Scenery (Ryo Fukui album) explained

Scenery
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ryo Fukui
Cover:	Ryo Fukui Scenery.jpg
Released:	1976
Recorded:	July 7, 1976
Venue:	Yamaha Hall, Sapporo
Label:	Trio Records
Producer:	Masataka Ito, Ryo Fukui
Next Title:	Mellow Dream
Next Year:	1977

is a 1976 jazz album by Japanese pianist Ryo Fukui. It was Fukui's first release.

Reception

This album was virtually ignored in the United States, given that it was released at a time of reduced American interest in jazz.^[1] However, it was well appreciated by Japanese fans and critics alike.^[2] In the decades since Scenerys release, the album has earned greater critical praise. Fukui's dexterity and self-taught style has earned him comparison to such piano greats as McCoy Tyner and Bill Evans.^[3]

Track listing

Side A:

1. It Could Happen to You (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
2. I Want to Talk About You (Billy Eckstine)
3. Early Summer (Hideo Ichikawa)

Side B:

1. Willow Weep for Me (Ann Ronell)
2. Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert)
3. Scenery (Ryo Fukui)

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Personnel

• Ryo Fukui – piano
• Satoshi Denpo – bass
• Yoshinori Fukui – drums

See also

• 1976 in jazz

External links

• Official YouTube playlist

Notes and References

1. News: Rediscover: Ryo Fukui: Scenery – Spectrum Culture. 2014-11-03. Spectrum Culture. 2018-01-26. en-US.
2. News: "Scenery": Retrospective of a Jazz Masterpiece. Wooley. Charlie. 2016-01-04. PopGates. https://web.archive.org/web/20160104173627/http://popgates.com/scenery-retrospective-of-a-jazz-masterpiece/. 2016-01-04. 2018-08-05. en-US.
3. News: Lost In Time: A retrospective on Ryo Fukui's 'Scenery'. The Michigan Daily. 2018-01-26. en.
4. https://www.whosampled.com/album/Ryo-Fukui/Scenery/ WhoSampled
5. https://arkivjazz.com/upc-4260544823725 ArkivJazz