reinhardt winkler lets face the music cd mint m 1994 Ryo Kawasaki's 1979 album Prism

Ryo Kawasaki's 1979 album Prism on Inner City Records stands as one of the finest examples of Japanese fusion music in the decade

This Can't Be Love

Piece Of Your Action

It's easy-listening music in the best sense: carefully arranged

reinhardt winkler lets face the music cd mint m 1994 Ryo Kawasaki's 1979 album PrismSaxophonist Reinhardt Winkler operates within the contemporary European jazz tradition, and this 2021 Challenge Records release shows a musician working in the hard bop and post bop lineages while maintaining his own voice. The album balances composed themes with improvisation, with Winkler's tone warm and directno unnecessary flourishes, but real expressive depth. The arrangements suggest deep familiarity with Wayne Shorter or Joe Henderson, but the