Izumi "Mimi" Kobayashi - Choice Cuts 1978-1983(TIME020)Irrepressible, off the wall and utterly unique the late 70s early 80s Latin jazz funk and leftfield electronic boogie of Japanese composer and pianist Izumi Mimi Kobayashi collected for the first time. A luminous soul with an indefatigable love for music, few artists have had careers as varied and successful as Izumi Mimi Kobayashi. One of Japans leading jazz funk pianists, she wrote and recorded cult albums with fusion legends at home and abroad.

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