2008
Live in Japan
By The Christian Jacob Trio
Christian Jacob – piano
Trey Henry – bass
Ray Brinker – drums
The Story Behind The Music
(and sample tracks)
In 2007 I was invited to tour and record in Japan. I always loved Japanese audiences, and to make this recording special, I chose 4 Japanese melodies that every Japanese person would recognize, and arranged them for trio. They were the highlight of the tour. Surrounding these 4 tunes are some of my originals and some well known standards. I was happy to bring my 2 longtime partners: Trey Henry on Bass and Ray Brinker on Drums.
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Listen to Sample Tracks
- 01. Too Close For Comfort The Christian Jacob Trio 1:09
- 02. It Never Entered My Mind The Christian Jacob Trio 1:43
- 03. Little Eyes The Christian Jacob Trio 1:51
- 04. Hana (Spring) The Christian Jacob Trio 0:53
- 05. Natsuno Omoide (Summer) The Christian Jacob Trio 0:47
- 06. Akatonbo (Autumn) The Christian Jacob Trio 1:23
- 07. Yukino Furu Machio (Winter) The Christian Jacob Trio 1:30
- 08. State of Mind The Christian Jacob Trio 1:30
- 09. All or Nothing At All The Christian Jacob Trio 1:39
- 10. At Last The Christian Jacob Trio 1:11
Links to Buy Live in Japan
The Physical CD: I’d prefer for people to have all the tracks in the creative packaging that we all worked so long and hard on from concept to completion. I’m old school like that, I want people to hear my music in context.
AMAZON – CDBaby
The Downloadable CD/Tracks: Download the complete recording or individual tracks from these 3 sites.
iTunes – AMAZON – CDBaby
REVIEWS
Live in Japan
All About Jazz
"Live in Japan presents the Christian Jacob Trio at its extemporary best. Those who admire piano trios should be
advised that they don't make 'em much better than this."
~ Jack Bowers
Jazz Review
"One of the best CD's of the year, one of the best modern jazz piano trios of our time."
The Japan Times
“ ...completely steeped in jazz idiom, his playing is based on solid pianism that can give full play to the instrument’s musical power."
~ Tai Kawabata
