Kunihiko Sugano, Isao Suzuki - Sincerely Yours (1980)

A sublime set of piano and bass duets from two Japanese jazz masters; pianist Kunihiko Sugano and bassist Isao Suzuki, originally released in 1980 on the legendary Paddle Records. These wonderful players set about to create a truly great exploration and interpretation of some of jazz's fine and enchanting jazz tunes of that era. The engineers at King Records have produced an excellent reissue of this masterpiece, the sound quality is so good, that it invites the listener to reappraise many a time, enjoy! 

Paddle Wheel; K28P-6012, 1980
Recorded 28th January, 1980 at King Record Studio #2, Tokyo, Japan 

Musicians:
Kunihiko Sugano - Piano, Synthesizer [Solina]
Isao Suzuki - Bass, Piccolo Bass, Synthesizer [Solina]

Tracks:
1. Mean To Me {Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk} (5:15)
2. The Midnight Sun Will Never Set {Cochran, Salvador, Jones} (8:07)
3. Moon River {Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer} (5:14)
4. Autumn In New York {Vernon Duke} (6:59)
5. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You {Bassman, Washington} (4:46)
6. The Very Thought Of You {Ray Noble} (3:19)
7. Goodbye {Gordon Jenkins} (4:10) 

Total Time: 37:50 

Credits:
Producer - Isao Suzuki, Motohiko Takawa
Recording, Mixing Engineer - Hatsuro Takanami
Assistant Engineer - Michio Mikami, Takao Suga
Mastering Engineer - Shogo Sakamaki
Photography - K. Abe
Liner Notes - Takao Ogawa 

The Midnight Sun Will Never Set