Sunday, January 9, 2011

Yuji Ohno - Y.O. Connection


Year : 2009
Label : LUPINTIC/VAP
Genre : Jazz
Style : Jazz Funk, Latin Jazz

The second album of Yuji Ohno released for his new "LUPINTIC" label featuring the Lupintic Five group, including featurings and guest musicians among bassist Akira Okazawa, vibrationist Takashi Ooi, brazilian songstress Sonia Rosa, brothers Masami & Ejiro Nakagawa from Pretty Good, all supported by the Masatsugu Shinohara strings group. Titles include the cover "Theme From M.A.S.H." taken from the original soundtrack, jazz standards such as "How High The Moon" by Nancy Hamilton or "Five Spot After Dark" by Benny Golson, the classic of Bossa Nova "Desafinado" from Antonio Carlos Jobim and the traditional Russian Gypsy song "Dark Eyes" popularized in 1940 by Django Reinhart (in french "Les Yeux Noirs"). All tracks produced & arranged by Yuji Ohno.

MUSICIANS : Yuji Ohno - keyboards - Satoshi Izumi & Takayoshi Baba - guitar - Masayuki Tawarayama, Akira Okazawa & Daiki Yasukagawa - bass - Yoshihito Eto - drums - Hisatsugu Suzuki - saxophones - Keiji Matsushima - trumpet - Masami Nakagawa - flute - Ejiro Nakagawa - trombone - Takashi Ooi - vibes - Masato Kawase - percussion - Sonia Rosa - vocal

TRACKLIST : Yuji OhnoTheme From M.A.S.H. (Suicide Is Painless) / Yuji Ohno Feat. Pretty Good - UndecidedYuji Ohno Feat. Sonia Rosa - DesafinadoYuji Ohno - I'm Not In LoveTakashi Ooi & Y. O. JamHow High The MoonYuji Ohno Feat. Pretty Good - Five Spot After DarkYuji Ohno Feat. Keiji MatsushimaSweet MemoriesTakashi Ooi & Y. O. JamDark EyesYuji Ohno Feat. Sonia Rosa  - Where or When

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