https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/tags/ittetsu-takemura/ Recent content in Ittetsu Takemura on Jazz of Japan | Brian McCrory Hugo en Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/keisuke-nakamura-humadope-2/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/keisuke-nakamura-humadope-2/ <p><em>Humadope 2</em> from trumpeter Keisuke Nakamura features his quintet playing modern jazz originals with unsupressible energy. With a slightly different lineup as on his debut album <em><a href="https://www.jazzofjapan.com/archive/keisuke-nakamura-humadope">Humadope</a></em> (2014), the human/mad/dope sound is the same: fresh and boiling, jazzy and nonstop.</p> <figure><a href="L1230462x-1024.jpeg"> <img loading="lazy" src="L1230462x-1024.jpeg"/> </a> </figure> <p>No doubt Nakamura’s vision extends through the material, from the steampunk-ish cover to the song titles that describe a fantastical, searching aesthetic. And, of course, this influence carries through to the music, artfully composed with originality and serving as a beautiful post-bop platform for each musician’s improvisation.</p>