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Erica Lindsay / Sumi Tonooka: Initiation
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist Sumi Tonooka and tenor saxophonist Erica Lindsay are the leaders on Initiation, having contributed five compositions each. It's the chemistry and the collective organic spontaneity of the whole quartet, however, that moves the sound into the level of top-tier excellence. Bassist Rufus Reid constructs solid, big-sound foundations, and drummer Bob Braye --who, sadly, passed away ...
Sumi Tonooka: Long Ago Today
by David Adler
Players as acclaimed as Uri Caine speak highly of their fellow Philadelphian, pianist Sumi Tonooka, who deserves a far wider hearing but works at her own pace. Long Ago Today, her first leader date in 10 years and her fifth since 1990, is accurately titled in the sense that it was recorded back in 2004. Sadly, ...
Long Ago Today
By Sumi Tonooka
Label: ARC - Artists Recording Collective
Released: 2008
Track listing: Be the Dance; All Of You; The Clinging; Dreaming of Tibet; Quantum Question; Long Ago Today; Renewal; Moroccan Daze; Just For Now; Nami's Song.
Sumi Tonooka Trio: Long Ago Today
by Michael P. Gladstone
The name of Sumi Tonooka conjures two images. First, the name of a fine jazz pianist whose album, Taking Time (Candid, 1990), was retrieved from a cutout bin circa the year of its release. Secondly, around the same time, seeing the pianist perform, chairing a rhythm section that supported the formidable duo of trombonists Steve Turre ...
Sumi Tonooka: Long Ago Today
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
Sumi Tonooka is a pianist from Philadelphia with some impressive credentials: she can recall playing with Philly Joe Jones and has counted upon the services of the redoubtable bassist Rufus Reid on each of her records. More important, she plays with a mature and entirely personal style that makes her a contender for the ranks of ...
Jazz Pianist Sumi Tonooka's Long Ago Today Released on Artists Recording Collective Records
Featuring Tonooka with Bassist Rufus Reid and the late drummer Bob Braye “Fierce, fascinating composer and pianist . . . a thoughtful, fresh voice . . . delicate and articulate . . . driving and dramatic." -- Leslie Gourse, Jazz Times “Tonooka . . . opened her set with a crackling interpretation of Thelonious Monk's “Eronel." ...
