Shima & Shikou Duo, the jazz unit of Shima Yūsuke (trumpet) and Itō Shikō (piano), which has played at Fuji Rock last summer, finally has a proper album out. It includes a version of the title song produced by Sunaga Tatsuo, who had featured a song of theirs on No.6 of his popular "Jazz Allnighters" compilation series.
They duo has been acclaimed by members of Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, orange pekoe, Soul & "Pimp" Sessions, and also Hatakeyama Miyuki (Port of Notes) and Italian trumpeter Fabrizio Bosso.
Official release page with sound samples
Shima & Shikou Duo "Road To The Deep North"
1. Road To The Deep North
2. otoko wa Black
3. Club R
4. Desafinado
5. umi o misaoroshite
6. ukigumo
7. enrai
8. Contact 1.0
9. A Night In Tunisia
11. Largo
10. Overheat
11. Interlude - Trumpet
12. Road To The Deep North - Produced by Tatsuo Sunaga
Nature Bliss XQDX-1001
Out now (1/9), ¥2381 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Amazon, HMV, Amazon U.S.
Posted on January 17, 2008 at 16:49
| Released on January 9, 2008
| Comments (0)
| Tweet
|