Album Review: Continuation from Yuto Mitomi
Album: Continuation Artist: Yuto Mitomi Label: Self-Released Website: yutomitomi.com Japanese jazz saxophonist and composer Yuto Mitomi makes his debut as a leader with his release Continuation . Based in New York, Mitomi blends his musical roots with influences of American bebop, improvisation, swing, and straight-ahead jazz. Featuring eight original compositions and two jazz standards with his arrangements, the album showcases Mitomi's fluency in the jazz framework, leading his band mates Takahiro Izumikawa on keyboards, Moto Fukushima on six string bass, and Kazuhiro Odagiri on drums. The recording's title is inspired by Mitomi's continuous journey from being a pupil of Japan's folk and pop music to becoming a participant on the Manhattan jazz circuit, discovering contemporary perspectives from modern musicians, shaping his artistic leaning and contributing to the world music market. Mitomi displays a sympatico with his band mates th...