(Jazz, Soul Jazz, Contemporary Jazz) Clint Houston - Inside The Plain Of The Elliptic (1979) [Japan Timeless Jazz Master] - 2015, MP3, 320 kbps

Reissue with the latest remastering and the original cover artwork. Comes with a description written in Japanese. Bassist Clint Houston never made many albums as a leader, but all of them are well worth tracking down - and this one may be the best of the bunch! The set has Clint working with frequent musical partner Joanne Brackeen on piano, as well as Ryo Kawasaki on guitars - who'd played with Joanne around the same time - and percussionist Rubens Bassini completes the group, and adds in some great subtle elements at the bottom. Tracks are long, and often very personal - quite different than the sort of music that many other bassists might provide as a leader - and a great showcase for Houston's highly melodic approach to his instrument. Clint plays both acoustic and electric, and a bit of guitar as well - and titles include "Black Thing", "Geri", "Goodbye Mr P", "You Are Like The Sunshine", and "Letitia".
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Clint Houston - acoustic bass, electric bass, acoustic guitar
Joanne Brackeen - piano
Ryo Kawasaki - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Rubens Bassini - congas, percussion
Recorded at RPM Studio, NYC, April 18th & 19th, 1979.
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