Toshinori Kondo: electric trumpet - no overdubs

One of the most important musicians in Japan, who has collaborated with just about every major music maker in the avant garde since the early 1970’s, Kondo has been splitting his time between Tokyo and Amsterdam for the past ten years. A master of trumpet electronics, this unique recording, created expressly for Tzadik, showcases his extreme trumpet techniques in a series of fascinating miniatures. The trumpet as you’ve never heard it before via the personal and intense vision of one of Japan’s greatest international musical treasures.

One of the most important musicians in Japan, who has collaborated with just about every major music maker in the avant garde since the early 1970’s, Kondo has been splitting his time between Tokyo and Amsterdam for the past ten years. A master of trumpet electronics, this unique recording, created expressly for Tzadik, showcases his extreme trumpet techniques in a series of fascinating miniatures. The trumpet as you’ve never heard it before via the personal and intense vision of one of Japan’s greatest international musical treasures.