Import 180g Vinyl LP!
Unicorn was bassist Teruo Nakamura's first date as a leader. Recorded and issued in Japan on the legendary Three Blind Mice imprint in 1973, Nakamura had been working in New York since 1964. He'd done a lot of hardscrabble work before 1969 when he landed the gig as bassist in Roy Haynes' first group of the time. During that year he formed a band with Steve Grossman and Lenny White, who both appear here. This is an interesting date because it equally divided between very electric fusion tracks and more modal acoustic numbers.
Features
- 180g Vinyl
- 33rpm
- From the Original Master Tapes
- Recorded May 18 & June 8, 1973 at Sound Idease Studio, New York
- Produced by Takeshi Fujii & Teruo Nakamura
- OBI
- Import
Musicians
| Teruo Nakamura | bass, electric bass |
|---|---|
| Alvern Bunn | congas (A1, B2, B3) |
| Alphonse Mouzon | drums (A2, A3, B1) |
| Lenny White | drums (A1, B2, B3) |
| George Cables | electric piano (A1, B2, B3), piano (B2) |
| Hubert Eaves III | electric piano (A3, B1), piano (A2) |
| John MIller | piano (B2) |
| Keiji Kishida | percussion (A1, A2, B1, B2, B3) |
| Ronald Jackson | percussion (B1) |
| Steve Grossman | soprano saxophone (A1, B2, B2), tenor saxophone (A3, B3) |
| Charles Sullivan | trumpet (B2, B3) |
| Sandy Hewitt | vocals (A2, B1) |
Selections
Side A:
- Unicorn Lady
- Understanding
- Some Other Blues
Side B:
- Umma Be Me
- New Moon
- Derrick's Dance
