Anemophilous Flower, by Yoshio Ikeda

Anemophilous Flower by Yoshio Ikeda, released 10 January 2025 1. Down To The Sea 2. Anemophilous Flower 3. Rising Into The Sky 4. After Image 🗻 SOUND FUJI / KING Jazz RE:Generation album! Selected by Yusuke Ogawa (Universounds). High quality download available for the first time! - Artist: Yoshio Ikeda - Title: Anemophilous Flower - Label: Seven Seas / King Records - Original release year: 1979 - Original catalog number: SKS-3008 Bassist Yoshio Ikeda moved to Tokyo from Osaka in the mid-1960s and began to play in groups with guitarists Shungo Sawada and Kiyoshi Sugimoto, saxophonist Sadao Watanabe, pianist Masabumi Kikuchi, trumpeter Terumasa Hino, and others. He played on many important records of different styles at that time, from hard bop to free jazz. He began leading his own group, the Yoshio Ikeda Quintet, in the mid-70s and released his first album with them, Sketch Of My Life, in 1978. The following year he released Anemophilous Flower. While his previous album focused on songs with a darker nature, the compositions on Anemophilous Flower are larger in dynamics, with a livelier and more flamboyant feel to them. Previously Ikeda collaborated with vocalists such as Ichiko Hashimoto and Eri Ohno, but here he features Kimiko Itoh, whose voice gives the sound of the ensemble a supreme sense of balance. Personnel: Bass – Yoshio Ikeda Drums, Percussion – Takeshi Watanabe Flute – Masami Nakagawa, Tamami Koyake Piano – Aki Takase Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Suetoshi Shimizu Trombone – Shigeharu Mukai, Tadanori Konakawa Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Hitoshi Okano Vocals – Kimiko Itoh Find track number 1 “Down To The Sea” on vinyl on the WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol​.​II - Deep, Heavy and Beautiful Jazz from Japan 1962​-​1985 - The King Records Masters compilation at https://wajazz.bandcamp.com/album/wajazz-japanese-jazz-spectacle-vol-ii-deep-heavy-and-beautiful-jazz-from-japan-1962-1985-the-king-records-masters-selected-by-yusuke-ogawa-universounds ! Enjoy! — SOUND FUJI explores King Records' legendary catalog and unearths exceptional, rare and unknown musical gems from Japan. King Records has been releasing music since 1931. Follow https://180g-soundfuji.bandcamp.com/ for weekly updates and amazing music discoveries, and dig into the archives of one of the most prestigious labels in Japan! KING Jazz RE:Generation is a series of digital compilations and albums exploring King Records' prestigious jazz catalog, carefully selected by Japanese jazz expert Yusuke Ogawa. Yusuke Ogawa has been running the Universounds store in Tokyo since 2001, specializing in jazz and second-hand, rare, and collector records. He is also a reissue supervisor, label manager, DJ, and music writer. Known for his vast musical knowledge, eye for detail, and archival skills, Ogawa has worked on more than 250 reissues and compilations – including the highly praised Deep Jazz Reality and Project Re:Vinyl series. He is the co-author of the Wa-Jazz Disc Guide and the Independent Black Jazz of America books.