Samurai

Samurai: Samurai

by AAJ Staff
May 1, 1999

I immediately was groovin' on this nostalgia trip. I heard strains of Sugarloaf, mellow Jade Warrior, Hatfield and the North leanings, pastel impressions of National Health, and even Joe Jackson vocals, (no lie)! This is yet another one of those '70s obscurities resurrected for our digital enjoyment. Dave Lawson is the accomplished writer and arranger of these jazzy, guitar rock-edged, reed-enhanced, and vibes-laced delights. This is hip all the way through the beaded curtains to that hazy back room of ...

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Baritone Saxophonist, B.J. Jansen Releases, "Ronin, The Masterless Samurai"

Source: JM Creative
January 4, 2014

His first new release in nearly two years, B.J. Jansen returns with a new quartet album Ronin. Ronin hits the streets March 4th, 2014 and features; Mamiko Watanabe on piano, Mike Boone on bass, Amanda Ruzza on bass, Chris Beck on drums and Dorota Piotrowska on drums. During the feudal period in Japan (1185-1868), a Ronin was a samurai (knight) with no lord or master. A samurai could become masterless from the death or political fall of his master, or ...
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