Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio – What A Wonderful World (2013)
Pio BDP-80FD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 >1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front+Back | 2.09 GB 
FLAC tracks 2.0 24bit/88.2 kHz | Front+Back | 1.09 GB 

Since his stunning debut in 1974 with the now world-famous audiophile recordings for the Three Blind Mice label, Japanese pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto has built a career that now spans four decades. His brand-new trio album What A Wonderful World follows his previous release Gentle Blues (VHCD-1118), his first recording for Venus Records in 14 years. In fact, the 12 tracks in this CD were recorded on the day after 10 tracks on Gentle Blues were recorded. It is remarkable that Yamamoto and his trio recorded enough materials for two CDs in two consecutive days, but then again, he is a veteran pianist who doesn’t like to repeat himself and prefers to record everything in a single take.

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Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio – Misty (1974) [Reissue 2004]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 44:35 minutes | Basic Scans | 1,79 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Basic Scans incl. | 894 MB

Imagine yourself listening to a piano trio, alone in the middle of the night as you sip your favorite drink – Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio offers just such a mood. Yamamoto is highly musical and his expressions natural, neither overly technical nor overly serious, and his performance is relaxed and melodious. This album, now on SACD, is his second, after the debut of “Midnight Sugar”, and it won the ‘Best Engineering Award’ from the Jazz Disk Awards in 1974 when it was originally released on TBM Records, one of Japan’s oldest and most prestigious jazz labels.

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Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio – Midnight Sugar (1974) [Japan 2006]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 39:20 minutes | Scans included | 1,8 GB
or FLAC (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Full Scans included | 957 MB

In 1973, a new jazz club called “Misty” opened its doors in Tokyo, and young Tsuyoshi Yamamoto became its “house” pianist in January 1974. TBM producer Takeshi Fujii fell in love with Yamamoto’s bluesy and lyrical playing, and decided to record his trio’s first album. Recorded in March 1974, this album would become the “most exported” of all Three Blind Mice (TBM) titles. Beloved by jazz fans all over the world, this disc captures the trio’s brilliant performance in superb sound quality. The of-the-moment realism of Yoshihiko Kannari’s recordings and production aesthetic of producer and label head Takeshi “Tee” Fujii have been the benchmark to match. It earned the Best Engineering Award and Jazz Disc Award of Swing Journal in 1974. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to add this very rare, limited SACD edition to your collection.

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Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio – Midnight Sugar (1974/2004)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans 600dpi | 714 MB
FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans 600dpi | 883 MB

Touring with the Micky Curtis Band, Yamamoto had the chance to explore several international experiences that he would later use on this album as he worked with this band in France, England and Switzerland. On this SACD, the Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio plays two of Tsuyoshi’s own blues improvisations followed by jazz ballads that became standards for the trio. Yamamoto’s skill and his jazz feeling adds that certain touch of liveliness and spontaneity and makes Midnight Sugar a unique experience. Available for the first time on the SACD format, this features latest CD technology developed by Sony.

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Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio – Live At The Misty (1974) [Reissue 2006]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 39:30 minutes | Scans incl. | 1,6 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans included | 845 MB

From January to December 1974, pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto and his trio performed daily in a jazz club called Misty that had a full-size New York Steinway concert grand. Producer of Three Blind Mice Takeshi Fujii heard him there, fell in love, and made his hugely successful debut album Midnight Sugar in the spring of the same year. Yamamoto had already recorded his second album Misty, and his year at Misty was winding down. For the third album to be recorded in a year, Fujii decided to capture the trio live in their “everyday setting.”

On Christmas day, 1974, the trio with guest conga player brought the house down with uplifting numbers and soulful ballads. Engineer Yoshihiko Kannari used just six microphones for all instruments, and three for capturing the sounds of the audience. The result is a remarkable, groovy live recording with a strong “you are there” feeling.

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