Top bassist Kengo Nakamura, who is active on the front lines in New York, releases his fifth album after two years. The first trio album that spotlights the blues spirit that has been passed down from generation to generation from the pioneers of jazz to the present. Featuring two piano players, master Junior Mance and up-and-coming Danny Grissett, and drummer Clarence Penn, known for his co-stars with Makoto Ozone, Maria Schneider, Dave Douglas, etc., also fully participates. Don't miss the dynamic and realistic sound created by Grammy Award-winning engineer Joe Ferla. ~ fiftyfiverecords.com. [Translated from Japanese]
55 Records, FNCJ-5528, 2008
Recorded 25th & 26th
June, 2008 at Avatar Studio C, New York City
Musicians:
Kengo Nakamura - Bass
Danny Grissett - Piano
(#1,4-6,8,9)
Junior Mance - Piano (#2,3,7)
Clarence Penn - Drums (Except
#2,6,10)
Tracks:
01. Mingus Figures {Kengo
Nakamura} (4:51)
02. The Single Petal Of A
Rose {Duke Ellington} (5:18)
03. The Shepherd {Kengo
Nakamura} (4:39)
04. Generations {Kengo
Nakamura} (6:34)
05. Ellis Island {Kengo
Nakamura} (7:33)
06. Reincarnation Of A
Lovebird {Charles Mingus} (4:51)
07. Julian's Shuffle {Kengo
Nakamura} (6:33)
08. Eternal Landscape {Kengo
Nakamura} (5:10)
09. Chase The Chaser {Kengo
Nakamura} (3:31)
10. Just Squeeze Me {Duke
Ellington, Lee Gaines} (4:15)
Total Time: 53:15
Producer - Kengo Nakamura
Executive Producer - Hiroshi Itsuno
Recording Engineer - Joe Ferla
Assistant Engineer - Justin Gerrish
Mastering - Mark Wilder [Battery Mastering]
Photography - Michael Black [Black Sun Studio]
Artwork - Ruri Fujita [Design R]
Liner Notes - Hijiri Kanno
