Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media - Onna Tomodachi [Clear Purple Vinyl]【"Record Day" Limited Edition】

An eccentric work featuring vocals and a sinister, gleaming black rock groove, boldly incorporating new rock.
A jazz-rock work that stands out even among the works of Japanese jazz maverick Jiro Inagaki is finally being reissued on vinyl. For the first time, it features vocals by Sammy and Seiji Sawada, backed by Masahiko Sato, Mitsuo Mizutani, Hiro Yanagida, and others, unfolding with a sinister, gleaming black rock groove.

Tracklist:
side A
1. WANDERING BIRDS ~ INTERLUDE
2. AFTER NOON
3. PARAJIKA
side B
1. DO IT!
2. ON THE GRASS
3. Hyakunen Tattara
4. WANDERING BIRDS

Jiro Inagaki (ts, ss, fl)/Tsunehide Matsuki (g)/Mitsuo Mizutani (g)/Hiro Yanagida (key, p)/Hideaki Takebe (b)/Seiji Tanaka (ds)/Sammy (vo)/Seiji Sawada (vo) Masahiko Sato (moog)/Shinnai-muro Orchestra (strings)

Commentary: Yusuke Ogawa (UNIVERSOUNDS/DEEP JAZZ REALITY) Original release: NCB-7013 (1971/12/25)