Legendary Live 1991
(2020)
ON SALE NOW



This recording was originally published in 2001 as ONE LIFE TO LIVE at ROPPONGI PIT INN 1991 which was recorded 2 years after his prior CD: MIDNIGHT SESSION / LIVE AT PAT'S N.Y.C.1989 published in 2019 and it's been out of print for a long time.

This is the reissued version with 3 unpublished tracks added. The music starts with fantastic fusion to some smooth jazz, then finally the music goes to fired up tempo's be-bop. With these Japanese top class players like Hidefumi Toki, Ken Shima, Kenji Takamizu and Yuichi Togashiki & some others, all the members got so tight in pocket under the control of Shinobu & showing their best supporting skills to him in this live. This is truly an historical live recording on the Japanese jazz scene.

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ARTIST: SHINOBU ITO
CD TITLE: LEGENDARY LIVE 1991
CD 2nd TITLE: at Roppongi PIT INN
(Remastered 2019)

SONGS:

  1. FIRST FLIGHT (S. Ito) (8.58)
  2. IN LOVE FOR KEEPS (S. Ito) (5.47)
  3. MINUTOS PARA RIO (S. Ito) (10.10)
  4. SAILING ROLLING (Y. Suzuki) (8.33)
  5. SILENT LOVE (Y. Suzuki) (6.28)
  6. FAR AWAY (S. Ito) (6.03)
  7. STILL BLUES (S. Ito) (11.59)
  8. S.O.S. (W. Montgomery) (8.10)
  9. MINUTOS PARA RIO / Reprise (S. Ito) (8.22)
NOTE: No pause between song 2 (In Love for Keeps) & 3 (Minutos para Rios)

MEMBERS:

  • SHINOBU ITO: Electric & E. Acoustic Guitar
  • HIDEFUMI TOKI: Alto & Soprano Sax
  • KEN SHIMA: Acoustic & Electric Piano
  • KENJI TAKAMIZU: Electric Bass
  • YUICHI TOGASHIKI: drums
  • MASAE NANBU: Synthesizer
  • YOSHIO SUZUKI: Synthesizer on Silent Love
Total Time: 74 minutes
Recorded Live at Roppongi Pit Inn / June 20, 1991
Produced by Shinobu Ito for Costa del Sol
Originally produced for release by Yoichi Nakao for JAZZBANK, INC.
as a CD: ONE LIFE TO LIVE / MTCJ - 1022 in 2001
except unpublished 3 songs, #3,#5 & #10 which were newly added on this CD
Recording Engineer: Yuichi Kawai
* Synthesizer pad for introduction on FIRST FLIGHT was performed by SOICHI NORIKI
at Shinjuku -J - on Jan 13, 1994 & overdubbed on this truck in 2001
* Rain stick bamboo shaker & some other sound effects for this part
were Played & Overdubbed by Shinobu Ito

Original digital mastering by Ken Shibusawa / King Records in 2001
Digital reediting by Shinobu Ito
Digitally remastered by Nozomu Ito / G-Yeah Records
CD Jacket Design: Shinobu Ito
Photos by Yukio Ichikawa / i-Z Music





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