{"product_id":"土岐英史-toki-hidefumi-quartet-featuring-益田幹夫-masuda-mikio-sky-view","title":"土岐英史 Toki Hidefumi Quartet featuring 益田幹夫 Masuda Mikio - Sky View [PRE-ORDER, Release Date: 30-SEP-2026]","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R61f7-p5Iis?si=k0u9Ydy8InkygSNv\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003eThe scent of fresh greenery rising into the air. A youthful Hidefumi Toki weaves a vivid and beautiful story through a one-horn quartet.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\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, Ryo Kawasaki, and Fumio Itabashi. From the late 1970s onward, he also collaborated with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Tatsuro Yamashita, contributing broadly to Japan’s music scene across jazz, fusion, and pop.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\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 performances and compositions, including “Sky View”, where his soaring saxophone shines over delicate arrangements, and “Let’s Get Together”, evoking the uplifting fragrance of fresh greenery.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWith outstanding support from Mikio Masuda—who also contributes compositions—alongside Yoshio Ikeda and Steve Jackson, the ensemble achieves a remarkable balance.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDefined by a gentle perspective and refined, youthful playing, this is a masterpiece filled with the charm of Hidefumi Toki in his early years.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003etext by Yusuke Ogawa (UNIVERSOUNDS \/ DEEP JAZZ REALITY)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Universal Music LLC","offers":[{"title":"Japanese 1LP Limited Edition [PRE-ORDER, Release Date: 30-SEP-2026]","offer_id":45790506254380,"sku":"PROZ-7923","price":1254.0,"currency_code":"TWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0388\/0461\/9308\/files\/E5_9C_9F_E5_B2_90_E8_8B_B1_E5_8F_B2-toki-hidefumi-quartet-featuring-_E7_9B_8A_E7_94_B0_E5_B9_B9_E5_A4_AB-masuda-mikio-sky-view.jpg?v=1783755552","url":"https:\/\/whitenoiserecords.org\/en-tw\/products\/%e5%9c%9f%e5%b2%90%e8%8b%b1%e5%8f%b2-toki-hidefumi-quartet-featuring-%e7%9b%8a%e7%94%b0%e5%b9%b9%e5%a4%ab-masuda-mikio-sky-view","provider":"WHITE NOISE RECORDS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}