Kiyoshi Sugimoto

Country Dream (Limited JP Gatefold Edition + Obi) (HMJY-159)

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1970

Country Dream (Limited JP Gatefold Edition + Obi)

Kiyoshi Sugimoto

Nippon Columbia

4549767156446

LPS 170200

HMJY-159

JAZZ

1

LP 54,98 €

Limited Japanese Gatefold Edition + Obi

The scent of fresh green seems to rise from the plucked strings. Country Dream is the first album by Kiyoshi Sugimoto, recorded at Teichiku Kaikan Studio, Tokyo 7 Dec. 1969, one of Japan's leading jazz guitarists.

Since turning professional in 1960, Sugimoto has been active in many sessions and recordings, and in the late 1960s he attracted attention by joining the groups of Hideo Shiraki, Akira Ishikawa, Terumasa Hino, and others. He has put everything he has cultivated up to that point into his music, and his enthusiasm for moving beyond hard bop is palpable.

Country Dream spins the original Japanese landscape, "The Apple" is sharp and thrilling, and "D-51" is exhilarating and full of energy, like a gust of wind. This power, this suppleness, this freshness. All songs are masterpieces and masterful performances.

PERSONNEL:

  • Hiromasa Suzuki - (piano)
  • Motohiko Hino - (drums)
  • Yoshio Ikeda - (bass)
  • Kiyoshi Sugimoto - (guitar)

TRACKS:

  • SIDE A
  • A1 Country Dream
  • A2 Step Ahead
  • SIDE B
  • B1 The Apple
  • B2 Limited Space
  • B3 D-51