Masabumi Kikuchi - Hanamichi - The Final Studio Recording, Vol. II
2025 CD release
2026
“I first met Poo in Tokyo, 1969, and through the years we collaborated on so many projects. He was continually searching for his ‘voice’ that he couldn’t articulate with words. It wasn’t until a few years before he died that his ‘voice’ found him! His persistence, conviction and dedication to the muse remain a continual inspiration for me.”
Gary Peacock, May 2020
"Hanamichi - The Final Studio Recording Vol. II" is a continuation of the late Japanese pianist Masabumi Kikuchi's final studio sessions. This recording—following the critically acclaimed 2021 debut volume—offers seven additional tracks from the same December 2013 sessions at the now defunct Klavierhaus concert hall in New York.
Recorded just two years before his passing in 2015, these sessions capture Kikuchi at his most contemplative and expressive, embodying what he called his ability to "lay back" and appreciate his own musicality through "hard-earned, critical distance." The album features his distinctive interpretations of beloved standards alongside expansive improvisations that showcase his unique capacity for abstraction infused with poetic beauty.
(5391538080486)
| SKU | 5391538080486 |
| Barcode # | 5391538080486 |
| Brand | Red Hook Records |
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