https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/tags/%E5%85%83%E5%B2%A1%E4%B8%80%E8%8B%B1/ Recent content in 元岡一英 on Jazz of Japan | Brian McCrory Hugo en Thu, 08 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/satoshi-kosugi-bass-on-times/ Thu, 08 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/satoshi-kosugi-bass-on-times/ <p><em>Bass on Times</em> is a 2009 album from jazz bassist Satoshi Kosugi, a well-known and active musician in Japan’s jazz scene spanning several decades. For this recording, Kosugi assembles familiar partners and veteran players such as the bluesy Shinji Hashimoto on guitar and Kazuhide Motooka on piano, to deliver hard-swinging standards such as “Monk’s Dream”, “Vierd Blues”, and “The Best Thing For You Would Be Me”. With good arrangements and strong bass, naturally, the well-established musicians deliver quality jazz with a genuine good spirit throughout this satisfying record. One happy highlight even has Kosugi joyfully whistling the melody on “There Goes My Heart” as he doubles with his bass line to open and close the swinging tune.</p>