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Satoko Fujii at the Vortex, London
by John Sharpe
Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura The Vortex London 12 April 2010 When considering marital harmony, the Roman poet Ovid got it right. He said “If you would marry suitably, marry your equal." And that balanced union is exactly what the husband-and-wife team of Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura has ...
The Wide, Wild, Wonderful World of Satoko Fujii: Her Last 5 Releases (2009, 2010)
By Pico Since starting up this site about four years ago, we've taken a look at a Japanese whack jazzer only once, but the fact of the matter is, the Land of the Rising Sun is a haven for music that's unconventional, unpredictable and thriving on the edge. For this post, we'll make up ...
Satoko Fujii Ma-Do: Desert Ship
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist/bandleader Satoko Fujii's Ma-Do Quartet is loud, with a dense volume that is often stately, often fractured. The same can be said of much of her recorded output.Fujii is a stunningly prolific artist who records in a dizzying array of ensemble configurations. Of her two most notable quartets, the Ma-Do band is described as ...
Satoko Fujii Ma-Do: Desert Ship
by Troy Collins
On her 50th album as a leader/co-leader, prolific Japanese pianist Satoko Fujii reconvenes her newest acoustic quartet, Ma-Do, for its sophomore effort, Desert Ship. Following in the footsteps of 2008's brilliant Heat Wave (Not Two), this vivacious studio set continues to explore the darker regions of Fujii's oeuvre. More heavily notated than some of ...
Piano & Violin: Jorge Lima Barreto/Carlos Zingaro; Borah Bergman/Stefano Pastor & Minamo
by Marc Medwin
Jorge Lima Barreto/Carlos ZingaroKits 2Numerica2009 Borah Bergman/Stefano PastorLive at TortonaMutable2009 MinamoKuroi Kawa--Black RiverTzadik2010 Here are three very different takes on the traditional ...
Big Band Power and Small Group Intimacy Featured on Two New Releases from Pianist Satoko Fujii
"Whether performing with her orchestra, combo, or playing solo piano, Satoko Fujii points the listener towards the future of music itself rather than simply providing entertainment."-- Junichi Konuma, Asahi Graph.The versatility of pianist-composer Satoko Fujii is on display once more with two very different releases. Desert Ship (March 23, Nottwo Records) ...
Larry Och's Sax & Drumming Core: Stone Shift
by John Sharpe
Fifty years after its inception, the avant-garde still regularly begs the hoary old question “Is it jazz?" Notwithstanding that it has persisted as an active style as long or longer than most of its predecessors, with a small but committed following around the globe while continuing to reinvent itself in different ways wherever the seed germinates, ...
Heat Wave
By Satoko Fujii
Label: Not Two Records
Released: 2009
Track listing:
01. Heat Wave - 5:29;
02. Beyond The Horizon - 8:58;
03. Mosaic - 7:20;
04. Ring A Bell - 6:57;
05. Tornado - 6:43;
06. The Squall In The Sahara - 7:23;
07. Amoeba - 5:02;
08. Spiral Staircase - 4:25;
09. To The Skies - 3:04.
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Under The Water
By Satoko Fujii
Label: Libra Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Yadokari; Trace a River; The Migration of Fish; Be Melting snow; Utsubo.
Kuroi Kawa - Black River
By Satoko Fujii
Label: Tzadik
Released: 2009
Track listing: CD1: Konoha No Sasayaki -The Murmur of Leaves; Kogane Mushi -Scarab; To Ho - East; Rakuda - Camel; Mado Wo Akeru - Open The Window; Eki Deno Ichi Nichi - One Day at the Station; Suiheisen - Between Sky And Water; Koneko - Kitty; Kagami - Mirror; Kibo - Hope; Tsuchi No Naka - In The Ground; Sora No Naka - In The Sky; Arabesque; Maho No Jyutan - Magic Carpet; Amadare - Raindrop; Yume No Naka - In The Dream; Kamikazari - Berette; Chiheisen - Sky And Land. CD2: Kuroi Kawa - Black River; Aoi Saka - Blue Slope; Murasaki No Natsu - Purple Summer; Akai Kaze - Red Wind; Midori No Shinkiro - Green Mirage; Shropi Arashi - White Storm.
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