Artist：Takehiro Honda
Title：Salaam Salaam
Format：LP
CAT#：PROZ-7928
Barcode：4988031898093
Price：$50
Label：Universal Music
Japan Release Date：October 21st, 2026

Powerful trio music by pianist Takehiro Honda, known for his strong touch and bluesy feeling, together with an American rhythm section. The album features a lineup of compelling originals, including the overwhelmingly powerful "Minors Only" and the title track "Salaam Salaam," whose title means “peace” in Swahili.

Recording date: June 16, 1974
Recording location: Victor Studio, Tokyo
Performers: Takehiro Honda (p), Juni Booth (b), Eric Gravatt (ds)
Liner notes: Included

Label Introduction
East Wind was a groundbreaking jazz label established in 1974 through the full cooperation of Ai Music, as it was then known, and Nippon Phonogram, as it was then known. Over a period of about five years, the label produced albums not only by Japanese musicians such as Masabumi Kikuchi, Sadao Watanabe, and Terumasa Hino, but also by musicians who were engaged in creative activity on the global jazz scene at the time. In addition to the quality of the performances, the artwork, created with leading designers and photographers, brought a fresh new image to jazz albums and had a major influence on later record production.

Tracklist:
Side A
01. Minors Only
02. Natural Tranquility

Side B
01. Salaam Salaam