Kenji Shimizu - Japanese Standards (2015)

Tracklist

01. AA Jinseini Namidaari
02. Kawano Nagarenoyouni
03. Blue Chateau
04. Amachan Theme
05. Oyoge! Taiyakikun
06. Uki Uki Watching
07. Koino Kisetsu
08. Yogiriyo Konyamo Arigatou
09. First Love
10. Kurodabushi
11. Koisuru Fortune Cookie
12. Hanawa Saku

Kenji Shimizu (KEN G) was born in Yamaguchi, Japan in 1967. He began studying saxophone at age fourteen and was giging at the local jazz club in Yamaguchi all through high school.
In 1986, after graduation, He moved to Tokyo and switched to tenor sax, studying under Takao Uematsu, the wizard of the Japanese jazz music world.
In 2005, 2007 and 2009, he played at the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival with San Murata Trio. And He released 4CDs recorded in Toronto and New York.
His playing style is commonly called "Japanese Joe Henderson", a style with great flexibility that makes him an all round player. He has made this style his own and his sound will surely move his co-players and audiences everywhere.

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