Orang Utan (180g limited edition) AF03801204LP Cymande split in 1975 after

Cymande split in 1975 after releasing three albums in quick succession

with his earlier freer influences still looming in the band’s explosive undercurrent

trumpet shooting star daoud blends elements of jazz

along with fellow Calypsonians Lord Beginner and Lord Woodbine

creating what Ratliff calls "floating sound and harmony

Orang Utan (180g limited edition) AF03801204LP Cymande split in 1975 afterOriginally released in 1975 on the cult Three Blind Mice label, Orang Utan by bassist and cellist Isao Suzuki is a landmark of Japanese jazz, now reissued worldwide by Le Tres Jazz Club. Blending free jazz and fusion with striking finesse, the album features an all star lineup of saxophonist Kenji Mori channelling Dolphy's spirit, a young Kazumi Watanabe delivering dazzling guitar work, plus Samu Kawakami on bass and Shinji Mori on drums. Vocalist