Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio – Red Gardenia (山本剛トリオ – レッド・ガーデニア)

Released in 1978, Red Gardenia is a trio recording by Tsuyoshi Yamamoto with Toshifumi Kawabata (bass) and Keishi Kishida (drums).

One of the notable features of this album is something relatively rare in Yamamoto’s catalog: it opens with Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely” and closes the record with “Too Shy to Say.” Naturally, the standards are given their proper treatment as well. Highlights include A3 “Satin Doll,” B1 “Lover Come Back to Me”—famously performed by Erroll Garner—and B2 “S’Wonderful,” arranged in Yamamoto’s signature bossa style, along with the original title track. Across its program, the album delivers a series of poised, beautifully swinging performances full of refinement and taste.

川畑利文(b)と岸田恵士(ds)とのトリオによる1978年リリース作「レッド・ガーデニア」

本作の特徴として、山本剛作品では比較的珍しいスティーヴィー「Isn't She Lovely」を初っ端に、作品の最後を「Too Shy To Say」で締めている点でしょう。

もちろんスタンダードもしっかり演っていて、A3「Satin Doll」やエロール・ガーナーの名演で知られたB1「Lover Come Back To Me」, 氏ならではのボッサアレンジによるB2「S'Wonderful」に、オリジナル・チューンのタイトル曲等、端正でスウィング感溢れる素晴らしい全7曲を収録！

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Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio – Red Gardenia 　'78 Philipps
A1. Isn't She Lovely
A2. The Shadow Of Your Smile
A3. Satin Doll
B1. Lover Come Back To Me
B2. S'wonderful
B3. Red Gardenia
B4. Too Shy To Say

Credit;
Bass – Toshibumi Kawahata

Co-producer – Nobuo Kondoh

Design – Heyqlow Kobayashi

Drums – Keiji Kishida

Lacquer Cut By [Cutting Engineer] – Mitsuo Yamaguchi

Liner Notes – Hideki Satoh

Liner Notes [Technical Liner Notes] – Yoshihiro Suzuki

Photography By [Cover & Inner Sleeve Photographs] – Tadayuki Naitoh

Piano – Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Producer – Hiroshi Mitsuka

- その他の山本剛作品 -

・Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio (山本剛トリオ)「Summertime」(’76 TBM)

・鈴木勲ウィズ山本剛「サンバ・クラブ」('81 Paddle Wheel)

・Tsuyoshi Yamamoto With The Strings「Star Dust」('82 TBM)

Price:3500yen