Pizzicato One "The Night Before: Pizzicato One In Person"

Pizzicato One (Instagram), the solo project of Konishi Yasuharu (of Pizzicato Five), has a first live album being released! Made from recordings of shows held at Billboard Live Tokyo and Osaka in October 2019, it features Konishi personally singing his compositions, backed by a combo formed of Ariizumi Hajime on drums, Kawakami Osamu on bass, Katori Yoshihiko on vibraphone, Tanabe Mitsukuni on guitar, and Yafune Tetsurō on piano.

Included are several Pizzicato Five songs ("The Awakening", "The Work of God", "Message Song", "Y.O.U. [I Wanna Be Like You]", "Drinking Wine", "Love Again" and "To Our Children's Children's Children"), Pizzicato One's "Gondola no uta" (from album "watakushi no nijūseiki" (2015)), as well as several more songs that he wrote for other artists (The Scooters, Ino Hidefumi, Mizuno Mari (paris match), kuso yarō All Stars and Yoshikawa Tomoko). All were especially re-arranged for the show by Konishi himself.

Amazon Japan gives away a large-sized print of the jacket artwork, and some other retailers (CDJapan, HMV and Tower Records) give away a promo postcard (only while supplies last). For those in Japan, ordering directly via Readymade Shopping will get you an autographed copy.

Pizzicato One "The Night Before: Pizzicato One In Person"
PIZZICATO ONE 「前夜ピチカート・ワン・イン・パーソン」
(Japanese title: "zenya Pizzicato One In Person")

(English titles in parentheses)
1. mezame (The Awakening)
2. Tokyo no machi ni yuki ga furu hi, futari no koi wa owatta. (Original: Mizuno Mari)
3. kami no shiwaza (The Work of God)
4. Message Song
5. kimi ni naritai (Y.O.U. [I Wanna Be Like You])
6. chikyū saigo no hi (Original: kuso yarō All Stars)
7. Tokyo jōkū 3000 Feet (From 3000 Feet The Sky Of Tokyo) (Original: Ino Hidefumi)
8. Table ni hitobin no Wine (Drinking Wine)
9. Gondola no uta
10. namida morokunatta. (Original: Yoshikawa Tomoko)
11. kanashii uwasa (Original: The Scooters)
12. mata koi ni ochite shimatta (Love Again)
13. kodomotachi no kodomotachi no kodomotachi e (To Our Children's Children's Children)

Universal Music UCCJ-2178
Out 6/24, ¥3000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records ^†, , Spotify
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.