Osorezan - Mimidokodesuka

Osorezan came about when Jim O'Rourke was given the opportunity to brings some players to Japan to basically do whatever he wanted. A wide, kinky net for sure – but after considering his options, what he chose to do was a "deep roots" project, a return to the kind of music he played before anything else, way back at the beginning. The very nature of "free jazz/improvisation" means that you are always joining up with other people – and over the years – Jim had participated in plenty of sessions such as these, but had never initiated one of his own. Mimidokodesuka was recorded live at the Pit Inn in Tokyo during a 2005 residency that included sets with alto sax legend Akira Sakata (recordings of which have been released separately and elsewhere). The music appears here pretty much as played, all from the first set. The agreement between players is kinetic and immediate, with everybody playing alternately for each other and to the skies. There's lots of color and dynamic tension, for those of you who like that sort of thing.