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Sought-after lp by the George Otsuka quintet, recorded live at the Nemu Jazz Inn and originally released on the cult Japanese label Bellwood Records in 1975.  Reissued on vinyl for the first time and remastered from the original tapes.

Inspired by fusion and modal jazz sounds of the 1970s, Otsuka formed his own quintet with Mitsuaki Furuno on bass, Norio Ohno on percusion, Shozo Sasaki on sax, and Fumio Karashima on piano.  Loving You George captures the quintet’s performance at the Nemu Jazz Inn during 1975, and features covers of tunes by Steve Kuhn, John Coltrane, and Minnie Riperton, as well as an original Karashima composition. - Vinyl Factory

Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the reissue of cult LP by master Japanese drummer George Otsuka and his quintet, recorded live on 19th July 1975 at the Nemu Jazz Inn and released by cutting-edge Japanese label Bellwood, which had recently made waves with Haruomi Hosono's landmark "Hosono House."   Loving You George is comprised of four superb performances led by Otsuka's powerful drumming and Fumio Karashima's fender Rhodes including a wonderfully funky take on Minnie Riperton's 'Loving You'. Reissued on vinyl for the first time  since the 70s, it comes with original artwork, OBI strip and audio remastered from the master tapes by King Records in Japan. - Label

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Label: Wewantsounds
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: France
Reissued: 2021 / Original: 1975
Genre: Jazz
Style:  Japanese Jazz,  Post Bop, Modal

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File under: Japanese Jazz