SATO, Hiroshi - Orient - Vinyl (LP + insert + MP3 download code)
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Free delivery on many items. Same-day despatch, no-question returns. Authorised dealers - full technical support. Online since 1997. Shop categories Information Hiroshi SATO Orient(LP + insert + MP3 download code) Wewantsounds
Cat: WWSLP 12. Rel: 19 Feb 18
Funk/Rare Groove
Side 1 - Track 1. Kalimba Night Side 1 - Track 2. Son Go Kuw Side 1 - Track 3. Tsuki No Ko No Namae Wa Leo Side 1 - Track 4. Doncama Side 2 - Track 1. Jo-Do Side 2 - Track 2. Sora Tobu Jutan Side 2 - Track 3. Picnic Side 2 - Track 4. Hikaru Kaze
In recent years, demand for vinyl copies of Japanese keyboardist Hiroshi Sato's 1979 jazz-funk classic Orient has rocketed. Given that few have the means to pay several hundred pounds for an original copy, this reissue - the first vinyl edition in 39 years - is more than welcome. It remains a delightful set, full of fluid and ear-pleasing tracks that variously doff a cap to disco, Brazilian boogie, classic jazz-funk, low slung early electrofunk and the kind of woozy, laid-back soundscapes more associated with early '80s New Age and ambient sets. Naturally, Sato's playing takes centre stage throughout, but the standard of the musicianship elsewhere is incredibly impressive, too. Shigeru Suzuki's guitar playing, in particular, stands out.
