Harry Case – In A Mood

The “Music Interior” flagship released in 1985 on Klaus Schulze’s Innovative Communication: Morning Picture. Bassist Yoshio Suzuki’s debut on the imprint was his sophomore solo release, one that retired his straight jazz past — years playing with Art Blakey and Stan Getz — in favor of a foray into the lush, dreamy electronics he is now known for. Entirely self-composed, on Morning Picture Suzuki plays keys, bass, drums, synths, and even a Linn drum machine to form a reinvented musical identity. The result is one of the great electro-acoustic environmental jazz records: brimming with sweet, melancholic melodies and deep impressionistic ambience. A masterpiece.
Recommended – Full Listen
A1 Kane
A2 Dancing Snow
A3 Meet Me In The Sheep Meadow
A4 Valpolicella
B1 September Walk
B2 The Bagel
B3 Morning Picture
B4 The Mirage
Design, Photography By [Front Cover Photography] – Mark Sakautzky
Drum Machine [Linn Drum Synthesizer], Drum Programming [Linn Drum Programming] – Nobuhiko Nakayama
Executive-Producer – Akira Taguchi
Mastered By – Hiroshi Kawasaki
Mixed By – Hideo Takada, Jim Mc Curdy*
Photography By [Rear Cover Photo] – Yasuhisa Yoneda
Piano [Steinway Acoustic], Bass, Synthesizer [Oberheim Ob-8, Yamaha Dx-7] – Yoshio Suzuki
Producer – Hiroshi Aono
Recorded By – Hideo Takada
Recorded By [Assisted By] – Hideyuki Akimoto
Written-By, Arranged By – Yoshio Suzuki