Mysterious Meishi Smile

T-Square is a Japanese jazz fusion band that was formed in 1978. They became famous in the late 70s and early 80s along with other Japanese fusion bands. Its most successful lineup included its members from 1986 to 1990: guitarist Masahiro Andoh, bassist Mitsuru Sutoh, saxophonist/flutist/EWI player Takeshi Itoh, keyboardist Hirotaka Izumi, and drummer Hiroyuki Noritake. They are known for songs such as "Truth", "Japanese Soul Brothers", "Takarajima", and "Omens of Love" among others.

Ms. Scott at her finest. This album is rich in feeling and emotion. Her unique style and presentation will make you melt. All her albums are 4 star or better but this one and her previous Japanese import only on SINDROME records are her two best. This is an essential to add to any good jazz collection. Her smoky, seductive voice will capture your heart and soul…not to mention, it will make you SMILE.

Howard Crockett - The Many Moods Of The Mysterious Howard Crockett (2017) {Omni Recording OMNI-189 rec 1960's}
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© 1960's, 2017 The Omni Recording Corporation | OMNI - 189
Country / Dark Country / Rockabilly / Honky Tonk

Who is Howard Crockett? Well, sometimes he was his alter-ego Howard Hausey, but his two biggest claims to fame are probably that he wrote Honky Tonk Man and that he was a curmudgeonly singer-songwriter that got fed up with Nashville, left, and turned down potentially lucrative deals in order to maintain his credibility. Howard Crockett certainly could write a quirky, if not downright eccentric, Country song. From the haunted recitation of Man With No Face, to the children's song The Story of Bango (Bango was a monkey, so you get the painful rhyming couplet of "Bango the orango,") to The Law Says which is basically a love song to someone who has a restraining order against him (yikes!)

The veteran pianist based in Southern California, Llew Matthews is relatively unknown to international jazz fans, although he has played with jazz giants including Kenny Dorham and Jackie McLean, and accompanied great singers such as Lena Horne and Nancy Wilson. The Japanese label M&I has been working hard to rectify the situation, releasing a series of leader albums by the lyrical pianist whose style can be expressed by one word: beautiful. A Certain Smile is an interesting concept album. As the subtitle suggests, Matthews and company play evergreen songs whose lyrics were written by Paul Francis Webster…