Columbia · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Into The Heaven

| Recorded | May 1969 |
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| Label | Columbia |
| Released | 1969 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 953893 |
The record
Flugelhorn takes the lead voice here, floating over a modal rhythm section that brother Motohiko drives -- Blue Note phrasing filtered through a Tokyo band at full stride in 1969.
Session personnel
- Kunimitsu Inaba — bass
- Motohiko Hino — drums
- Terumasa Hino — flugelhorn, trumpet
- Hiromasa Suzuki — piano
- Takeru Muraoka — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1970 | Columbia · XMS-10025-CT — Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold Sleeve earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1970 | Columbia · XMS-10025-CT — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Gatefold Sleeve · gatefold |
| 1980 | Columbia · YS-7041-CT — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Denon · 30CY-1382 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1997 | Takt (2) · COCY-80506 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2000 | Columbia · COCB-31030 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve · gatefold |
| 2018 | Columbia · COCB-54271 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Paper Sleeve · gatefold |
| 2024 | Columbia |
Follow the players
Kunimitsu Inaba also plays on
Motohiko Hino also plays on
Terumasa Hino also plays on
Hiromasa Suzuki also plays on