Yoshio Chin Suzuki The Blend - EXPECTATION (2025) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Three years after their debut with "Five Dance," The Blend, led by Yoshio Suzuki (b), aka "Chin-san," is back with their first studio album! The appeal of this band, which is made up of mid-career to veteran musicians including Atsusuke Mine (sax), Keisuke Nakamura (tp), Hakuei Kim (p), and Tamaya Honda (ds), is the beautiful and catchy original songs written by Suzuki and the improvisations in which their personalities collide over a matured groove. This album includes the title track and other unique new songs, as well as "SHINJUKU" and "BURNING POINT," which are well-known live, and "CHIN SAN" from Atsusuke Mine's "2nd Album" (1971), re-recorded with a new arrangement. The standard tune "MONA LISA" played by a bowed player is a masterpiece that touches the heartstrings. Yoshio Suzuki, who has played in famous domestic and international bands such as Sadao Watanabe and Art Blakey, as well as his own East Bounce and Bass Talk, has continued to enchant his fans.A masterpiece that lets you enjoy the ever-evolving world of Yoshio Suzuki!

Yoshio Suzuki, double bass
Kosuke Mine, saxophone
Keisuke Nakamura, trumpet
Hakuei Kim, piano
Tamaya Honda, drums

Tracklist:
01 Mixed Donuts
02 Expectation
03 Backstage
04 Fish Market
05 Run Run Rumba
06 Chin San
07 Burning Point
08 Mona Lisa
09 Shinjuku


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