Time: 47:31
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz: Saxophone Jazz
Art: Front
01. Aa Jinseini Namidaari (3:39)
02. Kawano Nagarenoyouni (3:30)
03. Blue Chateau (3:55)
04. Amachan Theme (2:28)
05. Oyoge! Taiyakikun (3:43)
06. Uki Uki Watching (3:33)
07. Koino Kisetsu (4:06)
08. Yogiriyo Konyamo Arigatou (5:15)
09. First Love (3:43)
10. Kurodabushi (3:48)
11. Koisuru Fortune Cookie (5:49)
12. Hanawa Saku (3:58)
Kenji Shimizu (KEN G) jazz saxophonist & composer.
Kenji Shimizu (KEN G) was born in Yamaguchi, Japan in 1967. He began studying saxophone at age fourteen and was giging at the local jazz club in Yamaguchi all through high school.
In 1986, after graduation, He moved to Tokyo and switched to tenor sax, studying under Takao Uematsu, the wizard of the Japanese jazz music world.
In 2005, 2007 and 2009, he played at the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival with San Murata Trio. And He released 4CDs recorded in Toronto and New York.
His playing style is commonly called "Japanese Joe Henderson", a style with great flexibility that makes him an all round player. He has made this style his own and his sound will surely move his co-players and audiences everywhere.
Kenji Shimizu (KEN G) was born in Yamaguchi, Japan in 1967. He began studying saxophone at age fourteen and was giging at the local jazz club in Yamaguchi all through high school.
In 1986, after graduation, He moved to Tokyo and switched to tenor sax, studying under Takao Uematsu, the wizard of the Japanese jazz music world.
In 2005, 2007 and 2009, he played at the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival with San Murata Trio. And He released 4CDs recorded in Toronto and New York.
His playing style is commonly called "Japanese Joe Henderson", a style with great flexibility that makes him an all round player. He has made this style his own and his sound will surely move his co-players and audiences everywhere.
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