Drum Method (Clear Yellow Vinyl)

[Machine Translation] This sense of speed, this sense of elation. Takeru Inomata, a man who knows no dead ends, pushes the limits of groove with his ever-changing stick work. Another masterpiece from the golden age of jazz-rock by Takeshi Inomata, a master drummer who has always been exploring new horizons with an eye on the times. This is a so-called instructional record produced as one of the "Method" series, but its musicality is ferociously funky and groovy, as if to provoke the listener. The group led by Sound Limited, a famous group that played a role in the development of jazz-rock in Japan, pushed the limits of groove with their ever-changing stick work. The band's diverse selection of songs, from covers such as "Runaway Child" and "Smack Water Jack," to arrangements of "Sleeper" and "Seven Four" by Norio Maeda, a close friend, and a drum solo "Drum Concert" that approaches with overwhelming power, is filled with a seamless, high-density groove. text by Yusuke Oikawa ( UNIVERSOUNDS / DEEP JAZZ REALITY )

この疾走感、この高揚感。行き止まりを知らない男、猪俣猛が変幻自在のスティック・ワークでグルーヴの限界を突き抜ける。常に時代を見据え新たな地平を切り拓いてきた名ドラマー、猪俣猛が、ジャズ・ロック黄金期に放ったもうひとつの傑作。『メソード』シリーズの1枚として制作されたいわゆる教則レコードなのだが、その音楽性はあたかも聴く者を挑発するかのように猛烈にファンキーでグルーヴィ。日本のジャズ・ロック発展の一翼を担った名グループ、サウンド・リミテッドを率い、変幻自在のスティック・ワークでグルーヴの限界を突き抜ける。「Runaway Child」や「Smack Water Jack」といったカヴァー曲から、アレンジでも参加している盟友・前田憲男作曲の「Sleeper」や「Seven Four」、また圧倒的な迫力で迫るドラム・ソロ「Drum Concert」まで、多彩な選曲を隙のない高密度のグルーヴで埋め尽くす。text by 尾川雄介 (UNIVERSOUNDS / DEEP JAZZ REALITY)