Album Review
Joseph Howell: Live In Japan
(Summit Records 2021)

すごくほのぼのとした空気感の中で、すごくハイレベルなことをしているセッションです。

The musicians on this album are highly-skilled improvisers and are masters of their craft.

Swings it like it’s on the end of a rope, swirling around like an Olympic discus thrower.

Hirakawa lead both flows and hops, over that great, loose groove, and it seems he could carry on like this forever

Eclectic and energetic, this date is loaded with verve and swing and actually takes you to some new places on this tasty journey.

爆発的な力強い演奏が好みだったよう。

Joseph Howell Quartet’s ‘Live In Japan’ Is Among The Best Of 2021’s New Live Recordings

A stimulating reminder of just how engaging jazz practices could be for the better part of the twentieth century.

Pianist Keigo Hirakawa is most impressive.