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Japanese jazz drummer Takeshi Inomata's the third album with Sound Limited, also known as "Hidden Treasure", and Inomata takes jazz rock has entered a new dimension. Sound Limited, which was formed at the end of 1969, recorded three albums in quick succession in 1970, as if to reflect Takeshi Inomata's enthusiasm. The third of these albums is New Rock In Europe. This album is composed mainly of songs by European musicians such as The Beatles, Donovan, and Nino Rota. There are many highlights to listen to, such as "Something," which combines Kimio Mizutani's shimmering guitar, and "Barabajagal," which has an exciting tight groove, there's also a revival of Inomata's original "Mustache," which is part of the group's repertoire. 

A notable and funny inclusion is "London Bridge is Falling Down", a quite literal jazz groove cover interpolating the famous nursery rhyme. Opening track "Something" is a cracking piece of relaxing jazz, nothing eye-popping, just some glossy, well-played, easy listening. "Hurdy Gurdy Man" is a fast-paced funk cut with striking psychedelic guitars over a frantic flute line - the project showed Inomata's vision for a more approachable and instantly catchy jazz rock that still retained a lot of character and left, evidently, lots of room for experimentation. — (via Label / Juno)

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Label: Universal Music LLC
Series: Project Re:Vinyl
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue
Reissued: 2024 / Original Release: 1971
Genre: Jazz
Style: Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock

File under: Japanese Jazz
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