{"product_id":"motohiko-hino-quartet-1-ryuhyo-sailing-ice-2024-reissue","title":"Motohiko Hino Quartet + 1 - Ryuhyo: Sailing Ice (2024 Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMotohiko \"Toko\" Hino (January 3, 1946, Tokyo)was a Japanese jazz drummer. At the age of ten, Hino began playing drums, and by age 17 was playing professionally. In the mid-1970s, Hino was repeatedly voted by Swing Journal as the best jazz drummer in Japan, though from 1978 he was based in New York City. He released an album under his own name in 1971 and two more in the early 1990s, and played with musicians such as JoAnne Brackeen, Joe Henderson, Takehiro Honda, Sonny Rollins, Shungo Sawada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the most important work of Hino and he \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis joined by Nobuyoshi Ino, Kazumi Watanabe, Masabumi Yamaguchi, and Yasuaki Shimizu. \u003cem\u003eRyuhyo (Sailing Ice)\u003c\/em\u003e has long been regarded as a rare and quintessential mid 70s hard bop album. This live album shows the ensemble Motohiko Hino Quartet delving into fusion jazz, rock, be-hop and some free-jazz styles. A recording of a passionate live performance held in the northern land of Nemuro, which continues to be loved along with the first album \u003cem\u003eTact\u003c\/em\u003e. The music is firmly in the finest modal way. The reed players,\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eMabumi Yamaguchi on tenor and Yasuaki Shimizu on soprano and tenor, bring a profound spirituality to their performances, while the music is filled with searching energy. Over time, this album has continued to gain steam in jazz-fusion circles as a very strong and unique live performance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePressed and printed in Japan. \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cbr\u003eRemastering \u0026amp; Cutting: Bernie Grundman\u003cbr\u003eOriginal reprint liner notes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4180927405\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Three Blind Mice\u003cbr\u003eFormat: \u003cspan\u003eVinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, 180gram\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCountry: Japan\u003cbr\u003eReleased: Feb 28, 2024 \/ Original Release: 1976\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Hard Bop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Japanese Jazz\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Three Blind Mice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43516975841438,"sku":"4547366644203","price":80.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a1724116223_10.jpg?v=1732620023","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/motohiko-hino-quartet-1-ryuhyo-sailing-ice-2024-reissue","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}