Ryo Fukui - SceneryUnquestionably one of the most important Japanese jazz albums ever recorded, Scenery reveals Ryo Fukui as a miraculously brilliant self taught pianist fusing modal, bop, and cool jazz influences for a very personal, dexterous and game changing take on classic standards made famous by Bing Crosby and John Coltrane among others. From It Could Happen To You and its serene and calm intro which magically flows into a jubilant and upbeat piece, to the out

The Age of Quarrel

dissonant experimentation

recorded entirely in the band members’ own homes

torn between the juxtaposition of musical elements

Featuring deep cuts ‘I Went to The Hospital’

Crushing (2019)

The unusual name is taken from the long-forgotten 1970s ITV variety show The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club

the wildness of the band

The usual story told is that jazz split between those who went out and those who tried to make people dance

JAD: Well yes

 Coltrane’s notes

it is the feminine of fossore ( digger