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Satoko Fujii Tokyo Trio: Jet Black
ByJet Black runs the gamut from three-way melees to near-subliminal creakings and moanshaunted house sounds interspersed with rumbles in the alleyways. When the tag avant-garde is applied to piano players, the name Cecil Taylor often comes up. In her way, Fujii is even freer than Taylor, with ivory-pounding cacophonies interspersed with beautiful lyricism and whispered asides. She plays inside the piano, making unidentifiable sounds, bassist Takashi Sugawa bows elastic, antagonistic drones and drummer Ittetsu Takemura slams the dumpster lid and knocks the iron pot off the countertop and down to the floor, while Fujji hits the piano keys as if it were burning hot, giving off sparks in the process.
The question arises: Is it music? A quarter century of listening to Fujii says it most certainly isthe oddest, most stimulating kind of music. Challenging, perhaps, but offering huge rewards for those who are willing to go for the immersion into Fujii's musical mind.
Jet Black, and all of Fujii's music, is best experienced by letting go, to take in the sounds without any descriptive words in mind.
Track Listing
Along The Way; Gentle Slope; Sky Reflection; From Sometime; Take A Step; Jet Black.
Personnel
Satoko Fujii
pianoTakashi Sugawa
bassIttetsu Takemura
drumsTokyo Trio
band / ensemble / orchestraAlbum information
Title: Jet Black | Year Released: 2024 | Record Label: Libra Records
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