{"product_id":"4988044088818","title":"Amaro Freitas Sangue Negro Japan Music CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct Description\u003cbr\u003e\nContents Introduction A commemorative release for his visit to Japan! The first album ('16) by Amaro Freitas, a jazz pianist from Recife in northeastern Brazil, who has been praised worldwide for his \"astonishingly unique approach to the keyboard\" (Downbeat), is now being released domestically for the first time! This is a masterpiece of Brazilian piano trio music, centered around his own piano trio, fusing traditional Brazilian rhythms with the energy of bebop. ?? \"Sangue Negro\" literally translates to \"black blood.\" According to a previous interview*, the title track, which is played in a bebop style, \"expresses the busy (hectic) daily life we ??live in this country. It's a feeling of our bodies getting hot and tight. In Brazil, the mortality rate is highest among young people with black bodies and black blood. By bringing in a bebop reference here, I am expressing my admiration and reverence for the blood of black people in Brazil.\" At the same time, the album incorporates rhythms from traditional Brazilian music such as samba, frevo, and maracatu in other tracks, resulting in an album that beautifully harmonizes classical jazz with these Brazilian elements. ?? Although it is his debut album, his unique piano playing, which combines the lineage of bossa nova and samba jazz artists like Don Salvador and Johnny Alf with approaches reminiscent of contemporary jazz prodigies like Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn, is already at a high level of maturity, and the ensembles with his long-time trio and guests are intense. ?? The Brazilian CD version was already difficult to obtain, so this Japanese CD release is truly long-awaited. Furthermore, it will be released with an alternative design that differs from the Brazilian CD version. *Interview AMARO FREITAS 'Sankofa': Music that celebrates our Black ancestors, nature, and what we inherit from sound by Mitsutaka Yanagira https:\/\/note.com\/elis_ragina\/n\/n5c1aec0a4753 Tracklist 1. Encruzilhada 2. Norte 3. Subindo o Morro 4. Samba de C?sar 5. Estudo 6. Sangue Negro Amaro Freitas Trio: Amaro Freitas - Piano Jean Elton - Double Bass Hugo Medeiros - Drums + Special guests: Fabinho Costa - Trumpet El?udo Souza - Sax Media Reviews and More Commemorative release for his visit to Japan! The momentous 1st album ('16) by jazz pianist Amaro Freitas from Recife in northeastern Brazil, who has been praised worldwide for his \"astonishingly unique approach to the keyboard\" (Downbeat), is now being released domestically for the first time! This is a masterpiece of Brazilian piano trio music, centered around his own piano trio, fusing traditional Brazilian rhythms with the energy of bebop. (C)RS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TOKYO JAPAN CD SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53227114365237,"sku":"4988044088818","price":4100.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/5966\/5973\/files\/5153eVaci5L._AC.jpg?v=1785378128","url":"https:\/\/tokyojapancdshop.com\/products\/4988044088818","provider":"TOKYO JAPAN CD SHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}