Cat No:
OFBCD5024
PRE-ORDER: This item will be shipped with the aim to deliver on release day.
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Description
Slip into a smooth, late-night groove with this exceptional live radio broadcast from Spyro Gyra at Toranomon Hall, Tokyo - December 14th, 1980. Originally broadcast on NHK radio at the height of the band's creative momentum, this performance showcases Spyro Gyra's unmistakable blend of cool jazz sophistication, funk rhythm, and melodic fusion in front of an attentive Japanese audience.
By 1980, Spyro Gyra had become leaders of the emerging contemporary jazz movement, balancing technical brilliance with relaxed, accessible style. This Tokyo concert finds the group in elegant form, weaving together shimmering keyboards, fluid saxophone lines, warm bass grooves, and crisp percussion into a sound that feels both effortless and adventurous.
Unlike studio recordings, this broadcast captures the band's natural chemistry in motion. Solos stretch, rhythms lock into smooth propulsion, and melodies glide with a cool confidence that defines Spyro Gyra's live identity.
For fans of cool jazz, jazz-fusion, and sophisticated instrumental music, this release is more than a concert document - it's an invitation into Spyro Gyra's world at a moment when their sound was evolving into an international language.
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Tracklisting
- 1. Morning Dance (Narration)
- 2. Sweet N' Savvy
- 3. Foxtrot
- 4. Shaker Song
- 5. Mallet Ballet/Jam/Sax Solo/Reprise
- 7. Catching The Sun
- 8. Cafe Amore / Percolator / Band Intros
Disc 1
Side 1
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