Tokyo's Coolest Sound

Jōsei, pianist of jazz band Soil & "Pimp" Sessions has a 1st solo album out now, on which he plays a Fazioli concert grand piano. Included are covers such as jazz standard "Blue in Green" and Japanese traditional children's song "aka tonbo", and also many of Josei's originals including "One and Alone" (which was the base of Soil's "Hey Tagger, I'm Here feat. Bonnie Pink").

Check out the clips below, and the release's official site where all songs can be sampled.

Josei "I See You While Playing The Piano"
丈青 「I See You While Playing The Piano」

1. Friends are Comin'
2. One and Alone
3. Crazy Race
4. Blue in Green
5. My One and Only Love
6. We'll Be Together Again
7. Body and Soul
8. Miles' Mode
9. Myself
10. When I Was a Boy
11. Akatonbo
12. I See You While Playing The Piano

Spiral Records XQAW-1107
Out 10/8, ¥2871 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records ^†, (World), (Japan)
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Trailer clip

"I See You While Playing The Piano"