TSUYOSHI YAMAMOTO TRIO: BLUES FOR K - VOL.2

Performer: Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio
Composer: Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio
Number of Discs: 1
Barcode: 4988044081116
Label: Japan Import
Format: LP
Genre: Jazz
Year: 2023

Pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto gifted us with some sublime titles in the 1970s on the Japanese label Three Blind Mice, including the famous 'Misty' and 'Midnight Sugar,' which have delighted generations of audiophiles. He truly continues the spirit of those albums here, with a series of tracks that show that, if anything, his sense of space and time has only become more astonishing over the years! With Yamamoto, it's never about the material chosen, which is usually common, but the way he presents the melody, working with a trio and how the trio is recorded, which has always been a key aspect of Tsuyoshi’s records from the '70s. His classic album Blues For Tee was dedicated to his senior producer, and this set is dedicated to Yoshihiko Kannari, who did an excellent job capturing the magic of a trio that also includes Hiroshi Kagawa on bass and Toshio Osumi on drums. The titles include "You Go To My Head," "Darn That Dream," "Blues In The Closet," "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You," "Love Theme From Sunflower," "Gentle Blues," and "Blues For K."

The second spin-off of the famous record project created by the Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio for the Three Blind Mice label, Blues for K Volume 2, includes, among other things, a previously unreleased version of "Midnight Sugar." This historic reunion was recorded in the private studio of the legendary Three Blind Mice sound engineer Yoshihiko Kannari.

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, piano; Hiroshi Kagawa, bass; Hisao Osumi, drums

Side A
Darn That Dream
Midnight Sugar (Alternate Take)
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You

Side B
Gentle Blues
Love Theme from Sunflower
Blues in The Closet