Masaru Imada Trio +2 – Green Caterpillar LP

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2023 restock; Le Trs Jazz Club present a reissue ofMasaru Imada Trio + 2‘sGreen Caterpillar, originally released on Three Blind Mice in 1975.Fuzati(Klub Des Loosers), producer and die-hard crate digger, has teamed up with Modulor to launch the Le Trs Jazz Club label, dedicated to jazz vinyl reissues. For the first two releases,Mine(LTJC 001LP) andGreen Caterpillar, presented here, Le Trs Jazz Club has chosen to celebrate Japan. Japanese jazz is sadly one of the best-kept secrets in music. But, it would be stupid to not discoverGreen Caterpillarby Masaru Imada Trio + 2. Led by Masaru Imada and his Fender Rhodes, the record opens with “A Green Caterpillar”, an 11-minute piece whose groove is somewhat reminiscent ofMarc Moulinand hisPlaceboband. “A Straight Flash” continues along this line, while on “Blue Impulse” and “Spanish Flower” sees Imada use the piano in a much more modal style.