About

Since the late 1960s, jazz drummer Takeo Moriyama has been a dominant force in the Japanese free jazz scene, initially with the Yosuke Yamashita Trio, and more recently, collaborating with the Kyoto Jazz Sextet.

Recorded in 1980 with his quartet featuring Fumio Itabashi, the album Smile is renowned for being the first to include the emotionally rich Japanese masterpiece "Watarase." Other highlights include the spirited "Exchange" and the beautifully poignant "Good Bye." Each track is a standout, offering a grand-scale performance where tranquility and movement organically intertwine, making it one of the key albums in the history of Japanese jazz.

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Label: Nipponophone / Nippon Columbia
Series: J-Digs
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Clear Sky Blue Vinyl
Country: Japan
Reissued: 2024 / Original: 1981
Genre: Jazz
Style: Japanese Jazz, Modal

File under: Japanese Jazz
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