{"product_id":"isao-suzuki-trio-black-orpheus-黒いオルフェ-three-blind-mice","title":"Isao Suzuki Trio – Black Orpheus 黒いオルフェ (Three Blind Mice)","description":"\u003cp\u003eReissued on 180g black vinyl\u003cbr\u003eRemastered by Isao Kikuchi and cut by Katsutoshi Kitamura at Mixers Lab, Warner Music Mastering (JPN)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded on February 20, 1976 at AOI Studio, Tokyo\u003cbr\u003eObi has the Japanese title as \"黒いオルフェ\"\u003cbr\u003e2nd press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis album features a powerful trio: Isao Suzuki, one of Japan's leading bassists, pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, and drummer Donald Bailey. It's part of the classic album series from Three Blind Mice, a leading Japanese jazz label that started in 1970. This series features paper sleeves that faithfully reproduce the original LP jackets, and is a high-quality hybrid disc newly remastered from the label's original analog master tapes, a specification long awaited by jazz fans. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.co.jp\/artist\/isaosuzukitorio\/discography\/MHCP-10046\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurprise appearance of Donald (“Duck”) Bailey on drums. Long-standing percussion anchor of the Jimmy Smith Trio (1956-64) and some The Three Sounds Blue-notes, Bailey relocated to Japan for the second half of the ’70s, placing him with bass virtuoso Suzuki on this 1976 session. Characteristically understated but deftly supportive, in contrast to more extrovert Japanese jazz drummers like Motohiko Hino (with the pyrotechnics of Elvin Jones), and master stylist Takeo Moriyama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatching unfamiliar Japanese names with more familiar US counterparts, pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto has been described as the ghost of Red Garland, keeping company with Erroll Garner and Wynton Kelly, perhaps a little more funky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy selection Manhã de Carnaval, Morning of the Carnival, was principal theme in the 1959 Portuguese-language film Orfeu Negro, \u003cem\u003eBlack Orpheus\u003c\/em\u003e, by French director Marcel Camus, written by Brazilian composer Luiz Bonfá. The song helped establish America’s  Bossa Nova “craze” in the early ’60s, and has been covered by many jazz instrumentalists – Wayne Shorter, Stan Getz, Cal Tjader, Paul Desmond, and the great Uncle Tom Cobley Allstars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rAFLZWzagGY?si=pi93Xs8WrEHsGYwg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuzuki serves up his distinctive style of pizzicato plucked cello similarly to his earlier album Blow Up (TBM 15),  taking the melodic lead combined with syncopating cross-rhythms, weaving around Yamamoto’s funky  electric piano. Deceptively easy-listening, the trio maintains the bossa pulse, and there is “proper” bass lurking to deliver that rich lower register characteristic of Three Blind Mice albums. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com\/2025\/01\/03\/isao-suzuki-orpheus-1976-three-blind-mice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLondon Jazz Collector\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UaaOjgrmqrs?si=LkvR6YH06B1UZmF2\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVinyl Tracklist    \u003cbr\u003eA1 Black Orpheus\u003cbr\u003eA2 Angel Eyes\u003cbr\u003eB1 Who can I turn to\u003cbr\u003eB2 In a Sentimental Mood\u003cbr\u003eB3 Blues\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Three Blind Mice\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2026 \/ Originally Released: 1976\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Modal, Soul-Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Three Blind Mice\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Three Blind Mice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46674364956830,"sku":"4547366775051","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a1284428176_16.jpg?v=1775288889","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.com\/products\/isao-suzuki-trio-black-orpheus-%e9%bb%92%e3%81%84%e3%82%aa%e3%83%ab%e3%83%95%e3%82%a7-three-blind-mice","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}