{"product_id":"kazuki-yamanaka-humanity-2lp-set","title":"Kazuki Yamanaka - Humanity [2LP set]","description":"\u003cp\u003eCat. no: WR4851LP\u003cbr\u003eFormat: LP 2LP set\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 5065024546137\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 01 May 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHumanity from Japanese saxophonist and composer Kazuki Yamanaka contains both turbulence and tranquillity, freedom and discipline, an embracing of uncertainty with a deeply spiritual sense of resolution. The recordings were made in a single day in New York City with a team of extraordinary musicians. He'd already established a firm creative partnership with bass legend Cameron Brown and award-winning pianist Russ Lossing over the past year during their time as recording artists in NYC, and he renewed his fruitful association with outstanding drummer Billy Mintz (Lee Konitz, Charles Lloyd, Alan Broadbent) to complete the quartet. These three have been vital to Kazuki's compositions that tell the story of his enforced absence from the scene during the pandemic and how he sought to centre himself in the midst of the disruption through contemplation and the development of an inward strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach track complements the next, alternately celebrating the deep jazz tradition and pushing hard at its boundaries, allowing each member of the quartet to display their extraordinary musicianship while creating a harmonious whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHumanity is a remarkable document from a unique composer and master improviser, supported by a world-class trio of musicians, that confidently creates its own space where both introspection and ebullience have their place. \"Humanity is my third studio album, but for me, it feels like the first album I made after getting to a clearer sense of myself. The music comes from an inner place, but I think of it as something to be shared - music that points toward connection and unity.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable as double 180g black vinyl and 6-panel digipak CD editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKazuki Yamanaka: alto and soprano saxophone\u003cbr\u003eRuss Lossing: piano\u003cbr\u003eCameron Brown: bass\u003cbr\u003eBilly Mintz: drums\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLP 2LP set Tracks: Awake \/ Inner Space \/ Finding Peace \/ Tears of Hiroshima \/ Humanity \/ It May Happen \/ Flare \/ Amalgamator \/ Divinity\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WHIRLWIND RECORDINGS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46676490748060,"sku":"WR4851LP","price":33.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/2_54cb967b-9650-4bb4-badd-5bfe86f38bcd.webp?v=1776180331","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/kazuki-yamanaka-humanity-2lp-set","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}