Kiyoshi Sugimoto - Babylonia Wind [Nippon Columbia / Lawson Japan]

Format: Transparent red LP with obi strip.

A deep and mysterious groove that makes you hesitate before giving in to it. Kiyoshi Sugimoto is a guitarist who has incisively cut through the heart of his time. This is the pinnacle of his achievement.

Kiyoshi Sugimoto is a guitarist whom Terumasa Hino yearned for and whom Akira Ishikawa fell in love with. His avant-garde and diverse sound has always been at the forefront of modern jazz and jazz-rock, and has precisely cut through the heart of the era. There is no doubt that this work, "Babylonia Wind," captures one of the high points of his musical expression. Hideo Ichikawa's electric piano unfolds like a gentle ripple, Yoshio Ikeda's bass is rich yet restrained, Motohiko Hino's drums have texture and great propulsion, Takao Uematsu's saxophone combines strength and brilliance, and Sugimoto's sharp guitar constantly flashes. From the deep-as-the-sea track, "Babylonia Wind," to the delicate and ephemeral "Hieroglyph," listening to the entire album will leave you amazed by the expressive variety and overwhelmed by the depth of the groove.