Yamamoto, Eri Trio / Redwoods
Album: Redwoods   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Yamamoto, Eri Trio   Added:Sep 2008
Label:Aum Fidelity  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2008-11-02 Pull Date: 2009-01-04 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jan 4 Dec 28 Dec 14 Nov 16 Nov 9
Airplays: 2 1 2 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. May 13, 2016: Rebop
Redwoods
4. Dec 31, 2008: Memory Select, Weds. edition
Story Teller
2. Oct 21, 2011: No Cover, No Minimum
Redwoods
5. Dec 25, 2008: Music Casserole
Magnolia
3. Jan 01, 2009: Hangover Helper
Redwoods
6. Dec 12, 2008: No Cover, No Minimum
Bottled Water Princess

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2008-10-26
ERI YAMAMOTO TRIO: Redwoods
AUM Fidelity, 2008

MODERN JAZZ – Excellent, creative mainstream jazz by pianist Yamamoto and her longstanding trio. Yamamoto excels at creating immersive scenes: self-contained worlds spun from crystalline emotional cores and saturated with tonal color. Her ballads are gorgeous and her uptempo numbers are exciting. Highly enjoyable.

Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

1. 6:00 – rocks gently: simply-stated bass, bittersweet piano, sweeping end
2. 4:12 – happy stroll, steady beat: introspective piano solo meanders quietly
3. 7:17 – bumpy rhythm: relaxed trio interplay, grows loose, cool drum solo
4. 9:09 – beautiful, calmly enveloping ballad inspired by Muir Woods
5. 6:04 – driving uptempo; excellent piano, serious, with great harmonies
6. 6:17 – pretty ballad, plays expansive optimism against chilly undertones
7. 5:09 – slow, hushed ballad: graceful curves with a bittersweet air, bass solo
8. 4:03 – uplifting, sturdy ballad with almost a gospel touch

[ Fo ] 26-Oct-08

Track Listing
1. This Is An Apple   5. Bottled Water Princess
2. Wonder Land   6. Magnolia
3. Bumpy Trail   7. Story Teller
4. Redwoods   8. Dear Friends