Hello there - a quick post to start the week. Those that followed along with my Isao Suzuki posts may remember an album from 1978 that had a stellar lineup - but had strings added that killed the vibe, in my opinion. I love strings in most cases - but the artificial, piped in strings on My Spare Time were a little too much for my liking.
I messed around this past weekend and pulled the strings out of the audio with pretty decent success. I just listened to the album again and it's an instant improvement as far as I'm concerned.
To recap, Isao is joined by fellow bassist Nobuyoshi Ino, saxophonist Sadao Watanabe, pianist Masahiko Satoh, guitarist Sadanori Nakamure and drummer Motohiko Hino. Mostly standards here but the talent level of this lineup is nearly unmatched. Take a listen and see if you dig the album with or without the strings. I'll have more to dive into later this week.
https://krakenfiles.com/view/qjvJhxGjco/file.html
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