Japanese remastered reissue of the Japanese psych/hard rock act's 4th & final album. Previously issued as a single CD, this double CD version tacks on the missing 17-minute live-studio version of 'Satori Pt. 2'. Recorded live in Sep. 1972.

Mastered By – Kobayashi Yoshio
Producer – Shibusa Shirazu
Recorded By, Mixed By – Tanaka Atsushi (Realtime Sound)
Written-By – Fuwa Daisuke

Artwork – John Bergin
Chapman Stick, Voice – Tony Levin
Drums [Acoustic], Electronic Drums, Percussion – Pat Mastelotto
Guitar [U8 And AU8 Touch Guitars], Voice – Markus Reuter
Layout – Bernhard Wöstheinrich
Mastered By – Lee Fletcher
Photography By [Band Photography] – Kai Joachim
Producer – Stick Men (2)
Producer [Post-production], Mixed By – Benjamin Schäfer, Markus Reuter
Written-By – Markus Reuter, Pat Mastelotto, Tony Levin

Bassist Takashi Mizuhashi made a stunning debut from the Three Blind Mice label with this live recording with the first regular group he formed as a leader. His quartet consisted of young and competent players who would late become giants in the Japanese jazz scene.
This incredibly well-recorded live album contains only three tunes, each exceeding 11 minutes in length. The opener is a huge R&B hit, "When A Man Loves A Woman," featuring the soulful alto saxophone of Yoshio Otomo. "So What" begins with more than three minutes of free improvisation before the band attacks the tune at a break-neck speed.
The third tune--covering the entire Side B of the original album at 18:26--is Stanley Turrentine's famous "Sugar," and for this tune the quartet is augmented by two powerful guests, Seiichi Nakamura on tenor sax and Shigeharu Mukai on trombone. This is an exciting live album recorded with stunning fidelity!
Takashi Mizuhashi - bass
Yoshio Otomo - alto saxophone
Fumio Karashima - piano
Hideo Sekine - drums
Seiichi Nakamura - tenor saxophone (#3)
Shigeharu Mukai - trombone (#3)

幻の1972年ライヴ音源。やはり阿部薫の初期の音は素晴らしい。ジャズの評論家の方々は阿部薫に安易に死のイメージを植えつけてしまったが、これほど生きる（表現する）喜びを感じさせ、そしてこのスピード感を持つ音は他に無いだろう。

“2014年11月18日晚，四位音乐人偶然聚集在大理才村码头某客栈大厅即兴演出，此专辑为当日现场录音。
录音器材：SONY D50
录音：李铁桥、朱芳琼
李铁桥：萨克斯、木簧管
朱芳琼：海浪鼓、玻璃杯
寒 鹰： 人声、三孔、塑料管、苏尔、笛哩吐
梁奕源：电吉他、LOOP效果器、锣
鸣谢：张东、紫淸、奕海竹院客栈、张佺。
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这是一张67年的专辑，自由爵士与印度音乐的一次激烈碰撞。这一张专辑中成员的阵容十分强大，其中贝斯手Uli Trepte 以及鼓手Mani Neumeier之后都去了guru guru，小号手也在我很喜欢的德国自由爵士团体Globe Unity Orchestra里面待过，萨克斯风Barney Wilen曾经也是art blakey爵士信使以及麦尔斯戴维斯五重奏中的一员。 第一首歌曲中一开始西塔尔琴与钢琴之间的配合以及对飚是十分精彩的，随后由小号的插入歌曲逐渐走向第一个小高潮。小号从一开始的迷离到后来的越来越诡异、飘忽不定的演奏过程中，钢琴、鼓、西塔尔也都是不紧不慢的跟随着，而坦布拉则是一直从容不迫的制造着它那令人充满无限遐想的嗡鸣效果。当小号的演奏结束后之后又是以一段比较缓慢而强壮的萨克斯风开始为第一首歌曲的最后一次高潮做好铺垫，当它结束之后，西塔尔也不甘示弱的来了一段令人紧张而又迷幻的solo，而后又萨克斯、鼓、小号、钢琴的逐一介入，歌曲也开始了最后的一次高潮，当这些都停止的时候，以西塔尔作为的结尾则又把我们带回到了古老而又神秘的印度文化。前两首歌曲的爵士部分基本都是被印度音乐压着演奏，很少能取得上风，而最后一首曲子从中间开始，爵士部分也逐渐开始反击，在8分20多秒的时候，Mani Neumeier的鼓声风卷残云般的席卷了整个印度，最后两分多钟的自由爵士的演奏尤为出彩。尤其是那鼓声，他那酣畅淋漓的演奏直逼art blakey。如果喜欢这张专辑的话，可以接着听听Irène Schweizer Trio78年的Early Tapes，钢琴的演奏相较之前更为硬朗

2017 two CD live release. This set was recorded during the band's most recent tour and features many iconic King Crimson pieces performed live, including 'Islands', 'The Lizard Suite', 'The Errors', 'Fallen Angel', 'Cirkus' and more, some for the first time ever.