MASABUMI KIKUCHI SEXTET WITH SADAO WATANABE QUARTET ‎– COLLABORATION (PHILIPS, 1970)

A1. Illusion

A2. Thanatos

B1. Up Tight

B2. So Por Voci

B3. Lunar Eclipse

C1. Hiro

C2. Drizzling Rain

D1. Microcosm I

D2. Without Lullaby

D3. Thanatos - Take 1

Yoshio Ikeda, bass

Yoshio Suzuki, bass, electric bass

Hiro Tsunoda, drums

Hiroshi Murakami, drums

Keiji Kishida, drums

Masabumi Kikuchi, electric piano, piano 

Yoshiaki Masuo, guitar

Masahiro Kikuchi, organ, electric piano

Sadao Watanabe, sopranino and alto saxophone

Kosuke Mine, soprano saxophone

Recorded at Victor Studio on Oct. 8th, 13th and Nov. 14th, 1970

Philips ‎– FS-5052~3

LP Rip

MASABUMI KIKUCHI SEXTET ‎– RE-CONFIRMATION (PHILIPS, 1970)

A1. Tenacious Prayer Forever
A2. Roaming In Darkness

B1. Love Token
B2. Silence, Horizon & A Dawn
B3. Piece To Peace
B4. Young Blood



Kosuke Mine, alto saxophone
Yoshio Ikeda, bass, electric bass
Hiroshi Murakama, drums
Keiji Kishida, drums
Masabumi Kikuchi, piano
Masahiro Kikuchi, Fender piano


Recorded at Victor Studio, March 16 1970

Philips ‎– FX-8501

LP Rip

MASABUMI KIKUCHI QUINTET ‎– END FOR THE BEGINNING (PHILIPS, 1973)

A1. Drizzling Rain
A2. Gin-Kai

B1. Admire, But Detest (Mr. Out)
B2. Bell
B3. Green Dance


Yoshio Suzuki, bass
Hiroshi Murakami, drums
Masabumi Kikuchi, piano
Kosuke Mine, soprano saxophone, percussion
Hideo Miyata, tenor saxophone, flute


Recorded March 1973 at Victor Studio,Tokyo

Philips ‎– FX-8527

LP Rip

MASABUMI KIKUCHI SEXTET ‎– MASABUMI KIKUCHI IN CONCERT (PHILIPS, 1971)

A. Dancing Mist

B. Yellow Carcass In The Blue



Yoshio Ikeda, bass
Hiroshi Murakami, drums
Keiji Kishida, drums
Masabumi Kikuchi, electric piano
Masahiro Kikuchi, Hammond organ
Kosuke Mine, soprano saxophone, percussion


Recorded live at Sankei Hall, Tokyo on November 13th, 1970

Philips ‎– FX-8515; this reissue FS-6506, 1977

LP Rip

HOZAN YAMAMOTO ‎– 銀界 - SILVER WORLD (PHILIPS, 1971)

A1. 序 - Prologue
A2. 銀界 - Silver World
A3. 竜安寺の石庭 - Stone Garden Of Ryoan Temple
B1. 驟雨 - A Heavy Shower
B2. 沢之瀬 - Sawanose
B3. 終 - Epilogue



Gary Peacock, bass
Hiroshi Murakami, drums
Masabumi Kikuchi, piano
Hozan Yamamoto, shakuhachi



Recorded on October 15th & 20th, 1970 at Victor Studio

Philips ‎– FX-8509

LP Rip

MASABUMI KIKUCHI ‎– POO-SUN (PHILIPS, 1970)

A1. Dancing Mist
A2. Thanatos

B1. E.J.
B2. Yellow Carcass In The Blue
B3. Puzzle Ring
B4. My Companion



Yoshio Ikeda, bass
Hiroshi Murakami, drums
Motohiko Hino, drums
Hideo Ichikawa, electric piano, organ
Keiji Kishida, percussion
Masabumi Kikuchi, piano, electric piano
Kosuke Mine, alto & soprano saxophone



Recorded at Victor Studio on 2 August (A1), 7 September A2, B1-3 and 9 September 1970

Philips ‎– FX-8506

LP Rip

JOE HENDERSON AND KIKUCHI, HINO ‎– IN CONCERT (FONTANA, 1974)

A1. Sunrise In Tokyo
A2. So What?

B.  Get Magic Again


Kosuke Mine, alto and soprano saxophone
Yoshio Suzuki, bass
Hiroshi Murakami, drums
Yoshiyuki Nakamura, drums
Masabumi Kikuchi, piano, electric piano
Joe Henderson, tenor saxophone
Terumasa Hino, trumpet


Recorded at Tokyo Toshi Center Hall on 5 August 1971

Fontana ‎– PAT 1064

Vinyl Rip

TEE & COMPANY "SPANISH FLOWER" (THRRE BLIND MICE, 1977)

This is the third and final Tee & Company - again a contribution by Nick.

Enjoy!





TEE & COMPANY "SPANISH FLOWER"



Kenji Mori, bass clarinet (A), flute & soprano saxophone (B)
Takao Uematsu, tenor saxophone (A + B), bass clarinet (B)
Masaru Imada, piano
Masayuki Takayanagi, 12 strings guitar (A), guitar (B)
Hideto Kanai, maracas (A), bass (B)
Nobuyoshi Ino, bass (A + B), cello (B)
Hiroshi Murakami, drums
Yuji Imamura, tabla (A), percussion (A + B)


A. A Tree Frog (15:04)
B. Spanish Flower (19:10)


Recorded at AOI Studio, Tokyo on 13, 14, 15 November, 1977.


THREE BLIND MICE TBM-5008

(lp rip)

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TEE & COMPANY "SONNET" (THREE BLIND MICE, 1977)

TEE & COMPANY "SONNET"



Kenji Mori, tenor & soprano saxophone
Takao Uematsu, tenor saxophone
Masayuki Takayanagi, electric guitar
Hideto Kanai, bass, electric bass
Nobuyoshi Ino, bass, electric bass
Masaru Imada, piano, electric piano
Hiroshi Murakami, drums
Yuji Imamura, percussion


A. Sonnet (14:32)
B. Combo '77 (16:37)


Recorded at Epicurus Studio, Tokyo on 13th November, 1977.

THREE BLIND MICE TBM-5004

(Nick's rip + cover)

TEE & COMPANY "DRAGON GARDEN" (THREE BLIND MICE, 1977)

The first in a series of three LPs from Tee & Company - Thanks to Nick!






TEE & COMPANY "DRAGON GARDEN"


Kenji Mori, alto flute (A), flute (B2), bass clarinet (B1 + B3)
Takao Uematsu, tenor saxophone (A)
Masaru Imada, electric piano (A + B2)
Masayuki Takayanagi, electric guitar
Hideto Kanai, bass (A + B1 + B3), electric bass (B2), maracas (A)
Nobuyoshi Ino, cello (A + B1 + B2), electric bass (A), bass (B3)
Hiroshi Murakami, drums (A), snare drum & bass tom-tom (B3)
Yuji Imamura, percussion (A)


A1. Dragon Garden (13:58)
B1. Our Foolish (04:06)
B2. Mort (07:45)
B3. End Of November (05:12)


Recorded at AOI Studio & Epicurus Studio, Tokyo on 13 & 28 November and 1 December, 1977.


THREE BLIND MICE TBM-5006

(lp rip)

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