Release Date: 2024/10/23
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Flying - 1 To fly. Flight. 2 To jump out ahead of the starting gun in a race, swimming race, etc. False start.
Steps - Dancing. Or stagger.
The melody is powerful and passionate, yet nostalgic at the same time. Fluid violin and passionate piano intertwined with vivid flute breaths. Rhythms that give the essence of Latin/world music heat up the floor.
Single cut from the promo 7" "PERSPECTIVE / FLYING STEPS" released following "ABSTRACTION JAZZ MODE" and "HORIZE".
SINSUKE FUJIEDA GROUP
SINSUKE FUJIEDA GROUP was formed by Shinsuke Fujieda, a saxophone/flute player, and released their first album "Evolution" in 2009. In 2021, they released "INFORMEL", a large double CD + DVD work built on a foundation of spiritual jazz, on their own Sofa Records label. In 2024, Paulo Superfly, who runs a record shop/label in Paris, heard these recordings, and was inspired by the free creativity of Three Blind Mice, a legendary Japanese jazz label from the 1970s, The LP will be released in 2024. Superfly Records has reissued many rare jazz masterpieces including Afro-Latin, Latin, Caribbean, and Japanese music, and this will be their first new release. The new songs "ABSTRACTION JAZZ MODE" and "HORIZE" with flute in 2024 will be released fromSoFa Records. In the summer of the same year, released a Promo 7inch "PERSPECTIVE/FLYING STEPS" in advance of the LP.
http://www.sinsukefujieda.com
Written by Sinsuke Fujieda
Performed by
Sinsuke Fujieda Flute
Shinichi Tsukamoto Piano
Fumiko Takeshita Violin
Shigeru Kato Bass
Daisuke Alkhaly Percussions
Kensaku Ohsumi Drums
Produced by Sinsuke Fujieda (SoFa Records)
Cover Design by Sinsuke Fujieda
Recorded on 16 May 2023 at Groove Studio Matsudo
Recording, Mixing by Keiichi Sato
Mastering by e-mura
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SINSUKE FUJIEDA GROUP is a jazz ensemble based in Tokyo, led by saxophonist, flutist and composer Sinsuke Fujieda. Rooted in modal and spiritual jazz, the group brings Fujieda's original compositions to life through improvisation and the interplay of its musicians. Lyrical melodies woven by saxophone, flute and violin meet propulsive grooves and open-ended development, combining a distinctive compositional voice with the spontaneity of a living ensemble. Released on vinyl by France's Superfly Records in 2025, FUKUSHIMA reached No. 1 on Juno Records' Jazz Chart and Discogs' Best-Selling New Releases Chart. By 2026, cumulative vinyl pressings had reached 9,000 copies. The group also performed at THE PALACE OF WONDER at Fuji Rock Festival in 2025. On 7 October 2026, Fujieda's independent label SoFa Records will release INFORMEL, a double LP that reimagines a 2020 Tokyo live performance from the group's present perspective, tracing its musical roots through a newly reconstructed work.
SoFa Records