https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/tags/osamu-hikage/ Recent content in Osamu Hikage on Jazz of Japan | Brian McCrory Hugo en Mon, 13 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/wataru-hamasaki-meets-akane-matsumoto-trio-big-catch/ Mon, 13 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/wataru-hamasaki-meets-akane-matsumoto-trio-big-catch/ <p>“Swing &amp; Blues” is the name of the game with /Big Catch/’s jazz quartet album from 2013. Undoubtedly, the concept of a jazz sax giant meeting a piano trio is a tried and true formula on classic jazz albums (“Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson” and “Coleman Hawkins with the Red Garland Trio” come to mind), and this quartet upholds the tradition properly with a big sound and spirit, singing and swinging, bluesy and fun all-around good-feeling jazz.</p>