板橋文夫 Fumio Itabashi - Nature Artist_調草子 Shirabe no Soshi Kaori-ne elegantly illustrating the holy trinity

elegantly illustrating the holy trinity of slacker vices: cigarettes

blues standards

and won international plaudits

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and arrangement by Ken Tomita

板橋文夫 Fumio Itabashi - Nature Artist_調草子 Shirabe no Soshi Kaori-ne elegantly illustrating the holy trinityA surge of emotion like waves of the ocean, a vitality that seems to pierce the sky why is Fumio Itabashi so beloved worldwide? The answer lies within this album. This is the masterpiece third album recorded in 1979 by the world renowned pianist Fumio Itabashi. At the time, he was leading his own group while also performing with ensembles led by Takeo Moriyama and Terumasa Hino, and that creative peak is captured here in breathtaking form. His