Kunihiko Sugano • Finger Popping

 

A real finger-popper from Japanese pianist Kunihiko Sugano -- a sweet 60s album that has him playing like the best American players of the soul jazz generation! There's a boldness to the left hand that echoes bits of Ray Bryant or Junior Mance -- yet Sugano can also tipple the keys with a lyrical sensitivity that's got a bit of Barry Harris or maybe even Ahmad Jamal -- often complex, yet still swinging beautifully -- always aware of the groove, yet never totally subsumed by it! The trio features Yoshio Ikeda on bass and Hiroshi Yamazaki on drums -- and the album feels like some lost treasure on Argo or Prestige Records. Titles include "For Karl", "Finger Popping", "I Can't Get Started", "Barbados", and "Blues For Jiro".
https://www.dustygroove.com/item/649986/Kunihiko-Sugano-Trio:Finger-Popping

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¡Una auténtica delicia para los oídos del pianista japonés Kunihiko Sugano: un dulce álbum de los años 60 en el que toca como los mejores músicos estadounidenses de la generación del soul jazz! Hay una audacia en la mano izquierda que recuerda a Ray Bryant o Junior Mance, pero Sugano también es capaz de tocar las teclas con una sensibilidad lírica que recuerda un poco a Barry Harris o incluso a Ahmad Jamal, a menudo compleja, pero siempre con un swing precioso, siempre consciente del groove, ¡pero sin dejarse llevar por él! El trío cuenta con Yoshio Ikeda al bajo y Hiroshi Yamazaki a la batería, y el álbum parece un tesoro perdido de Argo o Prestige Records. Entre los títulos se incluyen «For Karl», «Finger Popping», «I Can't Get Started», «Barbados» y «Blues For Jiro».
https://www.dustygroove.com/item/649986/Kunihiko-Sugano-Trio:Finger-Popping

Tracks:
1 - Finger Poppin' Blues
Written-By – T. Scott - 4:50
2 - For Carl
Written-By – L. Vinnegar - 5:01
3 - Polka Dots And Moonbeams
Written-By – J. V. Heusen - 3:05
4 - Barbados
Written-By – C. Parker - 4:09
5 - Blues For Jiro
Written-By – K. Sugano - 8:39
6 - I Can't Get Started
Written-By – V. Duke - 5:18
7 - Bye Bye Blackbird
Written-By – R. Henderson - 4:15


Credits:
    Bass – Yoshio Ikeda
    Drums – Hiroshi Yamazaki
    Piano – Kunihiko Sugano
    
Recorded July 29, 30, 1968.

Label:    Columbia – XMS-10007-CT
Series:    Takt Jazz Series, New Stream In Jazz
Country:    Japan
Released:    Nov 25, 1968
Genre:    Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/14864476-Kunihiko-Sugano-Trio-Finger-Popping

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