Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - Gentle Blues (2xLP, Venus Masterpiece Japanese pressing + OBI)

Since his stunning debut in 1974 on the Three Blind Mice label, Japanese pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto has built a career that now spans four decades.

Yamamoto's bluesy and sometimes funky piano style is buoyed by the strong, swinging support of bassist Hiroshi Kagawa and drummer Toshio Osumi. Together, they make muscular and uplifting music. The tracks are mostly well-known standards, rounded out by a Japanese song "Tsuki No Sabaku (Desert on the Moon)" and Yamamoto's original composition "Gentle Blues."

Features:

• Limited edition
• Venus Masterpiece LP Collection
• 180-gram double LP
• Mixed and mastered by Tetsuo Hara
• Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix Stereo
• OBI strip
• Japanese pressing