Yoku Tamura ~ Sweet Amami (1980). Piano jazz trio recorded live somewhere in Japan. As it was issued originally by the Trio (Kenwood) Corporation on what appears to have been their own label, I held out scant hope of it ever being reissued on CD. But, as my original vinyl copy, which I'd bought pre-owned in the early 80's from one of Bristol's many now long gone hole-in-the-wall record shops was well past its listenable best, I kept checking on the InterNet every so often until, one day, finally, in the summer of 2008, Hey presto! there it was, so I snapped up a copy without a moment's hesitation. Just as well I did, because it must have been a very limited run that quickly sold out, whereafter pre-owned copies became very expensive (as much as £200) and now it simply isn't available anywhere. It's listed on various sites but not to actually buy or even download. So I was very glad to have got a copy. A very nice album.
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