Exquisite music for shamisen lute, koto zither, and shakuhachi flute, running back more than a hundred years, to the end of the Edo era. Expertly performed by this accomplished trio of graduates of the Tokyo National Conservatory.

Featuring Billy Cooper, Walter Bulwer and Daisy Bulwer; dulcimer, melodeon, fiddle, banjo, drums, pipes, concertina and piano.

Quartet and sextet sessions led by the flautist and saxophonist: Midnight Oil, Roamin’ With Richardson and HJ favourite Going To The Movies, plus the rare and interesting 10” album Meeting In Studio, recorded in Belgrade during Quincy Jones’ 1960 European tour, by a mix of American and Yugoslavian musicians.

The first time out for this near-mythical recording by the co-founder of the Tribe label.
Funky, spiritual jazz, with Phil Ranelin, Harold McKinney, Kareem Harris and the crew, in 1975.
Decent booklet, too, with a history of the label, and never-before-seen archival photos and rare ephemera from its mid-1970s heyday.

This is a top-notch reissue, with scrupulous sound restoration, and a lyric sheet in card.
Intrepidly sourcing Cal Schenkel’s original cover photograph for maximum definition and colour, it’s never looked so good, either,
Highly recommended, even if you’ve already got a copy.

The original album cut AAA (fully analogue) from original master tape; and a bonus LP including previously unreleased alternate versions and outtakes from the recording sessions.

CD from Sony.