Itabashi Fumio, who honed his skills playing with Sadao Watanabe, Terumasa Hino, and Takeo Moriyama, released his 1976 debut album Toh. All songs on the album are original compositions and the more you listen to it the more it becomes obvious this is a jazz masterpiece. Playing with Okada Tsutomu (Bass) and Kusumoto Takuji (Drums), this was a really special Trio recording.

• Limited Edition
• Universal Music Japan
• Audiophile Vinyl
• Made In Japan

Sublime 70s work from pianist Fumio Itabashi, easily one of our favorite Japanese talents of the time – a pianist with a wonderful sense of rhythm and freedom at the same time – very much on display on this beautiful record! The tracks are long and flowing – full of feeling, and as lyrical at times as they are rhythmic – set up with perfect trio accompaniment that features Tsutomu Okada on bass and Takuji Kusimoto on drums – working with Fumio in this special sort of magic that's a bit hard to put in words, but which really demonstrates on record why this moment in Japanese jazz was such a special time! Ties include "TOH", "Alligator Dance", and "Goodbye".

Musicians:

Itabashi Fumio (Piano)
Okada Tsutomu (Bass)
Kusumoto Takuji (Drums)

Track Listing:

A1 - Alligator Dance
A2 - Good-Bye
B1 - Toh

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