30 Tokyo Yellow

[Machine Translation] Celebrating the 40th anniversary of his debut, Japan's world-class top drummer Akira Jimbo is releasing three original album titles simultaneously. As a new challenge, Jimbo has taken on the challenge of producing three original albums simultaneously. In previous albums, Jimbo had flown to Los Angeles and New York to pursue the appeal of live sessions with local musicians, but due to the Corona disaster, he had to abandon his trip to the U.S. This time, he produced the albums remotely in New York and Tokyo. The 29 songs selected from among 100 candidates were brought to life in "28 NY Blue," "29 NY Red," and "30 Tokyo Yellow," based on the concept of the three primary colors of blue, red, and yellow. 30 Tokyo Yellow" is his first solo drum album, featuring drums as the main part of the tracks programmed by him. The drums were recorded entirely in Tokyo, and the skill of engineer Naoki Kano, who was hired for the first time, has given the drums a different sound than in the past. In particular, the dub-like mix on "30 Tokyo Yellow" is a major feature of the album.

デビュー40周年を迎えた日本が世界に誇るトップドラマー神保彰がオリジナルアルバム3タイトルを同時発売。新たなる挑戦として、今回はオリジナルアルバムの3作同時制作に挑戦。これまでのアルバム制作ではロスやNYへ飛び、現地ミュージシャンと生のセッションの魅力を追求してきた神保だが、今回はコロナ禍により渡米を断念。NYと東京でのリモートによる制作がなされた。書き下ろした100曲の候補のなかからえりすぐられた29曲に命が吹き込まれ完成したのが、青・赤・黄色の三原色をコンセプトにした「28 NY Blue」、「29 NY Red」、「30 Tokyo Yellow」。「30 Tokyo Yellow」は、プログラミングで制作したトラックにドラムを主役として配した、初の完全ソロドラムアルバム。今回ドラムは全て東京での録音となったが、初めて起用されたエンジニア加納尚樹氏の手腕により、これまでとは一味違ったドラムサウンドとなっている点にも注目。特に「30 Tokyo Yellow」でのダブ的ミックスは作品の大きな特徴となっている。