SATO MASAHIKO Transformation ‘69/‘71 XXX RARE Japan ORG 1971 Spiritual Free Jazz

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SATO MASAHIKO TRIO: “Transformation ‘69/ ‘71”

LABEL: EXPRESS Records

Label Number: EP-9041

-        MONSTER RARE JAPAN 1st ORIGINAL PRESS from 1971 in NEAR MINT condition.

-        One of the RAREST Spiritual Jazz slides from Japan 

-        Killer Free jazz slide with underground silver key mangler SATO MASAHIKO at helm!!!!

-        Top condition for archival collector!!!!! Near MINT CONDITION!!! Just about never turns up….& one of the key recordings of the early 1970s Japanese free jazz underground....even in Japan it is hyper rare!!!

GRADING:

LP Record: Near Mint – just super clean with shiny and glossy surface that has been well taken care off and had hardly any play at all. Hard to ever upgrade upon!

Jacket: Excellent – Near Mint ----  has some faint mildew spots visible against the egg-shell colored jacket due to age. Thick and fully readable spine/ sharp corners and straight edges without any damages. Top shape!!!

Some words on this issue: SATO MASAHIKO TRIO: “Transformation ‘69/ ‘71” (Express – ETP-9041) Very rare original press issue from 1971. The disc has one inaudible hairline. Disc is really clean na dhard to improve upon. Sato Masahiko’s classic trio where he gets flanked by Yasuo Arakawa and Masahiko Togashi. One freakingly heavy sidelong track and one two track side grace this disc, both highlighting a different side of the trio in action. Side A opens up with “Tigris” a soft free floating lyrical seven-minute excursion that showcases Sato as a golden boy on the piano while Arakawa and Togashi provide the perfect backbeat. Free but smooth as silk, just perfect. The second composition “On a Clear Day” almost sees Sato meandering into Monk like influenced waters that begins slow paced before venturing of into a high gear accelerated speed up frenzy that remains an artfully structuralized berserker. There is much solo space for each of the three players and the spacious mix buts each of the three upfront on different occasions. It is a stunning showcase of three gifted players at the top of their game. Both of these tracks were recorded on March 17th and 20th, 1969. The B Side sidelong track is a whole different affair. Being recorded two years later on March 2nd, 1971, the trio sounds here like being on fire. From the opening notes on, one can feel and hear a different mood set, a tad introvert and dark but when things get rolling, it becomes an unfettered affair, fusing power and poetry into one coherent slab of paradigmatic oriental Fire Music. Cascading notes, tornado-like curveballs of sonic clusters that sound like almost a piano induced frenzy as an afterthought to a firestorm of improvisational interplay. Collective improvisation built up around piano pounding and droning base stroking aesthetics evolve into a workout spiked with moments of real intense beauty especially with Sato sweeping across the keys, injecting his play with electronic sounds and prepared piano moves while Arakawa scrapes his bass snares and Togashi cooks up a storm of muffled brushes and strokes. Still like most true inventive Fire Music it is also an exhausting and equally rewarding listening experience. These cats had it all down; gracious free-floating grandeur that touches divinity while creation unfolds itself!! 

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Our grading scale: Mint/ Near Mint/ Excellent/ VG++/. We don’t sell anything below VG++. VG++ grade is basically that the record has some scuffs and has wear. Excellent: record has hardly no visible defects and is preserved with care and attention, the condition most collectors take pride in to file away. Near Mint: a dash below mint, just perfect. Mint: like new.

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= Registered Airmail to USA – shipping with YAMATO UPS: 45$

= Registered Airmal to Canada = $25 for 1 LP, $26 for 2 LP's, and $30 for 3 LP's.

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