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This song is dedicated to the first female athlete from Japan, Kinue Hitomi. It was originally a short tune made for when Kinue Hitomi’s character appeared in the NHK historical drama Idaten (2019), but I drastically re-arranged it to become a full composition. This song is also dedicated to the many people who continue to be silenced by hate speech and sexism, and to the people who fight against this under various circumstances. The horn arrangement is by Eto Naoko, with guest appearances by ONJQ’s trumpet player Ruike Shinpei, and Hokkaido-based saxophonist Yoshida Nonoko.
OTOMO YOSHIHIDE SPECIAL BIG BAND / 大友良英スペシャルビッグバンドJapan
This album, the first under the band's name in six and a half years, is a jazz alternative album with a multilingual and
hardcore taste that differs greatly from previous albums.
バンド名義のアルバムとしては6年半ぶりになる今作は、これまでとは大きく異なるマルチリンガルでハードコアなテイストに貫かれたジャズ・オルタナティブ・アルバムとなっています。Ground-Zeroから今日に至るまでの大友良英の活動の集大成とも言えるアルバムです。...more