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內容簡介 ★ 福居良 (Ryo Fukui) 全7款「無著色原生純膠 (Uncolored Pure Vinyl)」復刻發行★ 享譽全球的 Made in Japan 高品質。採用不含任何會影響音質的碳素等著色材料的「無著色原生黑膠」,以高純淨度的氯化聚乙烯為唯一原料,並將唱片重量提升至 180g,確保轉速穩定並呈現更豐富的音場。以極致純淨的聲像為目標的 「180g重量盤/Pure Vinyl」 規格,讓聽者盡情沉浸於精緻而銳利的音質表現。• ピアニスト、福居良が見せてくれた淡く心地良い夢。繊細なタッチ、豊潤な音色、美しい楽想。より深く自己を表現した、快作セカンド・アルバム。『Scenery』の約1年後に録音されたセカンド・アルバム。繊細でいながら情感豊かなプレイは健在だが、本作ではそこに力強さも増していて、福居の描き出す世界がより明瞭な輪郭と立体感をもって迫ってくる。甘美で切ない旋律に心打たれる「Mellow Dream」や躍動感と疾走感が溢れる「Horizon」など、眩いほどの快演が並ぶ。また、前作では1曲のみだったオリジナル曲が本作では3曲になっており、より一層福居の音楽性を堪能できるのも嬉しい。その成熟と内容の充実を鑑みると、ファースト・アルバムを凌ぐ名作と言っても良いだろう。惜しくも2016年に他界した福居良。繊細なタッチ、豊潤な音色、美しい楽想。彼が見せてくれた“心地良い夢”に深い感謝を。text by 尾川雄介 (UNIVERSOUNDS DEEP JAZZ REALITY)★★★★★ ☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★• Official Japanese reissue sourced from the original masters, cut by Kitaro at Schnittstelle for true audiophile sound• Pressed on 180g heavyweight Pure Vinyl Disc for maximum sonic fidelity and silent backgrounds• A landmark of Japanese jazz piano — Ryo Fukui's essential 1977 sophomore album, finally back in printRecorded in August 1977 at Yamaha Hall in Sapporo and mixed in Tokyo, Mellow Dream is Ryo Fukui's second album and a deeply personal statement from one of Japan's most singular jazz voices. A self-taught pianist from Hokkaido who came to the instrument relatively late, Fukui developed a style that was unmistakably his own — rooted in the post-bop and modal traditions of the American masters yet inflected with a quiet introspection that felt entirely Japanese. Where his debut Scenery announced his arrival with striking authority, Mellow Dream deepens the palette: the playing is more nuanced, the emotional range wider, and the trio interplay more fully realised.The album moves with ease between contemplative lyricism and explosive swing. The Bill Evans-tinged title track Mellow Dream and the tender My Foolish Heart open the record in reflective mood, before Baron Potato Blues unleashes a commanding, hard-driving energy. Side B builds to its centrepiece: the McCoy Tyner and John Coltrane-influenced Horizon, a nine-minute tour de force in which each member of the trio — Satoshi Denpo on bass and Yoshinori Fukui on drums — demonstrates their virtuosity to electrifying effect. This Solid Records reissue, pressed on 180g heavyweight Pure Vinyl Disc and cut by Kitaro at Schnittstelle from the original masters, delivers the album with the depth, warmth and dynamic authority it has always deserved.【収録内容】[LP - SIDE A]1. Mellow Dream2. My Foolish Heart3. Baron Potato Blues[LP - SIDE B]1. What's New2. Horizon3. My Funny Valentine