Description
Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue
This album represents one ideal that Seiichi Nakamura ultimately arrived at. His saxophone, soaring freely like a bird, liberates the listener and leads them into a new world.
During his time with the Yosuke Yamashita Trio, he devoted his entire being to every single note. In the early 1970s, he powerfully wove flashes of inspiration and impulse into his melodies. With this work, Nakamura undergoes yet another transformation. As he himself described it: “Sharing a space together, flying freely like birds—that’s the ideal.” Layers of sound and the use of silence expand the musical space richly, within which his saxophone moves vividly and freely.
Inspired by writer Kazumasa Hirai’s Wolf Guy series, the album features the expansive and refreshing “Wolf’s Theme,” the nostalgic and gently grooving “Harappa,” and beautifully rendered standards such as “Body & Soul” and “I Can’t Get Started.” Tracks like “Viva Giappone” radiate both dynamism and a sense of openness—altogether embodying Nakamura’s artistic ideal.
Featuring contributions from Toshiyuki Daitoku, Aki Takase, and Ryojiro Furusawa.
Text by Yusuke Ogawa (UNIVERSOUNDS / DEEP JAZZ REALITY)
これは中村誠一が辿り着いたひとつの理想。鳥のように自由に飛翔するサックスが、聴く者を開放し、新たな世界へと導く。
一音一音に全身全霊を傾けていた山下洋輔トリオ時代。閃きや衝動を旋律に織り込んで力強くブロウした1970年代初頭。そして中村誠一は、本作でさらなる変貌を遂げる。自身で「みなで空間を共有し、鳥のように自由に飛翔する感じ。それが理想ですね」と語っているように、音の重なりや間が空間をふくよかに膨らませ、そのなかを中村のサックスが闊達に駆け抜ける。作家、平井和正の『ウルフガイ』シリーズにインスパイアされた、伸びやかで爽快な「Wolf’s Theme」、ゆったりとしたグルーヴに郷愁に満ちた旋律が映える「Harappa」、スタンダードを丁寧かつ艶やかに紡いだ「Body & Soul」や「I Can’t Get Started」、躍動感と開放感が気持ち良い「Viva Giappone」など、ここでは中村の理想が見事に具現化されている。大徳俊幸、高瀬アキ、古澤良治郎らが参加。
text by 尾川雄介 (UNIVERSOUNDS / DEEP JAZZ REALITY)
トラックリスト：
Side A
1. Wolf's Theme
2. Harappa
3. Body And Soul
Side B
1. Doxie
2. Chattanooga Choo-Choo
3. I Can't Get Started
4. Viva Giappone
