Ryo Fukui - Scenery LP Japanese Import 2017 OBI & Insert Mint
Ryo Fukui - Scenery LP Japanese Import 2017 OBI & Insert Mint. Archival Sleeve Incredible Pianist
Scenery (シーナリィ) is a 1976 album by pianist . It was Fukui's first release This album was virtually ignored in the United States, given that it was released at a time of reduced American interest in jazz. However, it was well appreciated by Japanese fans and critics alike. In the decades since Scenery's release, the album has earned greater critical praise. Fukui's dexterity and self-taught style has earned him comparison to such piano greats as and
Ryo Fukui (福居良, Fukui Ryō, June 1, 1948 – March 15, 2016) was a Japanese based in . He played regularly at the "Slowboat" jazz club in Sapporo, which he and his wife Yasuko owned. Fukui taught and performed internationally until his death in 2016. His work has seen a spike in popularity after his death, with several reissues of his albums.
Six years after moving to Tokyo, in 1976, Fukui released his first album, , and his second album, Mellow Dream, the year after. He continued improving his skills over the following years in live performance, often appearing in a trio including Satoshi Denpo, Yoshinori Fukui (Ryo's brother), and himself. The trio would often play at the , "Sometime" jazz club and the "Jazz Inn Lovely" in . Fukui also began to perform overseas in France and America as well as beginning to teach jazz piano to students internationally.
