{"product_id":"ryo-fukui-scenery-vinyl-lp","title":"Ryo Fukui: Scenery Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe vast sea of J-Jazz can be hard to navigate, but this is as good a place as any to start.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWhile American players were being swept into the splintered spirtual jazz, fusion and jazz-funk scenes in the 70s, Japanese players stayed busy perfecting and combing over the harmonic possibilities of post-bop and modal jazz. On\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Ryo+Fukui\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRyo Fukui\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s debut session as a bandleader, he tackles a handful of standards, making them sound humongous despite playing in the pared-down trio format ‘longside\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSatoshi Denpo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon bass and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToshinori Fukui\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon skins. Check out their dextrous take of “It Could Happen To You,” or the incredibly moving rendition of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=john+coltrane\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrane\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s “I Want To Talk About You.” This recording of “Autumn Leaves” might be the definitive version for our ears. One of the finest moments on offer is a cover of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=j-jazz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ej-jazz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econtemporary\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHideo Ichikawa\u003c\/strong\u003e’s avant-garde “Early Summer,” first recorded just two years prior - Ryo’s huge chords, Denpo’s insane handling of the bass and a jaw-dropping drum solo from Toshinori are quite literally soundtracking our early summer over here. If the first five tunes pass your jazz snob checklist, consider the lone original composition “Scenery:” calm, calculated, but dripping with soul. Once upon a time, this record was a secret weapon of j-jazz enthusiasts, but after people got hipped to it being sampled by the likes of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoni Size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKnxwledge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eover the years, original copies have crossed that inevitable $300 threshold. Rescued from obscurity by a newly-minted sister imprint of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=wrwtfww\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWe Release Whatever The Fuck We Want\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(suggested subtitle: ‘but we only want to release Japanese records’) called\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=wrwtfww+We+Release+Jazz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWe Release Jazz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(lol); this pressing looks and sounds amazing. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eremastered at half-speed from the original analog tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003efeaturing Ryo Fukui (p), Satoshi Denpoh (b), Yoshinori Fukui (d)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1976\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: We Release Jazz 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by sunrise mart 05\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Ryo Fukui","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":17106347262042,"sku":"fr-4108","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/ryofukui-scenery.jpg?v=1759276604","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/ryo-fukui-scenery-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}