Tsuyoshi Yamamoto with Sam Jones, Billy Higgins – Life (Japan Vinyl LP)
$68.00
World-famous pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto’s second East Wind release, “Life,” appears in the lineup for “Spin This Now!” Vol. 9. Backed by a golden rhythm section with Sam Jones on bass and Billy Higgins on drums, Yamamoto delivers a supremely swinging performance. His delicate ballad playing on “If You Could See Me Now” is also essential listening.
Side A
A1. Green Dolphin Street
A2. When I Fall in Love
A3. Someday My Prince Will Come
A4. If You Could See Me Now
Side B
B1. Billysam Blues
B2. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life
B3. Come Rain or Come Shine
Personnel
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto – piano
Sam Jones – bass
Billy Higgins – drums
East Wind was a groundbreaking jazz label established in 1974 through the full cooperation of Ai Music, as it was then known, and Nippon Phonogram, as it was then known. Over a period of about five years, the label produced albums not only by Japanese musicians such as Masabumi Kikuchi, Sadao Watanabe, and Terumasa Hino, but also by musicians who were engaged in creative activity on the global jazz scene at the time. In addition to the quality of the performances, the artwork, created with leading designers and photographers, brought a fresh new image to jazz albums and had a major influence on later record production.
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