Isao Suzuki with Tsuyoshi Yamamoto – Samba Club (1981/2015) [e-onkyo FLAC 24bit/192kHz]

A wicked wicked set of tracks from Japan – one that blends together jazzy riffing and Brazilian rhythms, all played with a surprisingly soulful bent! Suzuki’s on bass and piccolo bass, and Yamamoto plays not only electric piano but also a bit of electric harpsichord – which adds a cool feel to the album, and one that’s almost like some lost European soundtrack. Rhythms are mostly in a breezy sort of style that mixes samba with bossa jazz – and Donald Bailey is in the group on drums, providing some very nice bottom to the set. The whole thing’s great, with a really unique style – one that’s so great it even transforms older numbers like “Night & Day”, “Sweet Georgia Brown”, “Greensleeves”, and “La Vie En Rose”. Also features an especially great take on Michel Colombier’s “Overture”.

Tracklist:

01 – Overture
02 – Tenderly
03 – Night And Day
04 – Sweet Georgia Brown
05 – Greensleeves
06 – La Vie En Rose / Moon Glow

Produced by Isao Suzuki & Motohiko Takawa.
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Hatsuro Takanami.
Recorded on July 17, 1980 at King Studio #2, Tokyo.

Musicians:
Isao Suzuki – bass, piccolo bass
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto – piano, spinet
Ichiro Doi – electric piano, vocoder
Takayuki Kato – electric & acoustic guitar
Donald Bailey – drums, harmonica
Francis Mann – percussion, vocals

FLAC 24bit/192kHz

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mqs.link_Isa0SuzukiwithTsuy0shiYamam0t0SambaClub19812015e0nky0.JP24192.part2.rar

FLAC 24bit/96kHz

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