Apr 21, 2012

Yosuke Yamashita Trio - Sakura



barabara sounds sez:
The sakura has been and gone in Tokyo for this year. But the blossom is only just starting to illuminate the areas further north. There are many reasons for people in those areas to party and celebrate the return of another spring. But it will be many years, decades for sure and maybe more, before anyone has hanami parties under these trees inside the nuclear no-go zone. And a long long wait until any of us can really breathe easy.

Meanwhile, here's Yosuke Yamashita and his trio from 1990 with the funkiest version you're likely to hear of that hoary old traditional Japanese ditty. The other tracks are equally fine, with Yamashita in much more lyrical mode than he was earlier in his career. He really has a great understanding with his two longtime sidemen.

personnel:
Yosuke Yamashita piano; Cecil McBee acoustic bass; Pheeroan akLaff drums.

tracks:
Sakura; Yurikago; Haiku; Amefuri; Ano Machi; Dobarada; Tanabata; Sunayama; Tsuki No Sabuku; Usagi No Dance; Nenkorori


4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Cherry picked for you..
and long may your blossom blossom.

http://www.mediafire.com/?7y2k596idq51ux1

PS the rip is mine, but the cover is not (scanner currently kaput)...

Bacoso said...

Quality!Many thanks.

taro nombei said...

cheers Bacoso.
Looks like you're the only one who wasn't put off by my radioactive sakura rant...

KKIIYYAANNII said...

So much awesome music shared here but nearly all the links are dead