Yama & Jiro's Wave (Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio) - Girl Talk (1975) [2013]

Girl Talk was Tsuyoshi Yamamoto's sixth leader album released by the Three Blind Mice label in a short span of two years. With a huge hit of Midnight Sugar, the young pianist --who was 28 at the time of recording -- had become one of the most popular jazz pianists in Japan.
With bluesy and soulful style influenced by Red Garland and Wynton Kelly, Yamamoto and his trio tackled well-known jazz standards and a popular movie tune ("The Way We Were"). One of the highlights is "Take the 'A' Train" which begins with a free style introduction and moves into a high-speed, high-spirited swing.
Following the tradition of TBM, the original album was beautifully recorded and received Swing Journal's Best Engineered Jazz Disc Award in 1976. This special Blu-spec CD reissue perfectly transferred the glorious analog sound to digital. A must-have for jazz lovers and audiophiles!

Tracks:

01. The Way We Were (Hamlish) - 5:30
02. Girl Talk (Hefti-Troup) - 6:15
03. Gone with the Wind (Steiner) - 6:40
04. Take the "A" Train (Strayhorn) - 5:24
05. I Love You Porgy (Gershwin) - 4:54
06. What Now My Love (Becaud) - 5:04
07. Autumn in New York (Duke) - 4:47

Personnel:

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto - piano
Akira Daiyoshi - bass
Tetsujiro Obara - drums