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Japanese jazz is sadly one of best-kept secret. But, it would be stupid to not discover Green Caterpillar by Masaru Imada trio + 2. Led by Masaru Imada and his Fender Rhodes, the record opens with A Green Caterpillar, a 11 minutes piece whose the groove is somewhat reminiscent of Marc Moulin and his Placebo band. A Straight Flash continues along this line, while on Blue Impulse and Spanish Flower Masaru Imada uses the piano in a much more modal style (Editorial Reviews).

Track listing:

00:00 – 11:25 01. [Masaru Imada Trio + 2] – A Green Caterpillar
11:25 – 21:57 02. [Masaru Imada Trio + 2] – Straight Flash
21:57 – 32:28 03. [Masaru Imada Trio + 2] – Blue Impulse
32:28 – 43:46 04. [Masaru Imada Trio + 2] – Spanish Flower

Personnel:

Bass – Isoo Fukui
Congas, Percussion – Yuji Imamura
Drums – Tetsujiro Obara
Guitar – Kazumi Watanabe
Piano – Masaru Imada

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Label: Three Blind Mice – TBM-39
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Japan
Released: 1975