福居良 Ryo Fukui - My Favorite Tune Artist_Aaron Abernathy very unexpectedly and beautifully

very unexpectedly and beautifully

featuring everything from 50's swing (Louis Prima’s ‘Just A Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares For Me) - Medley’) to 80's punk rock (Jim Carroll Band’s ‘People Who Died’) to modern Samba Pop and Brazillian Hip-Hop (Ceú’s ‘Samba Na Sola’ and Drik Barbosa’s ‘Quem Tem Joga’ respectively)

Following the album's official release

the George Floyd murder and resulting social unrest

piano-led slice of boom bap

福居良 Ryo Fukui - My Favorite Tune Artist_Aaron Abernathy very unexpectedly and beautifullyOfficial reissue of Ryo Fukuis only solo piano album recorded live, June 4 5, 1994 at The Lutheran Hall in Sapporo. A beautiful bop adventure with two compositions Ryo Fukui wrote for his beloved Hokkaido region, the fan favorite Nord and Voyage, as well as alternate versions of his classics Scenery and Mellow Dream, and bewitching takes on Barry Harris, Sonny Clark, and Avery Parrish gems.