佐藤洋祐

Longing is the title of a 2023 jazz duo album from saxophonist Yosuke Sato and pianist George Nakajima. This is an eight-song, forty-five-minute album of familiar jazz standards and two Japanese pop songs. Of the eight songs, the first six are played by the elegant hand-in-glove duo of saxophone and piano. To wrap up the album, the duo becomes a trio as vocalist Ema joins in for the last two songs, singing beautifully in English and Japanese. The album’s title Longing may lean into some unnamed persistent desire portrayed in their playing, the long ago brought to life through their selection of timeless songs. ...