Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio – A Shade of Blue (Blu-ray)

The album “A Shade Of Blue,” released in 2023 by Japanese jazz legend Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, undoubtedly reflects his love for the piano trio – a format pioneered by Nat King Cole in the 1940s and further developed in the 1950s by innovators such as Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, and Bill Evans. The Japanese pianist’s highly experienced trio – whose members have a combined age of 215 years – consists of bassist Hiroshi Kagawa and drummer Toshio Osumi. “A Shade Of Blue” reveals the incredible musical chemistry between the three musicians. Listening to the ten tracks, one gets the impression that they breathe, think, and feel as if they were a single person – such is the depth of musical empathy between them.

Evosound proudly presents a unique reissue of this jazz classic. The entire performance was captured in 4K resolution for the first time and is now available on Blu-ray disc. The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray edition includes the video (3840 x 2160p UHD, 16:9 widescreen) as well as the following audio formats: Dolby Atmos (Dolby TrueHD), Auro-3D in DTS-HD Master Audio, and PCM 2.0 (24-bit/96 kHz). As a testament to its exceptional sound quality, the album’s highly acclaimed Dolby Atmos mix was recently ranked No. 2 on The Absolute Sound’s list of the “50 Best-Sounding Immersive Mixes” in the jazz category.

Lista pieselor

4K-Ultra-HD-Blu-Ray (Dolby + Auro-3D + Stereo)

1.    Opening
2.    Introduction
3.    Speed Ball Blues
4.    Interview: “Impression On The Immersive Audio”
5.    Speak Low
6.    The Way We Were
7.    Like Someone In Love
8.    Interview: “Speak Low”
9.    Black Is The Color
10.    Girl Talk
11.    Interview: ”Black Is The Color, Girl Talk, Midnight Sugar”
12.    Midnight Sugar
13.    Last Tango In Paris
14.    Interview: “Last Tango In Paris”
15.    Misty
16.    Bye Bye Blackbird
17.    Ending Credits
18.    Interview: “Self-introduction Of Hiroshi Kagawa”
19.    Interview: “Self-introduction Of Tsuyoshi Yamamoto”
20.    Interview: “Self-introduction Of Toshio Osumi”
21.    Interview: “About The Beginnings Of The Trio”
22.    Interview: “About Recording Of The Debut Album”