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Eri Yamamoto Trio: Redwoods
by Nic Jones
If Yamamoto feels she has to make up for lost time working as an improvising pianist she's going the right way about it. This is her second Aum Fidelity release in 2008 and here her working trio gets the chance to set out its stall. The group grasps the opportunity with both hands and clutches it ...
Eri Yamamoto: Duologue
by John Sharpe
For her first disc as a leader away from her trio, Japanese pianist Eri Yamamoto has chosen to work in duo with four different partners: master bassist William Parker, veteran downtown New York saxophonist Daniel Carter and percussionists Hamid Drake and Federico Ughi. Classically trained, Yamamoto dedicated her life to jazz after a revelatory experience hearing ...
Eri Yamamoto: Duologue
by Jeff Stockton
On vacation from Japan in New York City in 1995, pianist Eri Yamamoto saw a performance by the Tommy Flanagan trio that changed the course of her life. She decided to trade the solitude of the classical music stage and the loneliness of the long distance recitalist for the camaraderie and interaction she hoped to find ...
Eri Yamamoto's Duologue Released Today on AUM Fidelity
Let's agree that pianist Eri Yamamoto's days of being described as a talent deserving wider recognition are now over. With Duologue, she now takes her rightful place as a headliner and leader. --Mark Corroto, AllAboutJazz.com On June 24th, AUM Fidelity will release pianist/composer Eri Yamamoto's, Duologue (AUM048), her new album of duets with fellow ...
Eri Yamamoto: Duologue
by Lyn Horton
Historically in jazz, pianos have been oriented towards group ensembles. The prevalence of modern jazz and improvised music has not altered these configurations, but the musicians have challenged the instrumental relationships within. To extend their voice, pianists need to use their creative insight to embrace the appropriate instrumental combinations in order to shape the sound that ...
Eri Yamamoto: Duologue
by Nic Jones
It's clear from note one here that Eri Yamamoto is staking out her own pianistic territory and it's a privilege to be able to monitor her progress on her artistic journey. Her take on free and near free territories is entirely her own, but what pervades this whole program is a deeply reflective, quasi-spiritual strain of ...
Eri Yamamoto: Duologue
by Mark Corroto
Let's agree that pianist Eri Yamamoto's days of being described as a talent deserving wider recognition are now over. With Duologue, she now takes her rightful place as a headliner and leader. This release for AUM Fidelity is one of two discs coming in 2008. Redwoods, a trio disc, will follow this ...
Corn Meal Dance
Label: AUM Fidelity
Released: 2007
Track listing: Doctor Yesterday; Tutsi Orphans; Poem For June Jordan; Soledad; Corn Meal Dance; Land Song; Prayer; Old Tears; Gilmore's Hat.
Cobalt Blue
By Eri Yamamoto
Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Released: 2006
Track listing: Melodica Chops; Takeda No Komoriuta; Cobalt Blue; Hot Coffee; I Love
You; Irving Place; A Little Nap; They Can't Take That Away From Me;
The Quiet of the Night.
Eri Yamamoto: Cobalt Blue
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Eri Yamamoto's two previous releases, Three Feel (Jane Street, 2003) and Colors (Jane Street, 2004), displayed her prowess as a pianist, composer and arranger. Her contribution to Thirsty Ear's Blue Series, Cobalt Blue, marks a significant change in her musical landscape. She's managed to step up her game further by adding new dimensions to her already ...
