Year : 1972
Label : Yamaha
Genre : Jazz
Style : Contemporary Jazz, Post-Bop
Label : Yamaha
Genre : Jazz
Style : Contemporary Jazz, Post-Bop
First volume of three disc series dedicated to the Yamaha's keyboards (here accoustic piano), a project created by Okihiko Sugano (brother of pianist Kunihiko Sugano), a famous japanese sound engineer and jazz arranger. The "Session" is conducted by Okihiko Sugano featuring some renowned japanese musicians among Takeshi Inomata, Yuzuru Sera, Kazuo Yashiro or Hiroshi Okazaki plus american drummer Buffalo Bill Robinson. Titles include as well as New Orleans style (St. James Infirmary, My Ideal), Latin beat (A Dialogue Of Drums And Latin Percussion), Modal with free forms of rhythms (Miracle) & Cool Jazz (Stardust, Days Of Wine And Roses, That Old Feeling). All tracks arranged by Okihiko Sugano.
MUSICIANS : Yuzuru Sera & Kazuo Yashiro - piano - Harada Masanaga - bass - Jun Suzuki - electric bass - Hiroshi Okazaki - tenor & alto saxophone - Mitsui Akio - trumpet - Eiji Kitamura - clarinet - Ichiro Masuda - vibraphone - Buffalo Bill Robinson, Hiroshi Sunaga & Takeshi Inomata - drums
