AYA'S SAMBA LP

johnny™s disk record is an independent jazz label run by the owner of jazz cafe kaiunbashi no johnny located in rikuzentakata city in iwate prefecture, japan. the legendary label released a string of albums of high quality but down-to-earth music, spanning from modern jazz, avant-garde jazz to left-field pop. albums such as šfarewell my johnny / left alone› and šaya™s samba› has reached cult status among fans as some of the best works to come out of the japanese jazz scene. another japanese jazz classic, aya™s samba was a debut effort by bassist eiji nakayama, who played as part of elvin jones™ jazz machine and toured with don friedman. this album is an important release in the johnny™s disk catalogue, not only because it is the first ever release, but also because the owner hearing the band play was the reason why the label came to be. šaya™s samba› is a mellow jazz samba in minor key that™s considered a japanese jazz classic. slow ballad šyellow living› is drenched in melancholy with emotive keys and sax notes, while the dreamy šsea sea town› impresses with a captivating, expressive sax solo. the 4 tracker ends with šfar-away road,› an uptempo tune with rhythmic keys. Tracklisting 44927 44958 44986 45017