Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Kaoru Abe

Mort à Crédit

(ALM Records, ALCD-8, 9) (Japan) (2-CD set)

CD 1

  1. Alto Improvisation No. 1 (25:54)
  2. Alto Improvisation No. 2 (11:14)
  3. Alto Improvisation No. 3 (12:24)

CD 2

  1. Sopranino Improvisation No. 1 (6:21)
  2. Alto Improvisation No. 4 (36:39)
  3. Sopranino Improvisation No. 2 (7:01)

Kaoru Abe: alto saxophone (CD 1, CD 2-2), sopranino saxophone (CD 2-1, 3)

CD 1/track 2 and CD 2 recorded by Yukio Kojima at Iruma Shimin Kaikan, October 16, 1975
CD 1/tracks 1 and 3 recorded live by Yukio Kojima at Aoyama Tower Hall, October 18, 1975
Produced by Hangesha, Aquirax Aida, and Yukio Kojima
Photos by Masahiro Imai
Design by Nobukage Torii
Includes liner notes in Japanese by Aquirax Aida

Released in 1995
Originally released in 1976 as an LP on ALM Records