Eiji Nakayama - 1979 - My Present Song

Eiji Nakayama 

1979

My Present Song

01. Cumorah 10:27

02. My Present Song 7:05

03. Children 6:21

04. NAM 7:08

05. Hello Johnny 5:44

06. Theme From Finale 4:50

Acoustic Bass – Eiji Nakayama

Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Hiroki Miyano

Drums – Takaaki Atsumi

Recording by Tokyo MEDIA STUDIO 20/12/1978

A brilliant bass-led trio session from Japan -- a perfect example of that scene's jazz greatness back in the 70s! Japanese piano trios definitely got their nod in the US and Europe, but at the time, the scene also had some equally wonderful combos who were led by bassists, not pianists -- put together in ways that were always unusual and creative, especially in the way they approached a groove! This album's a beautiful illustration of the bass trio when it's done right -- long-flowing, lyrical lines from leader Eiji Nakyama, accompanied by guitar and drums that dance along with equally great energy -- mixing up straight jazz moments with modal numbers -- really changing things up to keep things interesting, yet never in a gimmicky "hey, here's the bassist" kind of way.