RYO FUKUI
Ryo Fukui in New York
- wydawca: We Release Jazz
- nr katalogowy: WRJ008LTD
- format: LP
- 180g vinyl
- opakowanie: heavy sleeve + obi strip
- Half Speed Mastering
- PŁYTA NOWA, ZAFOLIOWANA
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For fans of jazz, soul jazz, modal, hard bop, piano, Japanese jazz, Barry Harris, Scenery, jazz clubs and New York nights.
T R A C K L I S T A
A1. Hot House (Charlie Parker)
A2. All The Things Your Are (Jerome Kern)
A3. Red Carpet (Duke Ellington)
A4. Bouncing With Bud (Bud Powell)
B1. Embraceable You (George Gershwin)
B2. Just One of Those Things (Cole Porter)
B3. Mellow Dream (Ryo Fukui)
Nagrany w lutym 1999 w Avatar Recording Studios w Nowym Jorku, zainspirowany idolem i mentorem Ryo Fukui, Barrym Harrisem, czwarty album słynnego pianisty z Sapporo. Z towarzyszeniem doświadczonych amerykańskich muzyków (będących jednocześnie współpracownikami Barry'ego Harrisa) - Lisle Arthur Atkinson na basie i Leroy Williams na perkusji. To czyste niebo bopu, promieniejące poetyckimi ujęciami klasyków Charliego Parkera, George'a Gershwina, Duke'a Ellingtona, Jerome'a Kerna, Cole'a Portera i Buda Powella. Do tego znakomity remake własnego„"Mellow Dream”. Ekspresyjny, uduchowiony i wibrujący album, na którym każda nuta spada dokładnie tam, gdzie powinna.
We Release Jazz is so happy to announce the official reissue of Ryo Fukui’s New York sessions with Lisle Atkinson and Leroy Williams, the aptly titled album Ryo Fukui in New York, sourced from the original masters and available on limited edition 180 gram vinyl mastered at half speed for full audiophile sound, as well as on digipack CD.
Recorded in February 1999 at Avatar Recording Studios in New York and inspired by Ryo Fukui’s idol and mentor Barry Harris, the fourth album from the famed Sapporo pianist captures memorable sessions with seasoned American jazz musicians (and frequent Barry Harris collaborators) Lisle Arthur Atkinson on bass and Leroy Williams on drums.
Ryo Fukui in New York is pure bop heaven, glowing with poetic takes on classics by Charlie Parker, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, and Bud Powell, plus a supreme remake of Fukui’s very own "Mellow Dream". It’s expressive, soulful, and vibrating with a bouncing swing feel all the way through; every note falls exactly where it should, undeniable brilliance. Much like the other albums by the genius from Hokkaido, it’s got that "special something", hard to grasp, hard to describe, but 100% felt. Skills and heart, the Ryo Fukui way.
Following his New York adventures, Ryo Fukui headed back to Sapporo, and more precisely to his jazz club Slowboat, where his newly acquired experience inspired numerous jam sessions and a full dedication to perfecting his craft. He sadly passed away in 2016, leaving behind a legacy of works that is sure to captivate jazz lovers for generations to come, and Slowboat, where the magic still happens to this day.
This is reissued in conjunction with Ryo Fukui’s A Letter from Slowboat (2016), also available via We Release Jazz.
For fans of jazz, soul jazz, modal, hard bop, piano, Japanese jazz, Barry Harris, Scenery, jazz clubs and New York nights.