This is the first leader album by Yuji Ono, who continues to be talented in many directions such as TV animations, movie soundtracks, and collaboration with singers. For the entire album Yuji sticks with acoustic piano to create a fresh modern jazz sound with an exceptional sense of melody as he and his trio navigate through some well-known jazz standards, included are two of his own compositions. A must have outing for fans of jazz piano.
RCA Records, JRS-7263, 1973
Sony Music Entertainment, SICP 4292, 2014
Recorded at Victor Studio,
Tokyo in 1971
Musicians:
Yuji Ohno - Piano
Yoshio Ikeda - Bass
Kazuyoshi Okayama - Drums
Tracks:
1. Mr. Happy-Gon {Yuji Ohno}
(4:23)
2. My Foolish Heart {Richard Rodgers,
Lorenz Hart} (6:59)
3. Alone Together {Howard
Dietz, Arthur Schwartz} (8:29)
4. A Boy On A Dolphin
{Webster, Friedhofer, Morakis} (2:56)
5. My Little Angel {Yuji
Ohno} (5:15)
6. By The Time I Get To
Phoenix {Jimmy Webb} (5:23)
7. On Green Dolphin Street
{Kaper, Washington} (8:30)
8. My One And Only Love {Guy
Wood, Robert Mellin} (3:25)
Total Time: 45:23
Credits:
Producer - Hiroshi Isaka
Engineer - Tatsuo Umetsu
Photography, Design - Keijiro
Kubota
