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The label left behind an impressive body of work, but much of it wasn't made widely available... until now! This definitive compilation focuses on the music archives of the YEN Records catalog. 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Accompanied by a quartet featuring Kazumi Watanabe on guitar, Nobuyoshi Ino on bass, and Steve Jackson on drums, Toki's expressive alto and soprano saxophone fill the space with gentle, raspy tones. 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