Alone At Taro's Atelier [CD] (Japanese Import)

Various Artists - Alone At Taro's Atelier [CD] (Japanese Import)

This compilation album brings together a selection of solo performances from the "Days of Delight Atelier Concert," a YouTube channel showcasing the creative playing of Japan's finest jazz musicians. Recorded at the Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, nine top players active in Japan's jazz scene, from maestros in their 70s to young musicians in their 20s, deliver a once-in-a-lifetime performance in the atelier, which has been preserved in its original form and still conveys the spirit of Taro Okamoto.

[Performers]
Yusuke Sase (tp) / Hatsune Hirakura (p) / Keisuke Furuki (b) / Masafumi Yamaguchi (ss) / David Bryant (p) / Norihiro Doi (b-cl) / Riku Takahashi (b) / Mamoru Ishida (p) / Atsushi Ikeda (as)

LISTEN: https://youtu.be/_-z3hbrGxl8

Tracklist:
1. Free Improvisation / Yusuke Sase: trumpet
2. Something for Charles Mingus / Hatsune Hirakura: piano
3. Free Improvisation / Keisuke Furuki: bass
4. Thalia / Masafumi Yamaguchi: soprano sax
5. Original Medley / David Bryant: piano
6. The Juniper Tree / Norihiro Doi: bass clarinet
7. Free Improvisation / Riku Takahashi: bass
8. Piatam / Mamoru Ishida: piano
9. Bread and Soup / Atsushi Ikeda: alto sax