is a 1976
jazz
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album by
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pianist
Ryo Fukui
was a Japanese jazz pianist based in Sapporo. He played regularly at the "Slowboat" jazz club in Sapporo, which he and his wife Yasuko owned. Fukui taught and performed internationally until his death in 2016. His work has seen a spike in popular ...
. It was Fukui's first release.
Reception
This album was virtually ignored in the United States, given that it was released at a time of reduced American interest in jazz. However, it was well appreciated by Japanese fans and critics alike.
In the decades since ''Scenery''s release, the album has earned greater critical praise. Fukui's dexterity and self-taught style has earned him comparison to such piano greats as
McCoy Tyner
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and
Bill Evans.
Track listing
Side A:
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It Could Happen to You (
Jimmy Van Heusen,
Johnny Burke)
# I Want to Talk About You (
Billy Eckstine)
# Early Summer (Hideo Ichikawa)
Side B:
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Willow Weep for Me
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Ann Ronell
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Early life
Ronell was b ...
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Autumn Leaves (
Joseph Kosma
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Jacques Prévert
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# Scenery (Ryo Fukui)
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Personnel
* Ryo Fukui
was a Japanese jazz pianist based in Sapporo. He played regularly at the "Slowboat" jazz club in Sapporo, which he and his wife Yasuko owned. Fukui taught and performed internationally until his death in 2016. His work has seen a spike in popular ...
– Piano
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* Satoshi Denpo – Bass
* Yoshinori Fukui – Drums
See also
* 1976 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1976.
Events
April
* 9 – The 3rd Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 9 – 11).
May
* 19 – The 4th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 19 – June 2).
June
* 4 – The 5t ...
References
External links
Official YouTube playlist
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Ryo Fukui albums
1976 albums
Hard bop albums