George Kawaguchi’s The Big 4 – The Big 4 (1976) [Japan 2006] [SACD / Three Blind Mice – MHCP 10033]
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Title: George Kawaguchi’s The Big 4 – The Big 4 (1976) [Japan 2006]
Genre: Jazz
Format: SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC
Joji “George” Kawaguchi was a Japanese jazz drummer and bandleader. The Big Four had their debut concert in a large theater, Nichigeki in Yurakucho, Tokyo in May 1953. The Big Four was named the Number 1 combo in the 1954 by Swing Journal poll and created an all-time Jazz boom in Japan. George Kawaguchi was voted Number 1 drummer six years in a row. The Big Four played intermittently into the 1980s. George Kawaguchi played extensively with Art Blakey on tour in the 1980s. He also recorded extensively as a leader until his death in 2003.
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