[Japan] BURNING MEN -1978c - Balloon - Burning Super Session III [Jazz Fusion] (Isao Suzuki ect.)

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00:00 - 01 Balloon
06:21 - 02 All Is All for One
11:55 - 03 Favela
19:02 - 04 Rattlesnake
24:22 - 05 On A Clear Day
28:59 - 06 My One and Only Love
32:56 - 07 Spanish Hat

**Balloon / Burning Super Session III** is the third instalment in a 1978 Japanese jazz-fusion trilogy led by bassist-composer Isao Suzuki. Issued on Yupiteru Records (YJ25-7017) and part of the "Seeking For Jazz" series, it was recorded over two days at Tokyo’s Teichiku Suginami Studio and features a concise seven-track program blending jazz-funk grooves, fusion improvisation and tasteful vocal accents.

Release & Recording

Label & Series: Released in 1978 on Yupiteru Records (catalog YJ25-7017), as part of the “Seeking For Jazz” line.

Studio & Dates: Recorded November 8–9, 1978 at Teichiku Suginami Studio in Tokyo.

Format: Japanese original LP pressing, complete with obi strip—highly prized by collectors.

Tracklist

Side A

Balloon
All Is All For One
Favela

Side B

Rattlesnake
On a Clear Day
My One and Only Love
Spanish Hat

Personnel

Isao Suzuki – acoustic piccolo bass, piano, vocals (also producer)
Masayoshi Yoneda – piano, electric piano, synthesizer
Tatsuhiko Hizawa – electric bass
Shigeo Hirayama – drums
Takayuki Katoh – guitar
Tamami Koyake – flute
Hiroshi Suzuki – vocals

Mitsuhiko Kataoka – session director
Akira Tokuda – design

Musical Style

Drawing on jazz-funk and fusion idioms, the album juxtaposes tight, groove-driven originals (**“Balloon,”** **“Rattlesnake”**) with reimagined standards (**“My One and Only Love”**), all underpinned by Suzuki’s inventive bass work and Yoneda’s synth textures.

Contemporary Reviews: No coverage appears in major Western jazz magazines (DownBeat, JazzTimes), suggesting it flew under mainstream radar at release.

Fan Feedback: Discogs reviewer “soundgenetics” (Jan 24 2024) remarked the “wonderful music is totally wasted by vocals,” evidencing mixed opinions on its vocal passages.