Ryo Fukui

piano · 1948–2016 · Biratori

Self-taught Japanese pianist who moved from accordion to piano, born in Biratori (Hokkaido). He ran the Slowboat club in Sapporo; his 1970s records were rediscovered after his death in 2016.

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Styles

• Japanese jazz

Landmark tracks

• Scenery (1976)
• Early Summer (1976)
• Mellow Dream (1977)
• Baron Potato Blues (1977)
• Horizon (1977)

Sources

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