Masahiro Sayama (26th November, 1953 - 14th November, 2018) was an active Japanese jazz pianist. Sayama began playing piano as a child and became interested in jazz after seeing the film The Glenn Miller Story. He studied music at Kunitachi College of Music and began playing jazz professionally in the early 1970s, working with Toshiyuki Honda, Shigeharu Mukai, and Kazunori Takeda. He was a member of Shuichi Murakami's trio Ponta Box and also led his own ensembles. In 1991 he began playing with Masahiko Osaka. In later years Sayama formed a number of trio groups, this wonderful album being an excellent example of his leader and playing skills. For this album he joined by bassist Yosuke Inoue and drummer Masahiko Osaka, together they interpret an array of jazz standards expressing brilliant lyrical tones and emotions. Overall, an excellent album, whereby the talents and style of the Masahiro Sayama Trio are showcased with exacting beauty, enjoy!
Paddle Wheel\King Records, KICJ-608,
2010
Recorded 12th,13th & 14th
October, at King's Sekiguchidai 1st Studio, Tokyo, Japan
Musicians:
Masahiro Sayama - Piano
Yosuke Inoue - Bass
Masahiko Osaka - Drums
Tracks:
1. Bittersweet {Don Sebesky}
(5:58)
2. James {Patrick Metheny}
(5:32)
3. Waltz For Debby {Bill
Evans} (5:42)
4. Summertime {George
Gershwin} (5:17)
5. Summer Knows {Michel
Legrand} (4:17)
6. My Funny Valentine
{Richard Rodgers} (5:10)
7. Rhapsody In Blue {George
Gershwin} (14:59)
8. Isfahan {Duke Ellington,
Billy Strayhorn} (4:25)
Total Time: 51:20
Credits:
Producer - Susumo Morikawa
Engineer - Shinji Yoshikoshi
Assistant Engineer - Teruhiko
Suzuki
Piano Tuner - Makoto Ide
Photographer - Yasuhisa
Yoneda
Front Cover - Makoto Wada
Design - Toshihiro Takeda
Liner Notes - Miruko Yamagushi
