Kazutoki Umezu - Show The Frog (Bass Clarinet Solo)

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Kazutoki Umezu
Show The Frog (Bass Clarinet Solo)

Album JP 2005 on Doubtmusic label
Jazz

This work shows Umezu's various musical talent. For example, Umezu changes Irish trad called "The Star Of The County Down" into Japanese fisherman's folktune by his own interpretation. Or while his recording, he find the way of blowing the highest tone what is limits of possibility of bass clarinet. This highest tone is in the tune called "1970", Umezu's masterpiece. And he expresses his love of Ainu traditional in the tune called "Chakton". Chakton is a rhythm pattern of Ainu music. Umezu was inspired by Mukkuri, Ainu people's populer instrument, then he blow fake Mukkuri on bass-clarinet. This work also his first bass clarinet solo!

Musicians

Kazutoki Umezu as, *1949 JP
bass clarinet, album by, written by

Composers

Billy Eckstine

Traditional

Kazutoki Umezu

Harry Kandel

Nobuyoshi Ino

Thelonious Monk

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer	Duration
1	I Want To Talk About You	Kazutoki Umezu	Billy Eckstine	6:24
2	The Star Of The County Down	Kazutoki Umezu	Traditional	4:08
3	A Lonely Dolphin	Kazutoki Umezu	Kazutoki Umezu	2:03
4	The Captured Two Rabbits	Kazutoki Umezu	Kazutoki Umezu	4:25
5	A Nakht In Gn Eydn	Kazutoki Umezu	Harry Kandel	4:23
6	1970	Kazutoki Umezu	Kazutoki Umezu	2:58
7	Chakton	Kazutoki Umezu	Traditional	2:54
8	Kamifusen	Kazutoki Umezu	Nobuyoshi Ino	3:53
9	In Walked Bud	Kazutoki Umezu	Thelonious Monk	2:43
10	Show The Frog	Kazutoki Umezu	Kazutoki Umezu	6:20
11	Moon Cat	Kazutoki Umezu	Kazutoki Umezu	8:40

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