Masaru Imada
Now!! (LP)
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Now! by Masaru Imada was the second album released by the fledgling Three Blind Mice label and the pianist's first leader album for the label. All four tunes are Imada's original compositions. The two slow numbers – "Nostalgia" and "The Shadow of the Castle" show his lyrical, "quiet but emotional," qualities. "Alter" is an adventurous tune whose focus is on free improvisation while "Gehi Dorian" is a modal composition as the title suggests.
Release notes
Recorded August 10 and 11, 1970. 2025 Japan reissue. Three Blind Mice [Premium Reprint Collection] Series 2nd Series, Part 2 Coming off his debut album "Maki" (Victor), Masaru Imada is on a roll with his second album and first TBM release. The melancholic slow "Nostalgia" and the light, lyrical "Gehi Dorian" are must-listen tracks. (Series Supervisor: Koki Hanawa) [Warner Mastering Mastering & Cutting] SMS Shizuoka Press
| A1 | Nostalgia | 10:09 | |
| A2 | Alter | 8:41 | |
| B1 | Gehi Dorian | 9:56 | |
| B2 | The Shadow Of The Castle | 9:49 |
- Tsutomu Nishizawa
- Art Direction, Photography By, Design [Cover]
- Tsutomu Takahashi
- Artwork, Design [Reissue]
- Takashi Mizuhashi
- Bass
- Mami Hoshino
- Coordinator [Product, Reissue]
- Masahiko Ozu
- Drums
- Yoshihiko Kannari
- Engineer
- Yuta Nakamura
- Engineer [Arrangement For Master Tapes, Reissue]
- Kenji Kurota
- Engineer [Assistant]
- Yoshinari Uozu
- Executive-Producer
- Shoichi Yui
- Liner Notes
- Masaru Imada
- Piano
- Takeshi Fujii
- Producer
- Kazumitsu Saga
- Producer [Associate]
- Hideaki Nose
- Product Manager [Reissue]
- Hideki Murai
- Product Manager [Reissue]
- Shigeru Takise
- Product Manager [Reissue]
- Legacy Plus "Otonano" Team
- Promotion [Media]
- Katsutoshi Suzuki
- Promotion [Sales, Reissue]
- Masafumi Takeda
- Promotion [Sales, Reissue]
- Michiko Nemugaki
- Promotion [Sales, Reissue]
- Yoko Enomoto
- Promotion [Sales, Reissue]
- Hiroyuki Shiotsuki
- Remastered By [Reissue]
- Isao Kikuchi
- Remastered By [Vinyl Re-Mastering], Engineer [Cutting]
- Katsutoshi Kitamura
- Remastered By [Vinyl Re-Mastering], Engineer [Cutting]
- Koki Hanawa
- Supervised By [Reissue]
- Ichiro Mimori
- Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
