Toshio Matsuura | A Masterpiece Revived, Transcending Half a Century
Toshio Matsuura | From TOKYO MOON, Airing June 2nd
A Masterpiece of Emotion, Revived Across Half a Century
DJ Toshio Matsuura presents "TOKYO MOON," a music program for adults. Airing every Sunday from 11:30 PM on InterFM 76.1MHz. We introduce "fresh" music selected from around the world, and topics that stimulate intellectual curiosity. Here, we look back at the content just aired. This is a series where you can enjoy "TOKYO MOON" with your eyes and ears, delving deeper into artists, introducing related songs, and even allowing you to purchase them. This week, we focus on the cover album "Getz/Gilberto+50," produced by Goro Ito, one of Japan's leading composers and guitarists.
Text by MATSUURA Toshio
Goro Ito, Known as Japan's "Beck"
Recorded in 1963, "Getz/Gilberto" is said to have been the catalyst for Bossa Nova's global spread. It's an album created by Stan Getz, a leading cool jazz saxophonist, along with Brazil's João Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and others.
Half a century after its recording, this iconic work has been covered by Goro Ito, a composer, guitarist, and producer known for his work with the leading Bossa Nova duo naomi&goro and Moose Hill. He collaborated with his partner Naomi Fuse, as well as musicians from various generations and genres who are fans of this work, including Yosuke Yamashita, Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jaques Morelenbaum, Tomoyo Harada, Midorin, and Goldman Akita, to create the full cover album "Getz/Gilberto+50."
While the arrangements are filled with respect for the original work, each song features a "shift" with shuffled vocals and band members, making it an album that can be enjoyed by comparing it with the original. This is a work that fully showcases the production skills of Goro, known as Japan's "Beck." Works filled with a love for music enrich our lives. Highly recommended.
About ten years ago, Goro invited me to participate in a project. When we met, we each nominated an album that symbolized our "current mood." Goro picked "The Velvet Underground" (1969), which still remains a strong impression for me (as for me, it was the soundtrack to Isabel Coixet's film "My Life Without Me"). I hope this also gets moving after ten years.
Horace Silver
"Silver 'N Strings Plays
The Music Of Spheres"
Sahib Shihab
"Sahib Shihab and
the Danish Radio Jazz Group"
Jazz-Hip Trio "Jazz In Relief"
Sexteto do Beco
"Sexteto do Beco"
REVIEW | TRACK LISTClick on the songs marked with a ★ to listen and purchase. Please ensure you have "iTunes" installed beforehand to enjoy.
01. Horace Silver / Self Portrait No. 1 (Blue Note)
02.Sahib Shihab / Harvey's Tune (Oktav)★
03. Jazz-Hip Trio / Green Street Way (Rue Du Chemin Vert) (Major Minor)
04. Sexteto do Beco / Flutuando (Fundação Cultural Do Estado Da Bahia)
05. Nobukazu Takemura / Elm (Brownswood)
06. Yana Purim / Bebe (Sonet)
07. Victor Feldman / Summer Island (Pacific Jazz)
08.Nico Gomez & His Orchestra / Rio (Omega / P-Vine)★
09. Bruce Lewis / Espontaneo (Shout! Productions)
10.Barry Miles / Latina (Mainstream)★
11. Shigeharu Mukai / Nimuoro Neina (Better Days)
12. Getz/Gilberto+50 / Para Machuchar Meu Coracao (Universal)
13. Getz/Gilberto+50 / Doralice (Universal)
14. Kinichi Hagimoto / あ～ねむいなあ～ (Toshiba)
V.A.
"Brownswood Workshop: Multidirection"
Yana Purim "Bird Of Brazil"
Victor Feldman
"The Venezuela Joropo"
Nico Gomez & His Orchestra
"Bossa Nova"
Bruce Lewis "I & The Village"
Barry Miles "Scatbird"
Shigeharu Mukai "Hip Cruiser"
V.A. "Getz/Gilberto+50"
This Week's "TOKYO MOON on iTunes"
You can purchase selected songs from those introduced so far here. Experience the joy of instantly acquiring songs that catch your ear. This time, we've picked three songs from the past works of Goro Ito, who produced "Getz/Gilberto+50." Although they are from different tastes – solo, duo, and collaborations with other artists – you can still feel his signature style.
Please ensure you have "iTunes" installed beforehand to enjoy.
Tomoyo Harada / Giving Tree 2010.1.10 AIRING
Goro Ito / Obsession 2012.6.24 AIRING
Naomi & Goro / Strength Of Your Nature 2013.3.17 AIRING
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