ARASHI & TAKEO MORIYAMA – Tokuzo
TROST |
TR248 | 2LP / CD | 2024
Akira Sakata: vocals, clarinet and alto saxophone
Johan Berthling: double bass
Paal Nilssen-Love: drums and percussion
Takeo Moriyama: drums
The trio of Japanese Saxophone legend Akira Sakata with the scandinavian rhythm section presents already his fifth album! While the trio was on a Japan tour in 2019, Sakata arranged for a handful of special collaborations, with some of Japan’s most important artistic figures. Featuring the avantgarde dancer Min Tanaka, the pianist Yuji Takahashi and a heavyweight veteran of Japanese experimental music - drummer Takeo Moriyama. Moriyama was playing with Sakata in the Yosuke Yamashita Trio and is his unflinching sparring partner on the explosive 2022 Trost duo recording Mitochondria.
Johan Berthling: double bass
Paal Nilssen-Love: drums and percussion
Takeo Moriyama: drums
The trio of Japanese Saxophone legend Akira Sakata with the scandinavian rhythm section presents already his fifth album! While the trio was on a Japan tour in 2019, Sakata arranged for a handful of special collaborations, with some of Japan’s most important artistic figures. Featuring the avantgarde dancer Min Tanaka, the pianist Yuji Takahashi and a heavyweight veteran of Japanese experimental music - drummer Takeo Moriyama. Moriyama was playing with Sakata in the Yosuke Yamashita Trio and is his unflinching sparring partner on the explosive 2022 Trost duo recording Mitochondria.
CREDITS:
| Recording: | live in concert at Tokuzo, Nagoya 18th February 2019 by Satoru Kono |
| Production: | Arashi |
| Mastering: | Lasse Marhaug |
| Artwork: | Lasse Marhaug |
| Publisher: | Cien Fuegos |
| Photos: | Lasse Marhaug |
Tracks
1
Colour Flames (09:55)
2
Man Came From Strange Kiswahiri (10:56)
3
Clay (15:40)
4
Rakuda (Camel Walking) (15:09)
5
Ondo No Hunauta (11:43)
6
Hamabe No Uta (05:57)
DIGITAL:
© Satoru Kono
