Masayuki Takayanagi

Comprised of recordings of a September 5, 1975 concert by the New Direction Unit at Yasuda Seimei Hall in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district, the two volumes showcase Takayanagi in deep pursuit of what he began calling “non-section music” after leaping beyond the confines of his prior descriptor “real jazz.” The quartet of Takayanagi (guitar), Kenji Mori (reeds), Nobuyoshi Ino (bass, cello), and Hiroshi Yamazaki (percussion) deftly explores the twin poles of Takayanagi’s spacious “gradually projection” and explosively virulent “mass projection” concepts across six pieces, titled Fragments I - VI and split between the two LPs.

PERSONNEL:

• Takayanagi - guitar
• Kenji Mori - reeds
• Nobuyoshi Ino - bass, cello
• Hiroshi Yamazaki - percussion

Yasuda Seimei Hall, Tokyo, September 5, 1975

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Fragment - I (Gradually Projection) .... 19:36

• SIDE B
• B1. Fragment - IV (Mass Projection) ...... 12:30
• B2. Fragment - V (Mass Projection) ...... 13:11

• VOLUME 1 ALSO AVAILABLE: LPS 160764