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Isao Suzuki is one of the most important recording artists on the TBM label. Until his last album "Touch!", he usually recorded with Kazumi watanabe on guitar and his old friend Kunihiko Sugano on piano. However, he thinks highly of Tsuyoshi yamamoto on piano and at a joint concert with Kenny Burrell, Suzuki asked Yamamoto to join him. Yamamoto's powerful technique and taste for swing are a good match for Suzuki.
While Donald Bailey is a really exciting drummer. Donald grew up in Philadelphia and has amassed a lot of experience, including playing with top organist Jimmy Smith for nearly eight years. Unique in his drums setting is that his snare is fixed extremely oblique and tom-toms were fixed close to the snare. In addition, various bells and chimes are usually hung up. His favorite style is jazz mixed with latin beat. His simple but exciting jazz beat is very attractive and influential in the group.
