Cool For Joy is a steamy and sweet jazz album for adults, presented by the Yuji Ohno Trio & Friends. It's the first jazz album covering of love songs normally hidden from Ohno familiar Lupin compositions. Included are a number of selected standard tunes, but in addition some of Ohno's latest original songs. Along with his respected trio the group is joined by an impressive guest list of Japanese jazz musicians whom take the tunes to a greater level. This album is great place to start for anybody not already affiliated with this outstanding pianist and composer, enjoy!
Vap Records, VPCG-84821, 2005
Personnel:
Trio:
Yuji Ohno - Piano
Masayuki Tawarayama - Bass
Kenichiro Murata - Drums
Guests:
Yoshiro Okazaki - Trumpet
(#2,3,7,8,9)
Mabumi Yamaguchi - Tenor
Saxophone (#1,3,6,7,8,9)
Masami Nakagawa - Flute
(#1,6)
Hiroyuki Suzuki - Synthesizer
(#2,5,8)
Takashi Ooi - Vibraphone
(#1,6,9)
Jun Kajiwara - Guitar
(#1,6,8,9)
Saori Sendo - Percussion
(#1,3,8)
Tracks:
01. The Gift! [Recado Bossa
Nova] {Djalma Ferreira} (4:54)
02. Autumn In Praha {Yuji
Ohno} (5:53)
03. Cool For Joy {Yuji Ohno}
(6:19)
04. My Funny Valentine
{Richard Rodgers} (6:43)
05. Golden Game {Yuji Ohno}
(4:54)
06. Cool Vibration {Yuji
Ohno} (5:02)
07. Fairy Night {Yuji Ohno}
(4:16)
08. The Look Of Love {Burt
Bacharach} (5:34)
09. Theme From Lupin III
[Waltz Version] {Yuji Ohno} (4:43)
10. Loss Of Love {Henry
Mancini} (3:37)
Total Time: 51:59
