Hirokazu Yamaguchi's Vortex Box

ギタリスト山口廣和の即興的で自由な楽想は、 情景を描くだけでなく、物や場所が持つ記憶を も音に投影する。古代から続く絃の響きを繊細 な指先に込め、瑞々しい感性で旋律を綴る。落 合康介(ベース)、寺井雄一(サックス)、ヤヒ ロトモヒロ(パーカッション)が光の路へと導 く音楽紀行。

01. Lute song 07:35
02. mimic Gogo 04:47
03. Rotisserie Faure 02:15
04. Have you danced 06:06
05. Lop Ear 06:34
06. Reverse 03:45
07. Lop Nur 06:48
08. Hand me down 04:56
09. Round the starred sky 06:59
10. Oregon vortex 09:36
11. Furiko 05:00

Produced by Hirokazu Yamaguchi
All songs written and arranged by Hirokazu Yamaguchi and Vortex Box

Vortex Box are
Hirokazu Yamaguchi: classical and 12 string guitars
Yuichi Terai: saxophones and bass clarinet
Kosuke Ochiai: contrabass and morin khuur
Tomohiro Yahiro: percussions

Recorded at echo and cloud studio (Tokyo) - 26-27 March 2019
Recording / Mixing and Mastering Engineer: Keiji Matsui (echo and cloud studio)

A & R Director / Product Planning: Makoto Miyanogawa (SONG X JAZZ Inc,.)

Cover photo: ©Tomoko Yoneda
Design: Jumpei Niki
The 50th Parallel: Former border between Russia and Japan 2012