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Takehiro HondaAnother Departure ... CD
Flying Disk/Victor (Japan), 1977. Used ... $44.99
A wonderful session from one of our favorite Japanese pianists – and a session that's done with equal parts acoustic piano and Fender Rhodes! Takehiro Honda's getting some great help here from Ron Carter on bass and Tony Williams on drums – gently grooving on most of the album's best numbers, with a vibe that reminds us of some of the best Herbie Hancock Japanese trio sessions from the 70s – recorded with a similarly open, spacious vibe! The Fender Rhodes tracks are great, but the acoustic numbers groove pretty nicely too – and Honda's definitely pulled out some of his most rhythmic modes for this album, really opening up in the company of the American players. Titles include "Wonder", "Longing", "Puddle", "Spirits Flow", and "Calypso Street". CD
(2007 Japanese pressing. Includes obi. Japanese sticker over barcode on obi.)

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Takehiro HondaEase ... CD
Village (Japan), 1993. Used ... $14.99 19.99
An excellent 90s album by this great Japanese pianist, and one that shows just how rich the Japanese jazz scene still was at the time! The album's totally straight ahead, and with a soulful vibe that will make you think you've picked up some great lost American session from the 70s. The playing is basically post-Blue Note, but pre-hokey Young Lions – and the band's sextet lineup smokes nicely on the album's wonderfully arranged compositions. There's a little bit of Horace Silver in here, but Honda's conception is really all his own, and the record's one that we find ourselves listening to again and again. Tracks include "Cha Cha Cha", "Ease", "Major To Minor", "Savani", and "Sea Dream". CD
(1999 Japanese pressing.)

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Takehiro HondaJodo ... LP
King (Japan), 1971. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
A great trio date that has Takehiro Honda working with Reggie Workman on bass and Motohiko Hino on drums – an extremely great group that really takes off in this setting! The record is one of the freer sides from Honda at the time – done in the more open, lyrical modes that were coming into prominence in Japan at the time – although still with a strong sense of rhythm, as was common in all of his work. One track features Honda on electric piano – but we're actually more partial to the acoustic numbers, as they burst out with a proud, righteous energy that's really great! Titles include "Jodo", "Lazy Dream", "The Way To Brooklyn", and "Second Country". LP, Vinyl record album
(Trio pressing, with insert - PA 9704. Cover has some aging – vinyl is nice.)

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✨✧ Takehiro HondaIt's Great Outside ... CD
Victor (Japan), 1978. Used ... Out Of Stock
Sweet 70s funk from keyboardist Takehiro Honda – recorded in the US with a host of great American players! The groove here is as laidback and open as on some of Honda's Japanese sessions – but also a bit warmer, too – with a soul-drenched quality that really comes through on the tracks that use Fender Rhodes and clavinet – some of which feel almost like CTI work of the time! Other players here include Cornell Dupree on guitar, Steve Jordan on drums, Ray Mantilla on congas, and Will Boulware on Hammond on one track – and the titles are all originals by Honda, played with a nicely rhythmic pulse that keeps things soulful throughout! Titles include "I'll Be Honest With You", "Dear Friend", "I'll Become The Child", "It's Great Outside", "With Our Soul", "Son Song", and "Lin's Garden Blues". CD
(Out of print, includes obi. K2 HD Pro Mastering – HQ CD!)

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✨✧ Takehiro HondaJodo ... CD
Trio/Solid (Japan), 1971. Used ... Out Of Stock
A great trio date that has Takehiro Honda working with Reggie Workman on bass and Motohiko Hino on drums – an extremely great group that really takes off in this setting! The record is one of the freer sides from Honda at the time – done in the more open, lyrical modes that were coming into prominence in Japan at the time – although still with a strong sense of rhythm, as was common in all of his work. One track features Honda on electric piano – but we're actually more partial to the acoustic numbers, as they burst out with a proud, righteous energy that's really great! Titles include "Jodo", "Lazy Dream", "The Way To Brooklyn", and "Second Country". CD
(2012 Japanese pressing – includes obi.)
Also available Jodo ... LP

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✨✧ Takehiro HondaEarthanian Air (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD
BMG/Fun House (Japan), 1991. Used ... Out Of Stock
Pianist Honda is caught in a very soulful trio, along with the excellent drummer Motohiko Hino. The tracks have a beautiful lyrical quality, yet also ring out with a lot of soul and fire, in the mode of classic Horace Silver (although Silver never played in a trio during the time he was hitting this sort of groove.) Titles include "Flyer's Land", "Ra Mu", "Dark & Mellow", and "Sun Shower". More great stuff from one of Japan's greatest pianists! CD

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✨✧ Takehiro HondaSalaam Salaam ... CD
East Wind (Japan), 1974. Used ... Out Of Stock
Brilliant work from one of our favorite Japanese jazz artists of the 70s – and a warmly soulful batch of acoustic tunes from pianist Takehiro Honda! The sound here is much more far-reaching and exploratory than most of Honda's other work – a bit in a McCoy Tyner, post-Coltrane mode – with bold lines on the piano that spiral out in a really searching sort of way – and the album only features three long tracks, all of them great and very vibrant. The trio here features bassist Junie Booth and drummer Eric Gravatt – who give the record a lot of spiritual undercurrents – and titles include "Salaam Salaam", "Minors Only", and "Natural Tranquility". CD

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✨✧ Takehiro HondaSalaam Salaam ... CD
East Wind (Japan), 1974. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Brilliant work from one of our favorite Japanese jazz artists of the 70s – and a warmly soulful batch of acoustic tunes from pianist Takehiro Honda! The sound here is much more far-reaching and exploratory than most of Honda's other work – a bit in a McCoy Tyner, post-Coltrane mode – with bold lines on the piano that spiral out in a really searching sort of way – and the album only features three long tracks, all of them great and very vibrant. The trio here features bassist Junie Booth and drummer Eric Gravatt – who give the record a lot of spiritual undercurrents – and titles include "Salaam Salaam", "Minors Only", and "Natural Tranquility". CD
 
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Sunao WadaCoco's Blues ... CD
Three Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1972. New Copy ... $13.99 22.99
A cooking little record from Japanese guitarist Sunao Wada – one with plenty of offbeat touches! Like many of the albums on the Three Blind Mice label from the time, this one's a bit hard to peg – because the moods and styles shift a bit from track to track, and there's an openly exploratory approach to the music that's really trying to find its own space in jazz! Some numbers are straighter bop, but others have a more unusual approach to rhythm that really opens things up – using the guitar in different ways, and having the bass and drums work their lines with unusual phrasing and sounds that really keep things interesting. Other instrumentation includes alto sax from Kenji Mori, piano from Takehiro Honda, and flugelhorn from Kunji Shigi – and titles include "Sick Thomas", "Coco's Blues", "Guitar's Time", and "One's Blue". CD
(Part of the Three Blind Mice Supreme Collection!)

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VariousEast Wind – Revolutionary Japanese Jazz In The 70s ... CD
East Wind/Universal (Japan), Late 1970s. New Copy 2CDs ... $29.99 32.99
A treasure trove of Japanese jazz from the 70s – all originally issued by the groundbreaking East Wind label – not the first Japanese company to focus on jazz, but one who definitely helped move the scene a few steps forward with killer recordings like these! East Wind came in at a time when Japanese avant and fusion work was really picking up steam – and, combined with attention to earlier hardbop modes, the label was able to craft a fantastic catalog that allowed older and newer modes to resonate together strongly – usually with all-Japanese groups in the lineup, but sometimes also opening the door to American jazz musicians too – some of whom made some of their best records of the decade for East Wind! This well-done set focuses only on the Japanese artists recorded by the label – and features a special selection of tunes handled by Yusuke Ogawa, who did all the work for the Deep Jazz Reality series over the past 20 years or so. Titles include "Abundance" by Terumasa Hino, "Hip Dancin" by Isao Suzuki, "East Wind" by Masabumi Kikuchi, "Something's Coming" by Shunzo Ohno, "Minors Only" by Takehiro Honda, "Recollection" by Kosuke Mine, "Ring 4" by Masahiko Togashi, "Let's Get Together" by Mikio Masuda, "Episode" by Sadao Watanabe, "Green Dolphin Street" by Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, and "Montevideo" by Ryo Kawasaki. CD

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✨✧ Sadao WatanabeRecital ... CD
East Wind/Universal (Japan), 1976. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A great live set from Sadao Watanabe – one that shows the wealth of influences he'd been drawing on, from post-Coltrane spirituality, to African-oriented rhythms, to a slight bit of funk! The group's great – with Watanabe on flute, alto, and soprano sax, Takehiro Honda on Fender Rhodes and piano, Kazumi Watanabe on guitar, plus added bass, trombone, and percussion – and we especially like Honda's keyboards, which make any session like this an instant treat! The album's got a warm, soulful feeling, but a sharper edge than most of Watanabe's smoother work of the time – and titles include "Hiro", "Maraica", "Wana Tanzania", and "Mathari Terbenam". CD
(Part of the East Wind Masters Collection 1000.)

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✨✧ Sadao WatanabePamoja ... CD
East Wind/Universal (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A record that's slightly later than Sadao Watanabe's classic period on Takt and Columbia Records – but a great album with some really wonderful moments, and one that shows him continuing to evolve as a musician! The set was recorded live in Tokyo in 1975, and it features Watanabe working with a group that includes Isao Suzuki on bass, Yshiaki Masuo on guitar, and Takehiro Honda on piano. The four tracks are all long, with some of the searching Coltrane-ish playing that Watanabe brought to his earlier Sony albums, but they've also got a fair bit of the warmth he was reaching for during the 70s – combining elements of world jazz styles into a mode that really pushed his work on alto and flute. Titles include "Pamoja", "Vichakani", and "Musitoni". CD

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✨✧ Native SonNative Son (US pressing) ... LP
Infinity, 1978. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
Sweet Japanese fusion grooving from Native Son – a group who were really at the forefront of the mainstream fusion sound flowing from the east at the end of the 70s! The group's headed by Takehiro Honda, who plays some excellent funky solos on Fender Rhodes and other electric keyboards – and the rest of the band's pretty great too, and has a tight polished jazzy sound that would make the best American 70's studio groups weep! Nice groovers include the funky "Heat Zone", the mellow "Breezin & Dreamin", the spacey "Twilight Mist", and the Brazilian-tinged groover "Whispering Eyes". LP, Vinyl record album
 
 
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