Manabu Ohishi Trio - Half Step

The Manabu Ohishi trio perform six selections including Long Ago & Far Away by Ira Gershwin & Jerome Kern.

Lead by pianist and vocalist Chie Ayado, EWE has become the largest independent jazz label in Asia, selling millions of records. Chie is a New York-trained international sensation, performing to dozens of packed houses a year. Her unique phrasing and soulful playing is adored by millions of fans.

These recordings are in the vein of Three Blind Mice, which is a great thing indeed. Up front, detailed and wonderfully ambient, EWE has pushed the TBM aesthetic into the new century.

To introduce their work to a larger international market, EWE pressed 180-gram LPs at RTI. Response in Asia was enormous and there are only a few hundred left. This is your one and only chance to pick up these fabulous new recordings.

Mastered by Kevin Gray at AcousTech Mastering.

Musicians:

Manabu Ohishi, piano, keyboards, composer

Yasushi Yoneki, bass

Dairiki Hara, drums

Features:

• Limited Edition

• 180g Vinyl

• Pressed at RTI

• All analog recording and mastering

• Directly mastered from the first generation original 1/2" master tapes

• Mastered by Kevin Gray at AcousTech Mastering.

• Beautifully packaged

Selections:

1. Long Ago & Far Away (I. Gershwin, Jerome Kern)

2. Half Step

3. Peace

4. Dark & Bright

5. I'm Yours

6. For Sakura Matsuoka

Recorded & mixed at Onkio Haus, Tokyo on September 5, 6, & 9, 2002.