Alone at Taro's Atelier/ Various - Alone at TARO's Atelier (Various Artists)

This compilation album brings together a selection of solo performances from the 'Days of Delight Atelier Concert,' a YouTube channel showcasing the creative playing of Japan's finest jazz musicians. Recorded at the Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, nine top players active in Japan's jazz scene, from maestros in their 70s to young musicians in their 20s, deliver a once-in-a-lifetime performance in the atelier, which has been preserved in it's original form and still conveys the spirit of Taro Okamoto. [Performers]Yusuke Sase (tp) / Hatsune Hirakura (p) / Keisuke Furuki (b) / Masafumi Yamaguchi (ss) / David Bryant (p) / Norihiro Doi (b-cl) / Riku Takahashi (b) / Mamoru Ishida (p) / Atsushi Ikeda (as)LISTEN: https://youtu. Be/_-z3hbrGxl8Tracklist:1. Free Improvisation / Yusuke Sase: trumpet2. Something for Charles Mingus / Hatsune Hirakura: piano3. Free Improvisation / Keisuke Furuki: bass4. Thalia / Masafumi Yamaguchi: soprano sax5. Original Medley / David Bryant: piano6. The Juniper Tree / Norihiro Doi: bass clarinet7. Free Improvisation / Riku Takahashi: bass8. Piatam / Mamoru Ishida: piano9. Bread and Soup / Atsushi Ikeda: alto sax