johnny’s disk record is an independent jazz label run by the owner of jazz cafekaiunbashi no johnny located in rikuzentakata city in iwate prefecture, japan.the legendary label released a string of albums of high quality but down-to-earthmusic, spanning from modern jazz, avant-garde jazz to left-field pop. albums such as“farewell my johnny / left alone” and “aya’s samba” has reached cult status amongfans as some of the best works to come out of the japanese jazz scene.another japanese jazz classic, aya’s samba was a debut effort by bassist eijinakayama, who played as part of elvin jones’ jazz machine and toured with donfriedman.this album is an important release in the johnny’s disk catalogue, not only because itis the first ever release, but also because the owner hearing the band play was thereason why the label came to be.“aya’s samba” is a mellow jazz samba in minor key that’s considered a japanese jazzclassic. slow ballad “yellow living” is drenched in melancholy with emotive keys andsax notes, while the dreamy “sea sea town” impresses with a captivating, expressivesax solo. the 4 tracker ends with “far-away road,” an uptempo tune with rhythmickeys.
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