{"product_id":"hidefumi-toki-sky-view","title":"HIDEFUMI TOKI - Sky View","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe scent of fresh greenery rising into the air. A youthful Hidefumi Toki weaves a vivid and beautiful story through a one-horn quartet.\u003cbr\u003eMaking his professional debut while still in high school, Hidefumi Toki went on to perform with groups led by New Herd, Isao Suzuki, Terumasa Hino,\u003cbr\u003eRyo Kawasaki, and Fumio Itabashi. From the late 1970s onward, he also collaborated with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Tatsuro Yamashita, contributing broadly\u003cbr\u003eto Japan’s music scene across jazz, fusion, and pop.\u003cbr\u003eThis album, recorded in 1976, is his third release, following Toki and Lover Man, a dual-leader project with Yoshio Otomo. It features a lineup of dazzling\u003cbr\u003eperformances and compositions, including “Sky View”, where his soaring saxophone shines over delicate arrangements, and “Let’s Get Together”, evoking\u003cbr\u003ethe uplifting fragrance of fresh greenery.\u003cbr\u003eWith outstanding support from Mikio Masuda—who also contributes compositions—alongside Yoshio Ikeda and Steve Jackson, the ensemble achieves a\u003cbr\u003eremarkable balance.\u003cbr\u003eDefined by a gentle perspective and refined, youthful playing, this is a masterpiece filled with the charm of Hidefumi Toki in his early years.\u003cbr\u003eText by Yusuke Ogawa (UNIVERSOUNDS \/ DEEP JAZZ REALITY)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":54602887037251,"sku":"RPT-26442","price":47.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/1601\/8499\/files\/CS1164381-01A-BIG.png?v=1782982813","url":"https:\/\/www.recordplant.co.uk\/products\/hidefumi-toki-sky-view","provider":"Record Plant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}