George Otsuka Quintet - Sea BreezeLe Tres Jazz Club present a reissue of George Otsuka Quintet's Sea Breeze, originally released in 1971. George Otsuka, sadly passed away in March 2020, was one of Japan's most renowned jazz drummers. After three records with the George Otsuka Trio in the late part of the '60s, Sea Breezewas released in 1971 on the Union label, his first record in quintet formation and a superb album which showcases the thrilling talent of this band. Included the

composer of Mother Earth's Plantasia

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featuring as it does a much wider range of moods and melodies

such as "Some People

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That song came from wanting to just shake people and go

as well as annotation by Alan Robinson

Several tracks will only be available physically on this compilation

it was originally intended to be credited to Talk Talk

With a more accessible mainstream rock sound 'Yield' became the band's fifth straight album to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America

Another Iowan group

All tracks written and arranged by Kirby and performed by him and six additional musicians