{"product_id":"masayuki-takayanagi-ginparis-session-june-26-1963","title":"Masayuki Takayanagi – Ginparis Session: June 26, 1963","description":"\u003cp\u003eMasayuki \"Jojo\" Takayanagi (高柳 昌行, Takayanagi Masayuki; December 22, 1932 – June 23, 1991) was a Japanese jazz \/ free improvisation \/ noise musician. He was active in the Japanese jazz scene from the late 1950s. In the 1960s he formed New Direction (later New Direction Unit), which recorded several albums throughout the 1970s. He also recorded several albums with saxophonist Kaoru Abe, including Kaitai Teki Kohkan, Gradually Projection and Mass Projection.  — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Masayuki_Takayanagi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eWikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eGinparis\u003c\/em\u003e\" (銀巴里, literally \"Silver Paris\") was a famous cafe and key jazz venue for the better part of the 50s and 60s located in Ginza, Tokyo. It is primarily known for hosting young emerging jazz musicians during the period of time. One of which was japanese free jazz musician, Masayuki Takayanagi. His influential live ablum, Ginaparis Session — which was recorded at at the establishment on June 26, 1963, helped the venue achieve lasting fame. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGinparis Session: June 26, 1963\u003c\/em\u003e documents the formative years of Masayuki Takayanagi—later known for his radical free-jazz explorations—in an intimate early performance recorded at Tokyo’s famed Ginparis jazz club. Here, Takayanagi displays his bebop roots with remarkable clarity and lyricism, supported by a tight quartet of emerging Tokyo jazz musicians. This reissue revives the original Three Blind Mice mastering with exceptional detail and warmth.  — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzmessengers.com\/fr\/107258\/masayuki-takayanagi\/ginparis-session-june-26-1963#:~:text=Ginparis%20Session:%20June%2026%2C%201963%20documents%20the%20formative%20years%20of,with%20exceptional%20detail%20and%20warmth.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eJazz Messengers\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eFor the better part of the 50s and 60s, Masayuki \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eTakayanagi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e was among Japan's best-respected jazz guitarists. But it wasn't until his experiments with tabletop guitar led him down the seductive path of sonic experimentation that he became the stuff of legend. “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eGinparis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e” (literally translated as Silver Paris) was known as the chanson cafe in Tokyo, Ginza, and the performances often centred around chansons but eventually became the session venue for young jazz musicians.  They left their mark on a record, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eGinpari\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e Session\u003c\/em\u003e, with Masayuki \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eTakayanagi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e on guitar, Masahiko \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eTogashi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e on drums, Masaaki Kikuchi and Yosuke Yamashita on piano, Terumasa Hino on trumpets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e— (via \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.soundohm.com\/product\/ginparis-session-lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eSoundohm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eMasayuki \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eTakayanagi's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e 1963 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eGinparis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e Session\u003c\/em\u003e was an early flashpoint in Japanese modern jazz. Recorded live at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eGinparis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e club in Tokyo, the guitarist assembled a sharp unit under the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eShinseiki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eOngaku\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eKenkyujo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e banner with drummer Masahiko \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eTogashi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e, pianist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eMasabumi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e Kikuchi and bassist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eHideto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e Kanai. The set mixes standards with exploratory edges: 'Greensleeves' is a jagged meditation on the English broadside ballad, its fractured lyricism later cited as a breakthrough moment for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eTakayanagi's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e career; 'Nardis' and 'If I Were A Bell' are stretched into tense, searching frameworks; closer 'Obstruction' hints at the free directions \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eTakayanagi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e would pursue more fully in the late 60s. Issued here on LP, this session captures the ferment of a scene beginning to move beyond imitation and into a distinctly Japanese jazz vernacular. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.juno.co.uk\/products\/ginparis-session-june-26-1963-remastered-vinyl\/1104886-01\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eJuno\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2025 Japan reissue\u003cbr\u003e180g Vinyl Premium Limited Edition\u003cbr\u003eRemastering \u0026amp; Cutting: Bernie Grundman\u003cbr\u003eOriginal reprint liner notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/32ta2hiXPUQ?si=E27fN91fRm2Kr_HH\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Three Blind Mice\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2025 \/ Original release: 1971\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Post Bop, Avant-garde Jazz, Free Improvisation, Japanese Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Japanese Jazz \/\/ Three Blind Mice\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Three Blind Mice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303988383902,"sku":"4547366751888","price":70.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/ginparis-session-june-26-1963.jpg?v=1766219988","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/masayuki-takayanagi-ginparis-session-june-26-1963","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}