Sony Music · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Orang-Utan
| Recorded | Apr 4, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Label | Sony Music |
| Released | 1975 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 404765 |
The record
Fender Rhodes and double-bass frontlines push this Tokyo session toward fusion's open edges, with Mori Kenji's reeds trading space against Watanabe's electric guitar lines. Suzuki splits time between bass, cello, and keys, steering a restless, exploratory set.
Session personnel
- Mori Kenji — alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
- Osamu Kawakami — bass
- Isao Suzuki — bass, cello, electric piano
- Shinji Mori — drums
- Kazumi Watanabe — guitar
- Kunihiko Sugano — piano, organ [fender]
- Mari Nakamoto — vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1975 | Three Blind Mice · TBM-44 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1975 | Three Blind Mice · TBM-44 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Test Pressing |
| 1977 | Three Blind Mice · TBM-2544 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Three Blind Mice · TBM-2544 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1998 | Three Blind Mice · TBM-XR-0044 — CD, XRCD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Digibook |
| 2013 | Think! Records · THCD-226 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Paper Sleeve, Blu-Spec CD |
| 2018 | Le Très Jazz Club · LTJC-003 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2019 | Craftman Records · CMRS-0035 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2024 | Sony Music — STEREO, LIMITED EDITION |
| 2024 | Three Blind Mice · MHCL 10168 — SACD, Hybrid, Stereo, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| — | Three Blind Mice (3) · TBM-XR 0044 — CD, XRCD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Unofficial Release |