Masahiko Togashi Quartet - Sketch (1977) (2025) (FLAC)

脊髄を損傷し下半身不随となりながらも独自の奏法を生み出し演奏活動を続けた日本が誇る偉大なるドラマー/パーカッショニストの富樫雅彦による1977年リリースのアルバム。中川昌三(ft,as,per)、加古隆(p)、翠川敬基(b,cello,per)とのカルテット。同年の3月から5月にかけて東京・芝の増上寺ホールで行われた＜富樫雅彦カルテット／ファースト・コンサート＞で初演された「スケッチ」のスタジオ録音盤。事前に定められたスコアのもと自在にインプロヴィゼーションを繰り広げていく、富樫が70年代に展開したフリー・ジャズの発展系と言える素晴らしい演奏。Don Cherryを彷彿とさせるミニマルなピアノのリフレインとともに様々なパーカッション群が強弱をつけながら浮遊するA1が最高です。B2はシカゴAACM勢とシンクロするアヴァン・ジャズ。

A 1977 album by Japan's celebrated drummer and percussionist Masahiko Togashi, who continued performing and developing his own unique playing style despite a spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down. This is a quartet recording with Masami Nakagawa (flute, alto sax, percussion), Takashi Kako (piano), and Keiki Midorikawa (bass, cello, percussion).

The album features a studio recording of Masahiko Togashi Quartet - Sketch, which was premiered at the Masahiko Togashi Quartet / First Concert held at Zojoji Hall in Shiba, Tokyo, from March to May of the same year. Based on a predetermined score, the musicians freely explore improvisation, showcasing a development of free jazz that Togashi pioneered in the 1970s.

A1 stands out with its minimal piano refrains reminiscent of Don Cherry, over which various percussion instruments float dynamically. B2 features avant-garde jazz that syncs with the spirit of Chicago's AACM musicians.

Tracklist
1. Sketch 3
2. Sketch 4
3. Sketch 2
4. Sketch 1

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