Kaoru Abe - Solo Live At Gaya




I appreciate that if you don't get free-form jazz/sax then you are having a bad week on here. Ah well!

If you do, then you will already know that Kaoru Abe was the epitome. Between 1990 and 1991, DIW released 10 volumes of his Solo Live At Gaya sets. In 1995, they brought them all together as an 11 disc box set with the true bonus of "Kaoru Abe and Yoshisaburo Toyozumi - Duo Live At Gaya" that features two sessions recorded in 1977 and 1978 respectively.

It's all in 16bit flac and weighs in at around 2.7GB. Deocliciano, I hope you've finally got around to buying a new external drive!

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10 comments:

Anonymous,  21 May 2018 at 09:40  

Many, many, many Thanks,

greatly appreciate that one (or 11). Would have loved a couple of earlier entrances in FLAC as well, however larger the memory lane has to be broadened. Some things are just historical monuments that deserves the pedestal.

best

g.do

Anonymous,  21 May 2018 at 19:17  

You are a first class hero of the highest calibre. Right up there with Abe-sama by my estimation. Thanks so much for this.

Anonymous,  21 May 2018 at 23:05  

Wow! Just Wow!! Thank you

kingpossum,  22 May 2018 at 15:06  

Wow, there is nothing not to love here. I don't have words that would do it justice. What an experience for the lucky folks who were there on these nights. Blessings and thanks for the post.

Vladimir 23 May 2018 at 11:27  

thank you thank you thank you

Anonymous,  23 May 2018 at 12:28  

Caligari:
tasty

Janez 23 May 2018 at 13:50  

Thank you for Kaoru Abe and other japanese free jazz

Anonymous,  25 May 2018 at 12:10  

amazing, thank you so much!

- otaia

DanHall 10 July 2021 at 12:51  

This is... Just TRAGIC. So close yet so far.