{"product_id":"kimiko-kasai-with-kosuke-mine-quartet-yellow-carcass-in-the-blue-three-blind-mice","title":"Kimiko Kasai With Kosuke Mine Quartet – Yellow Carcass In The Blue (Three Blind Mice)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is Kimiko Kasai's only leader album released on TBM. The title track, written by Masaharu Kikuchi with lyrics added by Kasai herself, is outstanding and showcases her originality. Kousuke Mine's passionate playing throughout the album is also not to be missed. (Series supervision: Koki Hanawa) — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sonymusicshop.jp\/m\/item\/itemShw.php?site=S\u0026amp;ima=4837\u0026amp;cd=MHJL000000488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA record that's far more beautiful than you'd guess from the \"carcass\" in the title – a strong set of vocal work from singer Kimiko Kasai – easily one of the hippest Japanese singers of the 70s! Although Kasai's sometimes straight on the album, she also stretches out in freer, more expressive modes – at a level that's quite similar to some of the more experimental modes used by Karin Krog during the same period – although with a slightly unique feel as well. Backings are from the quartet of reedman Kosuke Mine – whose lines on soprano and alto sax are almost worth the price of the album alone – and all tracks are long...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYellow Carcass in the Blue\u003c\/em\u003e is considered an important album by talented singer Kimiko Kasai in which she really began to show her original qualities. At the same time, as the \"double bill\" credit suggests, it was also a showcase for the Kosuke Mine Quartet, which plays two tunes on their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FLA4uawJTu0?si=dwDx4fZyMDoKvIj8\" 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\u003eKasai's slightly husky, soulful voice swings in the surprisingly fast opener, \"Alone Together.\" She also wrote the lyrics on two songs: \"Blues in C Minor\" and \"\u003cem\u003eYellow Carcass in the Blue\u003c\/em\u003e.\" The latter was an instrumental composition by Masabumi Kikuchi, the talented, free-leaning pianist, to which Kasai wrote Japanese lyrics. They were ultimately translated into English and that was the version Kasai sang here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the two instrumental numbers, Kosuke Mine and his young cohorts (virtual all-stars) take off to great heights and challenge the listener, showing that they had digested everything from bop, modal playing and free jazz. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/differentperspectivesinmyroom.blogspot.com\/2014\/10\/kamiko-kasai-with-kosuke-mine-quartet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eDifferent Perspectives In My Room\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eHKx_MvrXFo?si=RvAhnAEtAX5He2aR\" 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 Alone Together\u003cbr\u003eA2 Blues in C Minor \u003cbr\u003eA3 Dry River\u003cbr\u003eB1 Round Midnight\u003cbr\u003eB2 Yellow Carcass in the Blue\u003cbr\u003eB3 Be Still My Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Three Blind Mice\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2026 \/ Originally Released: 1971\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Modal, Post Bop\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":46674470142110,"sku":"4547366775068","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/sonlpi488__29229.jpg?v=1775295333","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.com\/products\/kimiko-kasai-with-kosuke-mine-quartet-yellow-carcass-in-the-blue-three-blind-mice","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}