• limited japanese edition with obi

Loads of great keyboards here from Hiromasa Suzuki – working in a mode that's somewhere between earlier funky jazz, and the tighter Japanese fusion of the late 70s!

The style here is never too smooth, yet Suzuki really manages to blend some great elements together – his own keys, lots of funky rhythms, saxes from Jiro Inagaki, and even a touch of vocals from Kyoko Ishu – used in ways that are relatively spare, and more musical than lyrical – which fits in perfectly with the groove!

PERSONNEL:

• Hiromasa Suzuki - (piano, keyboards)
• Shuichi Murakami - (drums)
• Akira Okazawa, Kenji Takamizu - (electric bass)
• Fujimaru Yoshino, Kiyoshi Sugimoto, Masayoshi Takanaka - (electric guitar)
• Jun Fukamachi - (keyboards, synthesizer)
• Larry Sunaga (paercussion)
• Jiro Inagaki - (flute, tenor & soprano sax)
• Kayoko Ishu - (vocals)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. High-Flying
• A2. Screwdriver
• A3. Scramble

• SIDE B
• B1. Between O&M
• B2.Smash
• B3. Straight Flash
• B4. Out Of Focus