Masayuki Takayanagi New Direction Unit - Eclipse (LP)

Eclipse = 侵蝕 captures a pivotal moment in Japanese free jazz, led by visionary guitarist Masayuki Takayanagi and his influential New Direction Unit. Recorded live in Tokyo in 1975, the album showcases Takayanagi’s fearless approach to improvisation, blending fierce intensity with moments of delicate interplay among his ensemble.

This release stands out with its two distinct halves: the first side’s “Gradually Projection” immerses listeners in a slowly unfolding, atmospheric journey, while the second side delivers a relentless “Mass Projection”—a 25-minute tour de force of collective improvisation. Revered by jazz enthusiasts, Eclipse = 侵蝕 remains an essential document of Japan’s boundary-pushing jazz movement in the 1970s.

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• Format: Vinyl
• Label: Black Editions (2)
• Genre: Jazz
• Release Date: 04/18/2022
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TRACKS

A1. First Session I (Gradually Projection)
A2. First Session II (Gradually Projection)
B. Second Session (Mass Projection)