Solo in Japan | |
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Released | 1997 |
Recorded | July 6–7, 1997 |
Genre | Free jazz |
Label | P.S.F. Records |
Producer | Charles Gayle and Jun Tanaka |
Solo in Japan is an album by American jazz saxophonist Charles Gayle recorded on July 6 and 7, 1997, for P.S.F. Records (PSFD-94).
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Source | Rating |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [1] |
The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album 4 stars. [1]
Writing for Acoustic Levitation, Carlos Gómez included the album in a "Best of 2012" list. He commented, "Mr. Gayle's character 'Streets' plays in a pure and touching mood—solo pieces on tenor and soprano saxophone or piano. You don't need to think as you listen; go with your feelings." [2]
Track 1,2,3,4 was live-recorded at Jazz-Cafe Narcissus in Shinjuku, Tokyo, on July 6, 1997, and Track 5 was recorded at BarBer Fuji, not only a barber but a live house in Ageo-city, Saitama, on July 7, 1997. No voices or claps are heard, but these are the live recordings.