Yamaguchi, Mabumi: After the Rain LP

At a time when the Japanese jazz scene was rapidly maturing and one accomplished musician after another was emerging, another saxophonist worthy of new attention joined the scene: Masafumi Yamaguchi. This work, his memorable first album as a leader, now makes its long-awaited first appearance as part of the seventh installment of "Spin This Now!". Masafumi Yamaguchi (ts, ss), Kazumi Watanabe (g), Fumio Karashima (p), Nobuyoshi Ino (b), George Otsuka (ds)