Tetsuro Kawashima - A Walk in Life (feat. CHAKA STRING QUARTET) (2024) Hi-Res

A collection of original works composed and arranged by Japan's leading tenor saxophone player Tetsuro Kawashima. The orchestration of string quartet + woodwind ensemble + percussion is the culmination of a diverse life's work that has an overwhelming presence.

An original album with all songs written and arranged by Japan's leading tenor saxophone player Tetsuro Kawashima. A total of nine songs, including ``Suite Emotion,'' a one-hour piece with a unique composition consisting of string quartet, woodwind ensemble, and percussion. For the first time, he teamed up with SAYAKA KAZUKI's Chaka String Quartet to create a magnificent inner ensemble with overdubbing of his own playing of flute, clarinet, and bass clarinet. Going beyond his previous work ``Water Song'' (2019), which featured an 18-piece woodwind jazz orchestra, he looks at the fundamentals of being an improviser. The culmination of a variety of life's work including solo, duo, quartet, and live works.