Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 55 minutes ago
Here it is, folks. An ultra rare live recording of the mysterious post-Mellow Dream Ryo Fukui Quartet. For many years, there were thought to be no surviving recordings Ryo himself even turned down several recording offers as he believed that this lineup was too immature during this period.
A few months ago, I found this recording broken up over several obscure Japanese language uploads. I had meant to hold this upload until after my Ryo Fukui video dropped, but I've been too busy with work to finish it up, and I felt bad holding back such fantastic music from you all.
This is always the tape I crank up whilst cleaning my apartment on sunny days off.
What a great recording this is, too! Halfway through, Ryo does a fantastic solo piano rendition of Mellow Dream which is just DELICIOUS. Might even beat out the Vidro '77 version for me. According to some obscure liner notes from a late-90s CD, Ryo was known to perform solo much more than with a group after his first two LPs. This wasn't for artistic reasons nearly as much as the simple fact of convenience. Still, it's fascinating to see Ryo bringing elements of his solo DNA into performances with his quartet, especially some twelve years before his mid-90s renaissance as a solo artist, as helped by numerous appearances on Hokkaido TV. Stay tuned.
Tracklist (please help me out):
0:00 Unknown 1
20:04 Unknown 2
33:51 Unknown 3
44:10 Unknown 4
53:55 Unknown 5
1:06:41 Unknown 6
1:23:18 Mellow Dream
1:37:40 Unknown 7
1:48:26 Unknown 8
2:07:05 Confirmation (Parker)
2:19:35 In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington)
2:29:08 Unknown 11
Here it is, folks. An ultra rare live recording of the mysterious post-Mellow Dream Ryo Fukui Quartet. For many years, there were thought to be no surviving recordings Ryo himself even turned down several recording offers as he believed that this lineup was too immature during this period.
A few months ago, I found this recording broken up over several obscure Japanese language uploads. I had meant to hold this upload until after my Ryo Fukui video dropped, but I've been too busy with work to finish it up, and I felt bad holding back such fantastic music from you all.
This is always the tape I crank up whilst cleaning my apartment on sunny days off.
What a great recording this is, too! Halfway through, Ryo does a fantastic solo piano rendition of Mellow Dream which is just DELICIOUS. Might even beat out the Vidro '77 version for me. According to some obscure liner notes from a late-90s CD, Ryo was known to perform solo much more than with a group after his first two LPs. This wasn't for artistic reasons nearly as much as the simple fact of convenience. Still, it's fascinating to see Ryo bringing elements of his solo DNA into performances with his quartet, especially some twelve years before his mid-90s renaissance as a solo artist, as helped by numerous appearances on Hokkaido TV. Stay tuned.
Tracklist (please help me out):
0:00 Unknown 1
20:04 Unknown 2
33:51 Unknown 3
44:10 Unknown 4
53:55 Unknown 5
1:06:41 Unknown 6
1:23:18 Mellow Dream
1:37:40 Unknown 7
1:48:26 Unknown 8
2:07:05 Confirmation (Parker)
2:19:35 In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington)
2:29:08 Unknown 11
