Jazz Impressions of Japan

by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Jazz Impressions of Japan cover art

Inspired by a tour of East Asia, Dave Brubeck adapts the pentatonic scales of traditional Japanese koto music for the acoustic piano. Paul Desmond's airy alto saxophone floats over Joe Morello's sparse percussion, incorporating Eastern melodic motifs into a standard West Coast cool jazz framework.

Genres

  • Cool Jazz
  • West Coast Jazz

Tracklist

  1. Tokyo Traffic
  2. Rising Sun
  3. Toki's Theme
  4. Fujiyama
  5. Zen Is When
  6. The City Is Crying
  7. Osaka Blues
  8. Koto Song