Red Hook Records is proud to announce the October 24, 2025 release of Hanamichi – The Final Studio Recording Vol.II, a continuation of the late Japanese pianist Masabumi Kikuchi’s final studio sessions. This extraordinary recording—following the critically acclaimed 2021 debut volume—offers seven additional tracks from the same December 2013 sessions at Klavierhaus, New York, presenting what may be the most intimate and revelatory performances of Kikuchi’s remarkable career.
hier steht mehr, unter anderem eine Tracklist:
Manhã de Carnaval (Luiz Bonfá and Antônio Maria) – 8:01
Improvisation II (Masabumi Kikuchi) – 3:44
Alone Together (Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz) – 5:05
Improvisation III (Masabumi Kikuchi) – 6:35
I Loves you Porgy (George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin) – 4:02
Improvisation IV (Masabumi Kikuchi) – 11:12
My Ship (Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin) – 5:02
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