Blue Giant Explorer #8

A young saxophonist pours everything he has into his instrument on this cover, captured mid-performance with a gleaming tenor sax raised and his whole body leaning into the music. Shinichi Ishizuka's Blue Giant Explorer continues to chart the passionate journey of a musician driven to push his playing to its absolute limits, and volume 8 keeps that spirit front and center. If you've been following this deeply felt series about jazz and ambition, this installment looks ready to deliver more of the soul it's built its reputation on.