Woody Shaw - Tokyo '81Label: Elemental Music Reissued 2018, Originally released 1981 European Import Woody Shaw Tokyo 1981 opens with a stellar rendition of Shaws signature tune, the famous 69 bars of Rosewood, which is here played at a faster tempo than on the original studio recording. A straight reading of Thelonious Monks `Round Midnight with gorgeous solos by Shaw and Turre follows. In the ballad From Moment to Moment, Shaw shows his softer side and uses his warm,

from electric Chicago blues to modern blues

Double Mixte– Am I A Fool To Love You

in northeastern Jamaica

A Thousand Days

with dialogue samples from various films and television programs appearing across the songs

and Ale Vanzella

Kei Ko's Birthday March

Pain in My Heart

Welcome To The Show

and The Nashville Sound is no exception

It will also come as little surprise that Cinevox/Dario Argento favorites Goblin were not too far away with the bass player Fabio Pignatelli alongside sports rock drummer Agostino Marangolo joining in

Fronted by the powerful vocals of Buck Defect