Early Summer - Ryo Fukui [ Dr. Feickert Blackbird • Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum ]

THE VAST SEA OF J-JAZZ CAN BE HARD TO NAVIGATE, BUT THIS IS AS GOOD A PLACE AS ANY TO START. While 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 Ryo Fukui’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 Satoshi Denpo on bass and Toshinori Fukui on skins. ______________ • Artist: Ryo Fukui • Album: Scenery • Title: Early Summer • Year: 2021 (1976) • Label: We Release Jazz – WRJ001 • Turntable Lab Editions – 077 (US) ______________ Source Playback • Dr. Feickert Analogue Blackbird Turntable http://www.feickert.org/index.php?id=... • Kuzma Stogi S VTA 12 inch Tonearm https://www.kuzma.si/stogi-s-12.html • Koetsu Rosewood Signature platinum Moving Coil Cartridge http://www.koetsuaudio.com/cartridges... • Audio Note Meishu Integrated Amp (built-in phono stage) + Koetsu Step-Up Transformer https://www.audionote.co.uk/meishu-to... ______________ Digital Recorder • Tascam DR-100 MkIII Portable Digital Recorder @ 24-bit/192k Resolution ______________ Produced by Oswaldo Martinez President • Let There Be Sound mobile: (954) 465-5040 e-mail: [email protected] website: http://www.lettherebesound.com