MIDNIGHT SUGAR (Remastered) Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio

• 1 Midnight Sugar 12:02
• 2 I'm A Fool To Want You 07:22
• 3 The Nearness Of You 06:43
• 4 It Could Happen To You 07:17
• 5 Sweet Georgia Blues 06:05
• Total Runtime 39:29

Info for MIDNIGHT SUGAR (Remastered)

Experience the rich, evocative sound of *Midnight Sugar*, the legendary 1974 album by the Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio. Originally released on the legendary Three Blind Mice label, this audiophile favourite is celebrated for its warm, dynamic sound and flawless musicality.

Featuring pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, bassist Isoo Fukui and drummer Tetsujiro Obara, the trio delivers a breathtaking blend of jazz with bluesy undertones. The title track, ‘Midnight Sugar’, sets the mood with its slow, expressive piano playing, whilst classics such as ‘I’m a Fool to Want You’ and ‘Sweet Georgia Blues’ demonstrate the trio’s technical mastery and emotional depth.

MIDNIGHT SUGAR offers outstanding sound quality and captures every nuance of Yamamoto’s delicate touch and the trio’s flawless interplay. “Midnight Sugar” is a must-have for jazz enthusiasts and audiophiles alike and remains a timeless masterpiece in the world of jazz piano trios.

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, piano
Isao Fukui, double bass
Tetsujiro Obara, drums

Recorded March 1st 1974 at Aoi Studio, Tokyo
Produced by Takeshi Fujii

Digitally remastered

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto
was largely self-taught as a pianist, although he did have piano lessons as a child. He attended Nihon University. As a student there, he played professionally, first as an accompanist to pop singer Micky Curtis; they toured Europe in 1967. In 1974, he became house pianist at Misty, a Tokyo jazz club. He also made his recording debut as leader that year. He played major international festivals in the late 1970s. He also "lived in New York for a year, when he performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Carmen McRae, Sam Jones, Billy Higgins, Elvin Jones, and Sonny Stitt, among others."

This album contains no booklet.