(Free Jazz) Yosuke Yamashita Trio, Itaru Oki Trio, Yuji Ono Trio & Kimiko Kasai - Trio by Trio + 1 (2CD) - 1970, MP3, 320 kbps

01. Yosuke Yamashita Trio - Dore (Moriyama) - 11:33
02. Yosuke Yamashita Trio - Mokurin - Gugan (Yamashita) - 12:08
03. Itaru Oki Trio - Flying into the Space (Oki) - 16:44
04. Itaru Oki Trio - Conversation with Water (Oki) - 10:53

01. Yuji Ohno Trio - Autumn Leaves (Kosma) - 13:15
02. Yuji Ohno Trio - I Can't Give You Anything But Love (McHugh-Fields) - 4:22
03. Yuji Ohno Trio - Get Out of Town (Porter) - 2:22
04. Yuji Ohno Trio - Kenny's Mood (Ono) - 6:07
05. Itaru Oki Trio, Yuji Ohno Trio, Kimiko Kasai - Black Shadow Woman (Oki) - 12:23
06. Itaru Oki Trio, Yuji Ohno Trio, Kimiko Kasai - Theme of the Unknown People (Ono) - 13:33

A really unique little record – and a wonderful cross-section of the Japanese scene at the start of the 70s! The album features work by three trios – hence the title – some avant, some straight, and all if it pretty great! First up are the Yosuke Yamashita trio – who really step outside on the tracks "Dore" and "Morkurin Gugan" – material that really demonstrates the sharp, free-thinking sound of the group. Next is work from a trio led by Itaru Oki, with some really bold trumpet lines – stretching out and carving great space over relatively open, free territory – on titles "Flying Into Space" and "Conversation With Water". The trio of Yuji Ono follows, grooving soulfully on some tracks instrumentally, joined by vocals from Kimiko Kasai on a few others – titles that include "Kenny's Mood", "Get Out Of Town", and "Autumn Leaves". Then, the best work of all – two long vocal tracks that feature Kasai singing hip and wordlessly, with combined backing from the groups of Oki and Ono – titles that include "Black Shadow Woman" and "Theme Of The Unknown People". (Part of the Deep Jazz Reality series!)

Yosuke Yamashita Trio:
Yosuke Yamashita - piano
Seiichi Nakamura - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Takeo Moriyama - drums
Itaru Oki Trio:
Itaru Oki - trumpet
Keiki Midorikawa - bass
Hozumi Tanaka - drums
Yuji Ono Trio:
Yuji Ono - piano
Takashi Mizuhashi - bass
Kazuyoshi Okayama - drums
Kimiko Kasai - vocals
Recorded live at Yamaha Hall, Ginza, Tokyo on May 20, 1970.