Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

The Thing
Otomo Yoshihide

Shinjuku Crawl

(Smalltown Superjazzz, STSJ169CD) (Norway) (CD)

  1. Shinjuku Crawl, First Attempt (15:19)
  2. Shinjuku Crawl, Second Attempt (9:47)
  3. Shinjuku Crawl, Third Attempt (15:56)
  4. Uramado (Thank You Mr. Fukuoka) (5:02)
  5. Dori Dugout, Part 1 (7:23)
  6. Dori Dugout, Part 2 (13:09)

The Thing
Mats Gustafsson: slide, alto, and baritone saxophones
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten: bass
Paal Nilssen-Love: drums

Otomo Yoshihide: guitar

Recorded live by Jim O'Rourke at Pit Inn, Tokyo, October 2, 2007
Mixed by Bob Weston and Ingebrigt Håker Flaten at Chicago Mastering Service, April 3, 2009
Mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Service, April 11, 2009
Produced by The Thing and Otomo Yoshihide
Co-produced by Joakim Haugland
Sleeve design by Rune Mortensen

Released in September 2009