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Mamiko Watanabe: One After Another
The Latin-flavored "Shadow begins with an impressive fusillade of percussion by Francisco Mela, who plays over a repeated figure and features highlights and spices from saxophonist Walter Smith. "Savanna opens in a space where pianist McCoy Tyner seemed apt to go, Smith playing deftly across the melody and clever hard bop arrangement. The band performs well on the Monk-inspired "Take It Easy, which has melodic and thematic whisps of Monk, but not, ironically enough, in Watanabe's playing.
"Say Something is another hard bop foray, simple in construction yet eloquent. "Labyrinth, too, has an off-center construction, with the chord progression leading to unexpected corners. "Jour de Pluie a Paris is an ambitious, exploratory waltz ballad on which Massimo Biolcati contributes some especially nice pizzicato and Watanabe explores every possibility the tune has to offer.
Track Listing
Shadow; Savanna; Beat Away; Take It Easy; Say Something; Labyrinth; Jour de Pluie a Paris; The Deep Sea; Paradise.
Personnel
Mamiko Watanabe
pianoMamiko Watanabe: piano; Walter Smith: saxophone; Massimo Biolcati: acoustic bass; Francisco Mela: drums.
Album information
Title: One After Another | Year Released: 2007 | Record Label: Self Produced
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