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Wild Japanese jazz opera with music by Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Charlie Parker
Tamori wearing his signature shades
This wonderfully surreal clip from a 1986 episode of Japanese TV variety show It’s Okay To Laugh hosted by popular comedian Tamori (who is never seen in public without sunglasses) takes a classic Japanese fairytale called “The Peach Boy” and melds it with American jazz to create something truly unique. And it gets progressively more unique as it goes along.
Featuring “Milestones” – Miles Davis, “Misterioso” – Thelonious Monk, “Sister Sadie” – Horace Silver, “Waltz For Debby” – Bill Evans, “Doxy” – Sonny Rollins, “Maiden Voyage” – Herbie Hancock, “Donna Lee” – Charlie Parker, “Moment’s Notice” – John Coltrane…and more.