{"product_id":"takeo-moriyama-east-plants-vinyl-2lp","title":"Takeo Moriyama: East Plants Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“What I pursue and focus on when I always perform a piece is its beautiful melody…”\u003c\/i\u003e After the inclusion of “Kaze” on their revelatory \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=J%20Jazz\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Tony%20Higgins%20%26%20Mike%20Peden%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJ Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e comp earlier this year (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Jazzman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eJazzman\u003c\/a\u003e also snuck the title track onto \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Spiritual+Jazz+8%3A+Japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpiritual Jazz 8: Japan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=BBE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBBE\u003c\/a\u003e have deemed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Takeo+Moriyama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTakeo Moriyama\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s \u003cem\u003eEast Plants\u003c\/em\u003e worthy of a full blown reissue and we couldn’t agree more. Initially cutting his teeth in Tokyo’s flowering modern jazz scene, \u003cstrong\u003eMoriyama\u003c\/strong\u003e quickly became one of the best known jazz drummers in Japan before shifting focus towards free jazz and post-bop experimentalism, working with the likes of \u003cstrong\u003eAkira Sakata\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eYosuke Yamashita\u003c\/strong\u003e. He took a few years off to teach in the late 70s before resurfacing with a refreshed sound indebted to the inherent spirituality of the eastern world, first with 1981’s \u003cem\u003eSmile\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEast Plants\u003c\/em\u003e in 1983. Side A starts with the tempered 10+ minute title track before launching into more upbeat \/ adventurous territory with “Take” and “Kagelou.” Spiritual core “Kaze” opens with some crystalline windchimes (‘kaze’ means ‘wind’) leading straight into a free-floating bass and drums groove that anchors the tune. “Fields” features the dueling tenors of \u003cstrong\u003eShuichi Enomoto\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eToshihiko Inoue\u003c\/strong\u003e front and center, backed by some of \u003cstrong\u003eMoriyama\u003c\/strong\u003e’s finest drumming of the session, and the side-long “Tooku” closes the album with more windchimes and the placid unison of \u003cstrong\u003eEnomoto\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eInoue\u003c\/strong\u003e’s soprano saxes. First ever reissue outside of Japan, first time on double vinyl, housed in gatefold jacket with obi strip, printed insert and extensive liner notes; recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack double vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efirst time on vinyl since 1983\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enever before available outside of Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in gatefold jacket w\/ obi strip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edetailed liner notes including essays by Takeo Moriyama + BBE’s Tony Higgins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: BBE 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by sunrise mart 10\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"Takeo Moriyama","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":13819207516272,"sku":"fr-3972","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/takeomoriyama-eastplants.jpg?v=1759274193","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/takeo-moriyama-east-plants-vinyl-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}