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Hiroshima: Obon

Read "Obon" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

by Woodrow Wilkins

From the opening gong, you know you're in for a treat with Obon. Marking Hiroshima's 25th anniversary, the new disc is the Japanese-American group's first without vocals--save a wordless chant by Shoji Kameda on “Obon Two-Five. Formed by Dan and June Kuramoto (the only Japanese native in the group) in 1979, Hiroshima has successfully blended traditional ...

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Spirit of the Season

By Hiroshima

Label: Heads Up International
Released: 2004
Track listing: Spirit of the Season, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Little Drummer Boy, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Listen (To the Falling Snow), White Christmas, I'll Be Home for Christmas, Peace on Earth, Winter Wonderland, Thousand Cranes, Silent Night

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Hiroshima: Spirit of the Season

Read "Spirit of the Season" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

by Woodrow Wilkins

The quality of a new holiday album depends on two factors: the presence of original or non-traditional songs, and atypical arrangements of traditional songs. Spirit of the Season , the new release by Japanese-American band Hiroshima, scores on both accounts. Fueled by East-meets-West juxtaposition of modern synthesizer and traditional Japanese koto, flute and percussion ...

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Hiroshima

By Toshiko Akiyoshi

Label: True Life Jazz
Released: 2003
Track listing: Long Yellow Road; Hiroshima

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Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra: Hiroshima

Read "Hiroshima " reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella

Dedicated to the memory of a city that experienced the unfathomable horrors of war in 1945, Toshiko Akiyoshi’s extended work for big band sizzles. There’s a lesson here for all mankind. In the early movements of her suite, everything’s all right. The band swings with its usual Monday night balance and tips its hat to one ...

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Between Black & White

By Hiroshima

Label: Windham Hill Records
Released: 2000

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Hiroshima: Between Black & White

Read "Between Black & White" reviewed by Dave Hughes

by Dave Hughes

The Japanese-American band Hiroshima's Windham Hill Jazz debut,Between Black and White, offers its most memorable moments when the band leans closer to its Japanese roots, such as on the ethereal "Dreams" the mysterious, percussive "Picasso's Dance," and the brief percussion-only interlude "Omo Tai." But on many other cuts, only June Kuramoto's koto saves the ...


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