Jazz
Recorded in 1977
Terumasa Hino trumpet, flugelhorn
Hal Galper piano
Cecil McBee bass
Tony Williams drums
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Born in Salem, PA in 1938, Hal Galper studied at Berklee College (1955-58) before going on the road with the likes of Chet Baker, Stan Getz, Joe Henderson and the Brecker Brothers. He was Cannonball Adderley's last piano player until the saxophonist's untimely death in 1975. Firmly rooted in the bop tradition but open to new adventures, he presents this 1977 all-star quartet featuring Japan's trumpet genius Terumasa Hino, free jazz veteran Cecil McBee on bass and the one and only Tony Williams (ex-Miles Davis, ex-Lifetime). Intense and inventive music, played with heart and brain. "He has assembled an outstanding group here," Cash Box read. "A sterling group." German Jazz Podium said: "A successful, loose session that throws up just one question: What if there wasn't ENJA anymore?"
Hal Galper
Active Decades: '70s, '80s and '90s
Born: Apr 18, 1938 in Salem, MA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop
An excellent if generally overlooked advanced hard bop pianist, Hal Galper studied at Berklee (1955-1958) and then worked in many groups, including with Chet Baker, Stan Getz, the Brecker Brothers, Bobby Hutcherson, and with such singers as Joe Williams, Chris Connor, and Anita O'Day. He played electric piano (an instrument he has since dropped) with the Cannonball Adderley Quintet during its last years (1973-1975) and spent time playing with Lee Konitz and John Scofield. Galper, who has recorded as a leader for Mainstream, SteepleChase, Enja, Concord (including a solo set at Maybeck Recital Hall), and Blackhawk, gained his greatest notoriety for being a pianist with Phil Woods's quartet/quintet from 1981 to 1990.
--- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Terumasa Hino
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Oct 25, 1942 in Tokyo, Japan
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Avant-Garde, Fusion, Post-Bop, Hard Bop
A fine trumpeter influenced by Freddie Hubbard and Miles Davis, Terumasa Hino has long been one of Japan's best jazz musicians. A professional since 1955, Hino has mostly become known to Americans since the 1970s due to his Enja recordings, although some of his albums were made available domestically by Catalyst, Inner City, and Blue Note. He moved to the U.S. in 1975, where he worked with Gil Evans, Jackie McLean, Dave Liebman, and Elvin Jones. Hino spent more of his time in Japan after the early '80s, and recorded in several different styles ranging from straight-ahead to fusion.
--- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
