{"product_id":"teruo-nakamura-unicorn-2025-reissue","title":"Teruo Nakamura - Unicorn (2025 Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collaboration between Japanese and American musicians, recorded in two separate sessions in New York (1973), mastered by Japanese engineers in Japan for the Three Blind Mice label. Leader\/bass player\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eT\u003c\/em\u003eeruo Nakamura\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshares the name of one of the Imperial Japanese Army “hold-outs” discovered on remote islands apparently unaware the war had ended thirty years previously. Such are the benefits of living without the Internet. From the 1960’s Nakamura maintained a US presence, studying with Reggie Workman, forming the band\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRising Sun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein collaboration with saxophonist Bob Mintzer, recording in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, before moving on as a record producer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rhythm section features prominent US fusioneers of the early 1970’s: drummers Alphonse Mouzon and Lenny White, pianists George Cables and Hubert Eaves III. The front line features sax player is Steve Grossman, who was Wayne Shorter’s replacement in Miles Davis fusion band 1970-74\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Tribute to Jack Johnson, Big Fun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eamong others) and trumpeter Charles Sullivan ( Strata East album\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGenesis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e,1974, also recorded at Sound Ideas). On the selection,\u003cspan\u003e \"\u003c\/span\u003eDerrick’s Dance\"\u003cem\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eSullivan pulls off a fair impersonation of Lee Morgan performing the classic\u003cspan\u003e \"\u003c\/span\u003eMr Kenyatta on Search For New Land\"\u003cem\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003evia London Jazz Collector\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vtj0ayp63fI?si=4PMsxxtr_ts7qwSt\" 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\u003eSeries: Three Blind Mice\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180g\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2025 \/ Original Release: 1973\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Fusion, Jazz-Funk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Japanese Jazz\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Three Blind Mice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45348122493086,"sku":"4547366712421","price":70.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a3109907572_10.jpg?v=1745136364","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/teruo-nakamura-unicorn-2025-reissue","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}