Count Buffalo & The Jazz Rock Band

• limited GATEFOLD LP with obi-strip

• PRESSED & MASTERED IN JAPAN

Drummer Akira Ishikawa was easily one of the hippest cats on the Japanese scene of the late 60s and early 70s – a player and leader with a great ear for American funk and soul changes of the time, most of which he brought into play on a record like this!

The album's definitely got the soul and rock promised in the title, but also plenty of jazz too – as some of the solos go nicely outside, in weird offbeat ways that nicely contrast with the tighter grooves in the rhythm – creating a nice sense of tension that really makes this record stand out from the pack! There's a really sinister undercurrent here – odd edges and weird tones on piano, guitar, and saxophone – all amidst some strongly soulful grooves from the rest of the group.

PERSONNEL:

• Takeru Muraoka - (sax)
• Hiromasa Suzuki - (piano)
• Kiyoshi Sugimoto - (electric guitar)
• Masaoki Terakawa - (bass)
• Akira Ishikawa - (drums)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. The Cougar
• A2. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
• A3. Michelle
• A4. Green Sleeves
• A5. The Sandpiper

• SIDE B
• B1. No More Than A Drop
• B2. Hey Jude
• B3. Deep River
• B4. Mago-Uta