Masabumi Kikuchi Trio - Feel You (1993) [2015 King Super Jazz Collection 50]

Reissue with the latest remastering. Pianist Masabumi Kikuchi leads the set, but the group's a very equally-balanced trio that features wonderful work from James Genus on bass and Victor Jones on drums – both players who shape the sound every bit as strongly as the piano! In fact, if you were to hear the record without the cover, you might even think Genus is the leader at times – given the way his rich, deep lines begin some of the cuts – and give a grounding to the record that allows Kikuchi to create these little constellations in sound with his deft lines on the piano – archly modern, yet deeply soulful at the same time – and almost "sparked" into greater flames by Jones' drums. A really special sort of trio date – one that's way more than just the sum of its parts – on titles that include "Free Stroll", "Zig Zag", "Pain Killer", "Up Beat Blues", "20th Street Shuffle", and "Little Treat".

Tracks:

01 - Pain Killer - I
02 - Zig Zag
03 - Free Stroll
04 - Little Treat
05 - It Never Entered My Mind
06 - Up Beat Blues
07 - 20th St. Shuffle
08 - Willow Weep For Me
09 - Pain Killer - II

Personnel:

Masabumi Kikuchi - piano
James Genus - bass
Victor Jones - drums