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Gato Libre: DuDu
by John Sharpe
The fifth album by Gato Libre, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura's acoustic quartet, is the first since the sudden death of bassist Norikatsu Koreyasu in 2011. Having thought long and hard about whether to continue, Tamura recruited trombonist Yasuko Kaneko as a replacement. While the European folk music inspiration of previous outings like Shiro (Libra Records, 2009) and ...
Gen Himmel
Album: Shiki
By Satoko Fujii
Label: Libra Records
Released: 2014
Duration: 6:29
Gato Libre: DuDu
by Dan McClenaghan
There are a lot of high energy, wild and out there sounds screaming around in Natsuki Tamura's discography--the explosively electric Hada Hada (Libra Records, 2002), the sizzling Exit (Libra Records, 2004), and any number of unfettered collaborations with his wife, pianist Satoko Fujii. But his Gato Libre discs are one of the Japanese trumpeter's more laid-back ...
Natsuki Tamura: Dragon Nat
by Dave Wayne
The instrumentalist begins his career as, essentially, a solo artist. Whether is practicing long tones or scales or drum rudiments, nearly everyone who plays a musical instrument starts out unaccompanied. On the road to mastery, most musicians spend thousands of hours playing alone. In jazz, solo recordings by musicians other than pianists or guitarists are a ...
Kaze: Tornado
Label: Libra Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: Wao; Mecanique; Tornado; Imokidesu; Triangle.
Tornado
Label: Libra Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: Wao; Mecanique; Tornado; Imokidesu; Triangle.
Spring Storm
By Satoko Fujii
Label: Libra Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: Spring Storm; Convection; Fuki; Whirlwind; Maebure; Tremble.
Gen Himmel
By Satoko Fujii
Label: Libra Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: Gen Himmel; In the Dusk; Hesitation; Take Right; Ram; A.S.; Dawn Broun;
Summer Solistice; I Know You Don't Know; Ittari Kitari; Saka; Der Traum.
Dan McClenaghan's Best Releases of 2013
by Dan McClenaghan
Lots of extraordinary music. These are my picks for outstanding CDs of the year. Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette Somewhere ECM Records Pianist Keith Jarrett's “Standards Trio," with bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette, recorded Somewhere live in 2009. After thirty years together, the group is still growing. This will ...
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