Jazz & Jacket fair
～Exhibition of Record Jackets Drawn with Sumi-e
A combination of LP record jacket and ink painting.
A tribute to my favorite jazz jacket. With respect to the masterpiece jacket, I added my own expressions and arrangements to enjoy the "square" design.
*calligraphy “rain” - water droplets drip from clouds in the sky.
Influenced by Lee Oskar's record (BeforeThe Rain)
*calligraphy “time” - the sun and plant growth.
Influenced by Charlie Parker's record (NOW'S THE TIME)
*calligraphy “liquor(sake)” - shape of flowing water and sake jar.
Influenced by Thelonious Monk's record (STRAIGHT NO CHASER)
*calligraphy “bird” - a bird with a long, drooping tail.
Influenced by Yosui Inoue’s record (CANARY CANARY)
*calligraphy “sorrow” - people with their backs to each other and a torn heart.
Influenced by Ornette Coleman's record (SADNESS)
*calligraphy “night” - the moon falls below a person's armpit.
Influenced by Wes Montgomery's record (Round Midnight)
“THE WHOLE WORLD IS ABOUT THREE DRINKS BEHIND” - Humphrey Bogart
Influenced by B.Evans record
“If our words were whiskey” - Haruki Murakami
Influenced by Chopin+G.Mulligan's record
“THE EARTH IS GLASS GO AROUND THE EDGE” - Ken Kaiko
Influenced by J. Henderson's record
“Nothing invents the liquor. I only speak a secret” - Scilla
Influenced by J. McLean's record
“ONLY GOODBYE IS LIFE” - Masuzi Ibuse
Influenced by L. Morgan's record
“I HAVE TO BE THANKFUL FOR LIQUR. MAN IS RESCUED THANKS TO LIQUOR TAKING THE BLAME” - Ulrich Kesler
Influenced by H. Hancock's record
