Inside Out

[Machine Translation] He has been active as a guitarist and bassist in bands such as blissed, WESTLAND, and (tentative) ALBATRUS, as well as in sessions with SOIL&PIMP members and New York jazz and dub artists, performing in a variety of genres. TOSHIZO SHIRAISHI, who has been highly acclaimed for his multiple talents, including producing the free festival "UEDA JOINT" for 10 years, has finally completed his long-awaited acoustic solo album! The album is an acoustic album with a freshness based on Jazz, and features a cover of Stevie Wonder's famous song, TR3 "Happier Than The Morning Sun" with vocals by MARTER, who is also known for releasing albums from <Jazzy Sport>, and "Natsuko" with vocals by Natsuko. TR8 "Don't Know Why" by Jesse Harris, who is widely known for his work with Norah Jones, as well as TR7 "Wakaba", a song that expresses hope for the aftermath of 3.11 with a sense of gentleness and strength, and TR10 "Big" with MARTER on the mic once again. TR10 "Big Wave", in which MARTER once again takes the microphone, and other original songs are also included on this disc.

ギタリスト/ベーシストとしてblissed,WESTLAND,(仮)ALBATRUS 等のバンド活動、SOIL&PIMPのメンバーやニューヨークのJAZZ/DUB系アーティストとのセッション活動しジャンルを超えた演奏活動の傍ら、フリーフェス「UEDA JOINT」を10年間プロデュースするなど、そのマルチな才能が各所より絶賛されている、TOSHIZO SHIRAISHI によるファン待望のアコースティック・ソロアルバムが遂に完成!! Jazzを基調としたアルバム全体を通しての瑞々しさが、どこまでも心地良いアコースティック・アルバム。Stevie Wonderの同名曲カヴァーに、＜Jazzy Sport＞からのアルバムリリースでも知られるMARTERのVocalを迎えたTR3「Happier Than The Morning Sun」、Norah Jonesで広く知られるJesse HarrisのTR8「Don't Know Why」といったカヴァー曲をはじめ、3.11以降への希望を込めた、優しさと力強さを感じさせる名曲TR7「Wakaba」、再びMARTERがマイクを握るTR10「Big Wave」などのオリジナル曲も収録した、穏やかでリラックスした雰囲気を堪能できる1枚。