Sumitty & the Funfair is a 2015 release from drummer Sumito Oi and his band of merry music makers, assembling here to produce an original work of creatively poppy jazz. Not circus clown tomfoolery, but, rather, light and glittery music played with a cheerful buoyancy and sensitivity by improvisational jazz musicians. The theme is musical fun, wide-smiled mirth carried by a sweet nostalgia for amusement park ambiance.
As a drummer’s quartet, rhythm moderates the music delightfully, propulsive but never overpowering. Flutes with electric and acoustic instruments add evocative flavors, leading us through the fair and summoning musical images like childhood memories.
Sumitty & The Funfair by Sumito Oi
- Sumito Oi - drums
- Toyomi Kobayashi - flute, alto flute, bass flute, Andes25F
- Koichi Sato - piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer
- Show Kudo - double bass, electric bass
Released in 2015 on S&T Music as STMU-1001.
Japanese names: 大井澄東 Oi Sumito 小林豊美 Kobayashi Toyomi 佐藤浩一 Sato Koichi 工藤精 Kudo Show
Audio and Video
- Excerpt from track #1: “Ferris Wheel”