• Album cover with black and white illustration of two musicians and red text on a gray background

Makoto Terashita, Harold Land

Topology

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COLOUR
  • Black
YEAR
  • 2019
EXTRAS
  • 2LP, Obi, Gatefold, 180g, Reissue
IF YOU LIKE
  • Jazz
  • Spiritual Jazz
  • Modal
  • Post Bop
  • Hard Bop

BBE Music presents Topology, the fourth release in their acclaimed J Jazz Masterclass Series, featuring an extraordinary collaboration between Japanese pianist Makoto Terashita and American saxophonist Harold Land. Originally released in 1984 on the cult Aketa's Disk label and reissued here for the first time in 36 years, this album captures a remarkable creative partnership between two musicians from different generations and countries. The album opens with the epic spiritual jazz of 'Dragon Dance'—an extended piano introduction from Terashita that was selected to open volume 2 of BBE's universally praised 'J Jazz' compilation—and balances energetic tracks like 'Crossing' with more nuanced, reflective pieces such as Land's 'World Peace', presenting listeners with a complete musical experience unified by creative spirit across cultural and generational boundaries.
Genre: Jazz, Japanese, and Japanese Jazz