Credits:

Horie Hiroyoshi,Kensaku Tanikawa

Description:

This is the first leader album by the remarkable and talented guitarist Youga Horie, winner of the 2017 Gibson Jazz Guitar Contest. He performs with Kensaku Tanigawa and Tomoko Yoshino, both active in various music scenes. The composition of guitar, piano, and vibraphone, which is innovative and challenging and far from the royal road, is full of free phrases and colorful sounds that instantly captivate the listener's heart. Ten of the twelve songs on the album are Horie's own original compositions, with pleasant melodies with a singing heart that naturally fit in the ear. The cover song "Shoro," a traditional Brazilian music, and the classical masterpiece "Nimrod" fully demonstrate Horie's wide range of musicality. The album, entitled "Summer Vacation Suite," brings back vividly the excitement and sadness of summer vacations that we have all experienced.