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01. Fumio Itabashi - Someday My Prince Will Come
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02. Fumio Itabashi - Msunduza
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03. Fumio Itabashi - I Can't Get Started
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04. Fumio Itabashi - Tone
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05. Fumio Itabashi - Watarase
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06. Fumio Itabashi - Miss Cann
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07. Fumio Itabashi - Good Bye
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ARTIST
ITABASHI, FUMIO
TITLE
Watarase (1982)
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
WEWANTSOUNDS
CATALOG #
WWSLP 088LP
WWSLP 088LP
GENRE
JAZZ
RELEASE DATE
5/10/2024
2024 restock. Wewantsounds announces the reissue of
Fumio Itabashi
's highly sought-after album
Watarase
, hailed as one of the great Japanese jazz albums and featuring Itabashi on solo piano playing an inspired mix of standards and originals. Recorded in 1981 for Denon and released in Japan the following year, the album has since reached cult status among international jazz connoisseurs, thanks to Itabashi's inventive piano playing and to its cult title track, a superb lyrical spiritual composition. Newly remastered by Nippon Columbia using their ORT mastering technology, the album reissue features original artwork including a two-page insert with a new introduction by
Paul Bowler
. Born in 1949 in Tochigi, Fumio Itabashi studied piano at the renowned Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo, where
Joe Hisaishi
also studied. After finishing his studies, he quickly began recording as a session player for Japanese heavyweights such as
Sadao Watanabe
(making his recording debut on Watanabe's 1972 self-titled album),
Terumasa Hino
, and
Kohsuke Mine
before recording his first album as a leader -- accompanied by his trio -- with the album
Toh
released by Frasco Record in 1976. In October 1981, Itabashi entered Nippon Columbia's Studio 1 to digitally record a new album using Denon's PCM digital recorder as a follow up to
Nature
. The album, called
Watarase
was cut in just two days and feature Itabashi on solo piano, playing a couple of standards ("Someday My Prince Will Come" and "I Can't Get Started") and four originals plus "Msunduza," a
Dollar Brand
composition from 1975. The album highlights the pianist's dazzling technique oscillating between energetic passages as on "Msunduza" and more serene ones as heard on "Someday My Prince Will Come." The high point of the album is undoubtedly its title track, "Watarase" which has become a favorite on the international jazz scene over the years. Paul Bowler, in the liner notes, draws comparisons between Itabashi's and
Pharoah Sanders
' playing, noting that they both "possess a similar open-hearted blend of spiritualism, passionate intensity and melodic beauty."
Watarase
was never widely available outside of Japan (with only a limited edition in 2018). Wewantsounds is therefore delighted to bring this classic back in circulation, newly remastered in Tokyo by Nippon Columbia for all Japanese jazz lovers to enjoy.
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