Credits:

Various Artists

Description:

Release of a compilation of creative solo performances by nine top players leading the jazz scene! This compilation features selected solo performances from "Days of Delight Atelier Concert," a YouTube video showcasing the creative performances of Japan's finest jazzmen. The recording took place at the Taro Okamoto Memorial Hall in Minami Aoyama, Tokyo, capturing a one-time session that unfolded in an extraordinary artistic space. The musicians are Yusuke Sase (tp), Hatsune Hirakura (p), Keisuke Furuki (b), Masafumi Yamaguchi (ss), David Bryant (p), Tokuhiro Doi (b-cl), Riku Takahashi (b), Mamoru Ishida (p), Atsushi Ikeda (as), "In a studio that has been 'frozen' as it was in the past and still vividly conveys Taro's presence. We invited the players to the studio, where Taro's presence is still vividly felt, and captured a one-time-only session in an extraordinary art space. This album is a selection of solo performances from the many masterpieces created at this special "one-of-a-kind place.Please enjoy this precious record created by Japan's leading top players in the spirit of a once-in-a-lifetime encounter."---Akiomi Hirano, Days of Delight Founder & Producer