice), Motohiko Hino (drums & percussion, voice) & M'tume (percussion & voice).