Funk Party (RSD 2022)

• Pressed on Black vinyl
• Featuring iconic track, 'Put It Where You Want It'
• Originally released in 1975

Live: 1974-12-22 At Kōrakuen Hall ((昭和)49年12月22日 後楽園ホールにて収録)

A heavy funk party from the Japanese jazz scene of the 70s – and a set that hits a lot harder than some of the smoother fusion of the time! There's a grit here that hearkens back to some of the best American jazz-funk at the start of the decade – a nice edge that you often don't find in Japanese recordings of this vintage – which is clearly inspired by the American soul scene of the time – as evidence in the weird-looking cover, and in the album's choice of tracks! The notes are in Japanese, which makes it a bit hard to tell what's going on – but the whole thing feels like a live performance, with supposedly different Japanese groups taking the lead – and some calls on the tunes that almost give the whole thing an Osaka Monaurail feel!