International Jazz Meeting

[Machine Translation] Italian Jazz Treasures! Four Italian Columbia releases by master musician Franco Celli! INTERNATIONAL JAZZ MEETING acclaimed! At last, our country has reached the "highest peak of European jazz to be reprinted"! INTERNATIONAL JAZZ MEETING" sounds so beautiful. And the cover photo is captivating. The atmosphere in the studio and the coloring of the Italian pressing are unique. It was 16 years ago when I came across this original album on the wall of a record store... My eyes were glued to the album and time stopped. I had goosebumps. My heart was absorbed. It was like the first time I saw a Rubens painting in person at an exhibition. I was shocked to know that such a record existed in Europe. (*This is an excerpt from the liner notes by manga artist Kozo Hashimoto when the album was released in 2009)

Note: This is an import edition (manufactured outside of Japan).

イタリアン・ジャズの至宝! 名手フランコ・チェリのイタリア・コロムビア4作品がリリース! INTERNATIONAL JAZZ MEETINGを絶賛!! 遂に我が国は、ヨーロッパ・ジャズの"復刻を望む最高峰の盤"にまで到達してしまった! 『INTERNATIONAL JAZZ MEETING』、なんて流麗な響きなんだろう。そして心奪われるジャケ写真。スタジオに漂う空気感、イタリア盤独特の彩色感。このオリジナル盤を廃盤店の壁で遭遇したのは、あれは16年前のこと・・・眼が釘づけになり時間が止まった。鳥肌がたった。心が吸い込まれた。まるでルーベンスの絵画を初めて展覧会で生で見た時のようだった。「こんなレコードがヨーロッパにはあったんだ・・・」衝撃だった。(※2009年リリース時の漫画家・橋本孤蔵氏ライナーより抜粋)