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Tatsuya Takahashi and The Tokyo Union (also credited as Tokyo Union Big Band and Tokyo Union Orchestra). The Tokyo Union was created in 1964, under the leadership of alto-saxophonist Ryusuke Nomura, and as such represents one of Japan's oldest performing jazz ensembles. Tatsuya Takahashi, tenor saxophonist, became the leader in 1966. Under Takahashi's leadership, Tokyo Union has toured internationally including several appearances at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Their awards include "Jazz Record of the Year" in 1978 and "Best Big Band" for nine years running in Japan's influential Swing Journal.
They traveled to California in 1980, playing with Herbie Hancock, Slide Hampton and Richie Cole, prior to performing at the Monterey Jazz Festival, and then recording their album "Black Pearl" in San Francisco.
Most of their recorded works were never available in the United States. All are currently out of print.
Here is your opportunity to acquire a super rare Three Blind Mice (TBM) title. If you have never had the chance to hear any of the TBM CDs, the sound (and jazz playing) are awesome.
The CDs are meticulously recorded and manufactured in Japan (or Germany) to the highest possible specs! The TBM titles are long out of print, and very rare.
Long out of print and a very rare audiophile CD title, this is an -
OPENED, NEAR MINT minus THREE BLIND MICE (TBM) CD
Pressed and issued by TBM in GERMANY
Very first issue of this title (no UPC code) - absolutely all original
This listing is for a highly collectible CD from the out of print TBM CD catalog - a superb JAZZ title!
The CD title, performers and tracks on this rare item are -
T. Takahashi & The Tokyo Union
CD Title -
Scandinavian Suite
Performers include -
Alto Saxophone – Hiroshi Yaginuma, Keiji Hori Baritone Saxophone – Takemi Ishikane Bass – Yoshinori Ishida Composed By – Bingo Miki Drums – Kazuhiro Ebisawa Engineer [Recording Engineer & Digital Transfer] – Yoshihiko Kannari Ensemble – The Tokyo Union Guitar – Kenichi Araya, Takao Naoi Leader, Tenor Saxophone – Tatsuya Takahashi Percussion – Yuji Imamura Performer – Tatsuo Takahashi & The Tokyo Union Piano – Masahiro Kanayama Producer – Takeshi "Tee" Fujii Synthesizer – Mickey Yoshino Tenor Saxophone – Seiji Inoue Trombone – Eijiro Miyazaki, Kiyotaka Uchida, Koichi Okada Trombone [Bass Trombone] – Kenichi Sudare Trumpet – Hiroshi Abiko, Motoharu Suzuki, Tomokazu Saio, Yoshifumi Tada
Track Listing -
1. Midnight Sunrise - 7:14 2. Sketches Of Munch - 7:25 3. The Legend Of Garbo - 6:35 4. Andersen Fantasia - 7:49 5. Sibelius' Testament - Written-By – Miki, Sibelius - 5:08 6. Children At Play - 6:25
CD catalog # TBM CD 1005 (IN STEREO).
CD was originally recorded May 15 & 22, 1977 at Epicurus Studio, Tokyo and issued on LP in by TBM RECORDS.
CD was issued in 1988
CD was made in Germany (by INTERPRESS).
The CD, JEWEL CASE and Inserts are all in Near MINT minus overall condition - the CD has no marks on the reflective side of the disc that we could see, even under strong, white light. When play tested on our audio system, it performed PERFECTLY!
The CD is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).