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Japanese Fusion From Koichi Yabori And Kiyo*Sen Plus Live Music from Jean-Luc Ponty And Steps Ahead
by Len Davis
Japanese fusion from guitarist Koichi Yabori, Korenos, Dimension. From Korea the band Wave and Japanese duo Kiyo*Sen with Senri Kawaguchi. Live music from Return To Forever, Jean-Luc Ponty and Steps Ahead. Playlist Koichi Yabori Dig It" from Elevation (Zizo) 00:00 Korenos Azteca" from Live (Ragamania) 07:02 Dimension Parallel Worlds" from Seventh Dimension (Vermillion) 14:07 Wave Mesmerised" from Zizzy (Dreambeat) 21:09 Kiyo*Sen Beat Layer" from Drumatica (Nichion Inc) 28:10/li> Return To Forever School Days" from The Mothership Returns (Eagle) ...
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by Scott Andrews
As the guitarist in Fragile, the legendary Japanese fusion group of the early '90s, Koichi Yabori introduced many fusion fans around the globe to the thriving Japanese fusion scene. His Pat Metheny-influenced guitar synth work filled this trio with a wall of sound. Elevation, Yabori's second solo CD from 2002, offers a more mellow vibe than Fragile's raucous fusion, using a more traditional interpretation of the jazz guitar trio format.
Elevation shows two different flavors of Yabori's ...
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