Just returned from vacation is Japan, so this week's podcast is inspired from my trip. The episode begins with Japan impressions from two iconic jazz artists, Brubeck and Silver. Then we here from a couple japanese players Takura Kuroda (tr) and Yasuke Sato (as). 

Playlist 

Artist ~ Name ~ Album

Horace Silver ~ Sayonara Blues ~ The Tokyo Blues

The Dave Brubeck Quartet ~ Tokyo Traffic ~ Jazz Impressions of Japan

Takuya Kuroda ~ Car 16 15 A ~ EVERYDAY

Yosuke Sato & Jan Lundgren ~ Kagome Kagome ~ Furusato

Hampton Hawes Trio ~ Suddenly I Thought Of You ~ The Seance 

Kenny Barron ~ Softly As in a Morning Sunrise ~ Beyond This Place

Joey Alexander ~ Blue ~ Continuance

Greg Abate ~ Give Flight to Imagination ~ Positive Energy