Jazz Articles about Daniel Ian Smith

Daniel Ian Smith / Yuki Arimasa: Dialogues

by Jack Bowers
December 1, 1998

These fastidious dialogues between saxophonist Daniel Ian Smith and pianist Yuki Arimasa are seldom less than engaging, sometimes even seductive — but like Pavlov’s dogs, every time Arimasa made an entrance I listened for the sound of bass and drums. It never came. Hidebound traditionalist that I am, I missed it. Others may not. To them I would commend what is there: perceptive interplay between two musicians of commendable skills that earns one’s consideration and swings as often as it ...