Morning Mirage

 

Yoshio Suzuki - Morning Picture [HRLP238 JPN 2021 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC]

Originally released on JVC Records in 1984, Morning Picture is the fourth album by Japanese multi instrumentalist Yoshio Suzuki. Recalling the UK release back during the eighties' new-age period, when the genre was used to lump modern jazz, modern classical and modern folk together in an attempt to sell expensive compact discs to audiophiles. Suzuki has enjoyed a recent resurgence with thanks to Floating Points and the growth of the modern Balearic scene. 

Late last year, the HMV Record Co in Japan repressed Morning Picture as a very limited release, I couldn't resist picking up a copy.

Yoshio plays all instruments on this record, some tracks will have a familiarity about them, Valpolicella September Walk especially. This music is based around a piano and a double bass, with a significant injection of the feeling of space. The Yoshio Suzuki sound is rich and deep, this is not a headphone album, this music needs much more than just the space between your ears for full enjoyment.

A1 Kane

A2 Dancing Snow

A3 Meet Me In The Sheep Meadow

A4 Valpolicella

B1 September Walk

B2 The Bagel

B3 Morning Picture

B4 The Mirage