Toshio Osumi Trio
Watermelon Man (LP)
FormatLPLabelThree Blind MiceGenreJazz & Improvisation
Preorder: Releases February 26th 2027 (ships as soon as it is released)
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The landmark debut album from the regular trio led by Toshio Osumi, one of Japan's most legendary jazz drummers. Featuring Hiromu Aoki's funky piano style and an irresistible sense of swing, this is a thoroughly enjoyable piano trio recording full of energy and groove.
Osumi plays drums, Aoki piano and Akira Yamaguchi bass. Recorded on March 6, 1983 at Onkio Haus Studio, Tokyo, mixed by Yoshihiko Kannari and produced by Takeshi Fujii. Next to Broadway, Willow Weep for Me and the title track come a Yesterday / Hey Jude medley, Isn't She Lovely and Oscar Peterson's Hymn to Freedom.
Official Three Blind Mice reissue by Sony Music Japan, 180g vinyl pressed and printed in Japan. Remastered by Isao Kikuchi and cut by Katsutoshi Kitamura at Mixers Lab; the original release is reproduced with obi and insert. Originally released in 1983 (PAP-25042).
