45 RPM special limited edition
Pressed by RTI. Remastered by Kevin Gray
Three titles on six LPs, 180-gram vinyl, deluxe slipcover box. Each title packaged in its own gatefold jacket with full art on front, back, and inside
The highly anticipated 45 RPM vinyl box set collection of three of the most sought-after titles from the aclaimed Three Blind Mice catalog. Midnight Sugar, Misty and Blow Up. Six discs in a collector's box set. Mastered by Kevin Gray.
Isao Suzuki's Blow-Up is virtuosity and class all rolled up into one. A great combination of upbeat blues and mellow grooves! The album was awarded "Jazz of Japan" Award; Jazz Disk Award of "Swing Journal" 1973.
Misty is a stone cold killer. A1 reference material. You've got to have this one! "Best Engineering" Award, Jazz Dick Award of Swing Journal, 1974. Recorded at Aoi Studio, Tokyo, on August 7, 1974.
Misty is Tsuyoshi Yamamoto's second TBM release, after his debut TBM release titled Midnight Sugar. Seven songs are on this record including "Misty," "Honey Suckle Rose" and "Angel Eyes". Yamamoto is highly musical and his expressions natural, neither overly technical nor serious, his performance is relaxed and melodious.
Touring with the Micky Curtis Band, Yamamoto had the chance to explore several international experiences that he would later use on this album as he worked with this band in France, England and Switzerland. On Midnight Sugar the Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio plays two of Tsuyoshi's own blues improvisations followed by jazz ballads that became standards for the Trio. The combination of these titles is nothing but exceptional. It is Yamamoto's unmistakable skill and his jazz feeling which adds that certain touch of liveliness and spontaneity and makes Midnight Sugar a unique experience.
Midnight Sugar was recorded March 1, 1974 at Aoi Studio, Tokyo. It earned the Best Engineering Award, Jazz Disc Award of Swing Journal, 1974.
Track Listing
Blow Up
Agua Marine
Everything Happens To Me
Blow Up
Like It Is
I Can't Get Started
Low Flight
Midnight Sugar
Midnight Sugar
I'm A Fool To Want You
The Nearness Of You
It Could Happen To You
Sweet Georgia Blues
Misty
Misty
Blues
Yesterdays
Honey Suckle Rose
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Angel Eyes