Naoya Matsuoka - Shibuya Jazz Classics: Gonzalez Suzuki Collection (2003)

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Title: Shibuya Jazz Classics: Gonzalez Suzuki Collection
Year Of Release: 2003
Label: Solid Records [CDSOL-1073]
Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Free Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 75:56
Total Size: 539 MB(+3%) | 179 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

01. The Man from Yoruba (5:19)
02. The Sun Also Rises (3:46)
03. Antes de Mais Nada (6:48)
04. Moonlight Sand (4:44)
05. Take 645 (8:29)
06. Pao de Acoucar: Part 1 Delight (8:26)
07. If You Wanna Go Away (4:48)
08. I Saw Zill One Rainy Day (4:03)
09. Fiesta Fiesta (7:28)
10. In the Morning (7:54)
11. Night Trip (5:16)
12. Feeling So Nice (4:30)
13. Suppose It Rains (4:25)

13 jazz dance classics from 70s Japan -- all pulled together by Gonzalez Suzuki of Soul Bossa Trio! This set's the 5th installment in the ultra-hip Shibuya Jazz Classics series -- and like the others, it offers a fantastic array of groovers that were mostly only issued in Japan back in the day, expertly chosen with a real feel for the modern scene! Nearly all the tracks feature work by keyboardist Naoya Matsuoka -- a player who's equally great on acoustic piano as he is on electric keys, moog, and synth -- always hitting some nicely punctuated notes, and sending the tunes along with a groove-happy approach that's greatly appreciated by our ears. The general feel is a lot like some of the 70s west coast fusion work of the time -- particularly tracks on labels like Catalyst or Discovery -- drenched in sunny influences from Latin and Brazilian music, all given a breezy Pacific spin. Titles in clude "If You Wanna Go Away", "Take 6 4 5", "The Man From Yoruba", "The Sun Also Rises", "Fiesta Fiesta", "Feeling So Nice", "Suppose It Rains", and "I Saw Zill One Day", all by Naoya Matsuoka -- plus "Night Trip", "In The Morning", and "Antes De Mais Nada", all by Pacific Jam -- a group that featured Matsuoka.