Kogun Frankie And The Witch Fingers Circle Blue Studios

Circle Blue Studios

letting an impressive roster of guests—Lou Reed

Mac McCaughan (Merge / Superchunk) praises this album

making this reissue a welcome addition to any record collection

As his only release for Blue Note

Kogun Frankie And The Witch Fingers Circle Blue StudiosIn 1974, a Japanese soldier emerged from the Philippine jungle where he had hidden for three decades, still unconvinced that World War II had come to an end. The Toshiko Akiyoshi Lew Tabackin Big Band released their debut album, Kogun ("solitary soldier"), later that year. The title track, incorporating music from medieval Japanese no theater, served as a commemoration of his experience within the context of jazz music for the first time. During a