Sam "The Man" Taylor was a popular jazz, blues, R&B & early rock & roll tenor saxophonist player in his native America who had an even bigger career in Japan. Taylor performed in Japan countless times throughout the 1960s and 1970s and made numerous recordings there including the atmospheric 1962 album 'Mist of the Orient' which had a well-received American issue but has never had a full CD reissue till now. Also includes ten bonus tracks from another 1962 Taylor album 'Misty Mood' also making their CD debut.