Masabumi Kikuchi And Gil Evans

Masabumi Kikuchi first visited and met with Gil Evans in the spring of 1972 when Masabumi had been traveling to New York City to join in Elvin Jones' group. Masabumi and Gil hit it off to organize hybrid orchestra from Japan and the US. Toshinari Koinuma had managed to coordinate the personnels, hired 21 Japanese players besides Masabumi, and Gil visited Japan for the first time with Billy Harper and Marvin Peterson. The three men arrived at Haneda Airport on June 22.The concert was named "Kikuchi Masabumi Recital", and held at four cities; started from Tokyo on 27th, Osaka, Wakayama and Nagoya. Disque et pochette sont super Evans Gil With Masabumi Kikuchi Big band EUR 1977 Philips 6385 928