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Eri Yamamoto: Cobalt Blue
by James Taylor
Cobalt Blue is not your average piano trio record, because Eri Yamamoto is not your average pianist. Nonetheless, throughout the record, we are greeted with familiar phrases in voices that remind us of old friends--Keith Jarrett with DeJohnette on standards, even a little Evans or Gershwin. Lots of McCoy Tyner. Yamamoto's music is equal parts playfully ...
Eri Yamamoto: Cobalt Blue
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
When the Bad Plus covered Nirvana's “Smells Like Teen Spirit" a few years back, it sounded (a little) like a long-lost track from John Coltrane's rhythm section; thus did the Love Supreme virus erupt in the least likely of contexts. Pianist Eri Yamamoto's Cobalt Blue, a trio performance with bassist David Ambrosio and ...
Eri Yamamoto Trio: Colors
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Colors , the newest offering by pianist and Arthur's Tavern regular Eri Yamamoto, is comprised primarily of striking originals, entitled with Chaplinesque brevity and marked by an eloquent use of understatement, giving Yamamoto, drummer Ikuo Takeuchi, and bassist Ben Street generous space in which they can all work effectively. The funky “Orange Juice" starts things off, ...
Three Feel
By Eri Yamamoto
Label: Jane Street
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. My Favorite Things
2. Hi-sai
3. Velvet
4. Just In Time
5. Frog Days Afternoon
6. Kyoto
7. Two Feel
8. Happier Side Of Life
9. Tibet Smiles
10. Half Moon
Eri Yamamoto: Three Feel
by Terrell Kent Holmes
As the denizens of Arthur's Tavern in Greenwich Village undoubtedly know, pianist Eri Yamamoto is one of jazz's most dynamic new talents. Her new CD, Three Feel, gives the listener an idea of what her audiences are treated to each week. Joining her on this trio date are drummer Ikuo Takeuchi and bassist Alan Hampton.
