Takashi Kako
Klee
CBS/Sony (Japan) 1986
28AH 2075 (LP) w/insert(dirts)
sleeve : VG+(RW,some wear on edge and corner, light dirts)
media : EX-/EX-(some light noise)
Released in 1986, this album is by Japanese pianist Takashi Kako, who came from a classical/contemporary music background before awakening to free jazz and developing his own path, fusing elements of jazz and contemporary composition. Inspired by the paintings of Swiss artist Paul Klee — active from the late 19th into the 20th century, and reportedly a highly skilled pianist himself — the album consists entirely of solo piano performances played on Kako’s own Bösendorfer Imperial. Quiet and dynamic, minimal yet seemingly random in structure, the performances unfold like abstract paintings, just as evocative and imaginative as Klee’s own work. There is also a faint trace of Erik Satie in the atmosphere, with plenty of ambient sensibility throughout. A record to hear alongside his 1983 album Yoake.
A5: 青い花
B2: にぎわう空港