QBICO 95

SABU TOYOZUMI/ MOTOTERU TAKAGI- If Ocean is broken (QBICO 95)
2LP, black vinyls, cover by qbico

Sabu Toyozumi- drums, percussion
Mototeru Takagi- soprano, tenor sax, bass clarinet

rec. live April 1971 @ Yasuda Seimei Hall, Tokyo

side A
Song for Yoo-Ki Lee

side B
If Ocean is broken

side C
The Alilan pass

side D
Nostalgia for Che-ju Island



"unreleased free jazz from Japan in it's prime, rec. live in Tokyo in 1971. Mototeru Takagi already released two beautiful duo LP back then with master Japanese drummers like Masahiko Togashi (Isolation) and Toshi Tsuchitori (Origination), so this last DLP complete in a sense the set of duo rec. with the best, 1st generation, free music drummers from Japan. On the other side it complete also the duo rec. by Sabu with the greatest reeds player from Japan (still of the 1st generation); being, his various duos with legendary Kaoru Abe, already documented on qbico (Senzei) and elsewhere. About the music: raw and passionate = primitive beauty; both musicians are in top form and surely in their most creative period. Mr. Takagi plays tenor, soprano sax and bass clarinet, while Sabu is on drums and percussion. original rec. were very well preserved (fortunatly) and the pressing came out wonderful ! cover by qbico which Sabu san really dig saying that En no Gyoja is deeply respected by him, he opened the way..."