CD "ORIENTAL" by YOICHI KOBAYASHI & GOOD FELLAS. Live recording from June 8, 1997, at Birdland, New York. Yoichi Kobayashi had been active in New York until then, but this was the first time the band consisted entirely of Japanese members. And, it was the first time in the history of Japanese jazz that a band made up solely of Japanese musicians performed a gig at an American club, and that performance was live-recorded (from the liner notes). It's a pretty good performance. 〈Members〉 Yoshio Okazaki… tp Jun Oka… ts, fl Mariko Saito… p Tomoyuki Shima… b Yoichi Kobayashi… ds 〈Tracks〉 ① Akita Rap ② Kokiriko Bushi ③ Yamase ④ First Mission ⑤ Shimanto ⑥ Checks in the Garden ⑦ MJ-12 ⑧ Sentimentally ⑨ C.T.A. (Ending) ※Except for ⑧ and ⑨, all tracks are original compositions by the members. Other musicians also do it well, but Japanese folk songs really suit jazz. ★I think I bought this at a regular record store, but there was a "Sample" sticker on the barcode (Photo ⑧). Price: 2,854 yen This album is currently out of print. Jazz Live House New York Live Album Drummer