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by Wandering The Sound Quintet

About This Release

A recording by the Wandering The Sound Quintet, uniting Japanese pianist-composer Satoko Fujii and her partner, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, with Argentine-American clarinetist Guillermo Gregorio among others. Released by Not Two in 2021, the album brings together distinctive voices from across the international creative-music scene, deepening Fujii's long relationship with the label.

Tracklist

1...Sound44:08
2...Wind11:54
3...Mind8:28

Recorded at Alchemia club during the Kraków Jazz Autumn Festival 2019. The quintet performed a composition for improvisers by Rafał Mazur based on a poem by Ikkyu Sojun, a Zen master from the 15th century.

Line-up

Satoko Fujiipiano
Guillermo Gregorioclarinet
Natsuki Tamuratrumpet
Rafał Mazuracoustic bass guitar
Ramón Lópezdrums

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