{"product_id":"norio-maeda-trio-presale-11-6-26-alpha-ray-vinyl-lp-new","title":"Norio Maeda Trio - (PRESALE 11\/6\/26) Alpha Ray (VINYL LP) | NEW","description":"\u003cp\u003eSHIPS BY 11\/6\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNORIO MAEDA TRIO - ALPHA RAY [LP] (JAPANESE IMPORT)\u003cbr\u003eArtist: Norio Maeda Trio\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Alpha Ray\u003cbr\u003eProduct Tagline: Japanese import\u003cbr\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Nipponophone\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 4549767376813\u003cbr\u003eCatalog #: COJY-9600\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 11\/6\/2026\u003cbr\u003eWeight (lbs): 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA torrent of brilliance released from the fingertips. The art of the piano trio by a giant of arrangement.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1968, Norio Maeda, the genius arranger once described as being able to “write different scores with his right and left hands at the same time,” welcomed his close musical allies Takeshi Inomata and Tatsuro Takimoto and took on the piano head-on in his first piano trio work as a pianist. This album brings together the refined melodies of the new mainstream style that led the jazz scene at the time, experimental elements using prepared piano, and even a strikingly inventive recording approach in which as many as seven microphones were placed inside the piano. With the outstanding structural power of a composer and arranger and the sharp instincts of a performer woven together at a high level, this is an important work that deserves to be engraved in the history of Japanese jazz.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSide A\u003cbr\u003e01. Alpha Ray\u003cbr\u003e02. Bye Bye Blackbird\u003cbr\u003e03. Maria\u003cbr\u003e04. Fifth Column\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSide B\u003cbr\u003e01. Slobber\u003cbr\u003e02. Star Eyes\u003cbr\u003e03. Infinite\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded on October 3, 1968 at Teichiku Kaikan Studio\u003cbr\u003eNorio Maeda (Piano)\u003cbr\u003eTatsuro Takimoto (Bass)\u003cbr\u003eTakeshi Inomata (Drums)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: NEW\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: 4549767376813\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: JAZZ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabel: Nipponophone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatalog Number: COJY-9600\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Type: LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 11\/6\/2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Norio Maeda Trio","offers":[{"title":"- JAZZ *NEW*","offer_id":66927653945459,"sku":"CZA9R2-H47K-00","price":39.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0500\/7837\/files\/jazz-new_ZXWxt.jpg?v=1792380717","url":"https:\/\/www.lovevinylrecords.com\/products\/norio-maeda-trio-presale-11-6-26-alpha-ray-vinyl-lp-new","provider":"Love Vinyl Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}