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Contents: The first leader album from a beautiful vibraphonist who loves Roy Ayers! This debut album, a tribute to great jazz musicians, features delicate arrangements of modern soul jazz and thrilling jazz-funk sounds from the early 70s, and is finally available in Japan! Milt Jackson, Cal Tjader, Billy Wooten... The debut album "The Path," released in 2020 by a rising star in the vibraphone world, opens with Roy Ayers' "We Live in Brooklyn Baby," which has been sampled by numerous artists including Smifun Wesson and Mos Def. It includes covers of Miles Davis and Bill Evans' "Blue In Green," and Bill Lee's composition for Spike Lee's film "Mo' Better Blues," making it beautiful soul jazz that pays homage to great jazz pioneers! After studying composition and percussion at Taipei National University of the Arts, he majored in vibraphone at the Philadelphia College of the Arts' jazz department. He has also participated in trumpeter Jeremy Pelt's quintet and toured throughout Europe, as well as performed in Japan. While he is a traditional jazz musician, he is now attracting attention as a vibraphonist with groovy and swinging playing that also captivates soul and rare groove fans. From the thrillingly unfolding "Invitation" to the funky "Blind Faith" with its intertwining, soulful bassline, and "Blossom in a Stormy Night," an arrangement of the Taiwanese folk song "Rainy Night Flower," famous for being sung by Teresa Teng, into an exotic soul jazz piece, his original composition and arrangement skills have been highly praised in overseas jazz magazines. This debut album is an undeniable masterpiece! Media reviews and more: This debut album, a tribute to great jazz musicians, featuring delicate arrangements of modern soul jazz and thrilling jazz-funk sounds from the early 70s, is finally available in Japan! (C)RS
