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When We Were There
By Satoko Fujii
Label: Polystar
Released: 2007
Track listing: Sandstorm; Runaway Radio; When We Were There; In Your Dream; A Path through the Garden; Nourishment; Nocturne; The Line of the Heart; An Excursion; Inori; A Diversion.
Satoko Fujii Four: When We Were There
by Jim Santella
Satoko Fujii creates tone poems on When We Were There, which her quartet uses as stepping stones to enter the world of improvised jazz. Each member, an experienced veteran, turns it loose with unexpected surprises at every corner. At the piano, Fujii romps with quasi-rhythms and mood-changing harmonies. The dissonance and consonance of her pieces overlap, ...
Satoko Fujii Four: When We Were There
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
"Sandstorm, the opening cut on this album, is one of those all-hands-on-deck-and-make-some-noise extravaganzas that seem to be coming back into fashion (check out 3:10 Local on Dan Willis's Velvet Gentlemen (OmniTone,2006), or Cosmic Tomes For Sleep Walking Lovers Part 1 on the Exploding Star Orchestra's We Are All From Somewhere Else (Thrill Jockey, 2007)). But, though ...
When We Were There
By Satoko Fujii
Label: Polystar
Released: 2006
Track listing: Sandstorm; Runaway Radio; When We Were There; In Your Dream; A Path through the Garden; Nourishment; Nocturne; The Lion of the Heart; An Excursion; Inori; A Diversion.
Satoko Fujii Four: When We Were There
by Jerry D'Souza
Satoko Fujii, Natsuki Tamura, Mark Dresser and Jim Black took time off from their touring schedule in the fall of 2005 to record this CD. There were a couple of changes from their earlier efforts: this was the first time they had Tamura in the studio, and the pieces are shorter than what one has come ...
Satoko Fujii Four: When We Were There
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist/composer Satko Fujii--one of the more prolific jazz artists around--leads a variety of ensemble configurations from duos to to bands, and everthing in between. One of her longest-standing groups is her trio with drummer Jim Black and bassist Mark Dresser. When We Were There is the eighth CD she has recorded with the Dresser/Black team, and ...
Satoko Fujii Four: When We Were There
by Troy Collins
When We Were There is the first studio album by pianist Satoko Fujii's new quartet. Her long-running trio with bassist Mark Dresser and drummer Jim Black was recently augmented on 2004's Live In Japan (MTCJ) by her husband and frequent collaborator, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura. Eschewing the long form, multipart compositions she is known for, she shifts ...