Release Date: 19 January 2024
Label: Steeplechase
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 716043195626
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Release Date: 19 January 2024
Label: Steeplechase
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 716043195626
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Description
Another SteepleChase debut album here by Japanese-born B-3 organist Akiko Tsuruga who hails from Osaka, Japan's second largest city brimming with vitality and keen sense of good life. With her working group including husband trumpeter Joe Magnarelli Akiko leaps out with electrifying energy and at the same time displays her knack for elegant phrasing.
"Tsuruga wraps her own personality around our expectations, bringing out signature ideals of her instrument." - Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz
Akiko Tsuruga: B3 Hammond organ
Joe Magnarelli: trumpet
Jerry Weldon: tenor saxophone
Byron Landham: drums
Ed Cherry: guitar
Recorded February 2023
Tracklisting
Spike Wilner; Dmitry Baevsky; Yves Brouqui; Paul Gill; Joe Strasser
Shirley Horn; Charles Ables; Steve Williams
Rob Scheps; Jim O'connor; Jamie Reynolds; David Kingsnorth; Victor Jones
Michael Eckroth; Ron McClure; Steve Johns
Vito Dieterle; Kris Kaiser; Griffin Fink; Aaron Seeber
Thad Jones; Ole Kock Hansen; Jesper Lundgaard; Ed Thigpen
Matt Panayides; Rich Perry; Steve LaSpina; Mark Ferber
Andrew Rathbun; Gary Versace
Various Artists
Mali Sheard
Ben Crosland Quintet
Samuel Blaser Quartet
Microfiche
Supereon
Orchestre National de Jazz
Enrico Pieranunzi & Bebo Ferra