Sensational Jazz '70 Vol.1/2

[Machine Translation] The agony of hard bop, the rise of jazz rock, and the emergence of free jazz. This definitive live recording captures the chaos and climax of Japanese jazz at its most interesting around 1970. The anguish of hard bop, the rise of jazz rock, and the emergence of free jazz. New music and new values were born one after another, the scene was in chaos, and up-and-coming musicians ran through it at a speed that swept the meters off their feet. This live recording, "Sensational Jazz '70 Vol. 1/2," is renowned as a live recording that captures the excitement and excitement of this period. The three jazz rock musketeers, Jiro Inagaki, Takeshi Inomata, and Akira Ishikawa, all stepped on stage, free jazz musicians such as Motoki Takagi and Itaru Oki finally took the stage, and musicians who support the mainstream, such as Toshiyuki Miyama and Terumasa Hino, stepped out "beyond" the stage. The "Mustache" sound limited, which is said to be the most powerful jazz-rock live sound source, is the first of many hot performances like smoke billowing up. text by Yusuke Ogawa ( UNIVERSOUNDS / DEEP JAZZ REALITY )

ハード・バップの煩悶、ジャズ・ロックの台頭、フリー・ジャズの顕在化。日本のジャズの混沌と絶頂を捉えた、決定的なライヴ録音。1970年前後の日本のジャズ・シーンは最高に面白い。ハード・バップの煩悶、ジャズ・ロックの台頭、フリー・ジャズの顕在化。新たな音楽や価値観が次々と生まれ混沌を極め、気鋭のミュージシャンがメーターを振り切る速度で走り抜けた。その姿と熱気を封じ込めたライヴ音源として名高いのが本作『Sensational Jazz '70 Vol. 1/2』だ。1970年4月30日の渋谷公会堂。稲垣次郎、猪俣猛、石川晶というジャズ・ロック三銃士が揃い踏み、高木元輝や沖至といったフリー・ジャズ・ミュージシャンが遂に表舞台に立ち、宮間利之や日野皓正といった本流を支えるミュージシャンが"その先"へと足を踏み出す。最凶のジャズ・ロック・ライヴ音源とも言われるサウンド・リミテッド「Mustache」を筆頭に、煙が立ち昇るような熱い演奏が並ぶ。text by 尾川雄介 (UNIVERSOUNDS / DEEP JAZZ REALITY)