Various Artists - Blue Giant Momentum [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: 8851045
Barcode: 602488510455
Release Date: 14 Mar 2025
Genre: Jazz

'The latest chapter of the "BLUE GIANT" series! "MOMENTUM"  is the sixth installment of the popular compilation series. After the Japan edition "BLUE GIANT", the European edition "BLUE GIANT SUPREME", and the American edition "BLUE GIANT EXPLORER", the latest chapter of the series, the New York edition "BLUE GIANT MOMENTUM", has finally begun in the home of jazz, New York, where the main character, Miyamoto Dai, begins his activities. This is the sixth compilation based on the original work, and the first in about six years since "SUPREME" released in 2018. In addition to the original song "MOMENTUM" composed in the story by pianist Sawabe Yukiki (recorded by pianist Julius Rodriguez), the compilation focuses on the "diversity of jazz" that the main character, Miyamoto Dai, encounters in New York. Blending new and old jazz masterpieces. "BLUE GIANT MOMENTUM" can be enjoyed by both new and hardcore jazz fans. It also includes original cover art and a 10-page manga drawn exclusively for this release by Ishizuka Shinichi. In addition, it also comes with liner notes by the original author of “MOMENTUM”, NUMBER 8, making it a must-have for "BLUE GIANT" fans.

1. Julius Rodriguez - "Momentum"
2. Roy Hargrove - "Strasbourg/Saint-denis"
3. Joel Ross - "Central Park West"
4. Robert Glasper - "Maiden Voyage/Everything In Its Right Place"
5. Sons Of Kemet - "To Never Forget The Source"
6. Christian Mcbride - "Stars Fall In Alabama"
7. Kurt Rosenwinkel - "The Synthetics"
8. Paul Chambers - "John Paul Jones"
9. The Hargrove-McBride-Scott - "Parker's Mood"
10. Sonny Rollins - "Three Little Words"
11. John Coltrane - "Blue World"
12. Nicholas Payton - "The Three Trumpeters"
13. Samara Joy - "I'm Confessin'"