Hisatsugu Suzuki Trio - Stars & Smiles, Vol. 1 (Players) (2023)

A new album "Stars & Smiles, Vol.1 (Players)" released by Hirotsugu Suzuki, one of Japan's leading saxophonists.
The quartet with piano, bass and drums in "Starndards++", the trio with Hammond organ and drums in "Favourites", Nat King's guitar and bass, different from any of the works so far. Hirotsugu Suzuki's saxophone sings sonorously in a collection of standards by a classical trio formation that is reminiscent of a call trio.

Their previous studio live album "Live from Yokohama", which was released as a limited-edition work, boasts over 500,000 views overseas (with approximately 250,000 listeners), once again demonstrating the strength of standard songs in the world. rice field.
In this work, we will follow the same route but change the organization, and bring back the gem standard to the present age with superb performances in wonderful songs.

Vol.1 (Players) is a title that collects works by players (mainly by instrumental players) among standards as the first collection.
As the second collection, we are planning the next collection of the best singer's works.

Hirotsugu Suzuki (tenor saxophone)
Ryo Ogiwara (guitar)
Toshiya Wakai (bass)