Yamamoto, Eri / Duologue
| Album: | Duologue | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Yamamoto, Eri | Added: | Jun 2008 | |
| Label: | Aum Fidelity | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2008-08-03 | Pull Date: | 2008-10-05 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 5 | Sep 28 | Sep 21 | Sep 7 | Aug 31 | Aug 17 | Aug 10 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 08, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Circular Movement |
4. | Sep 26, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum
Circular Movement |
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| 2. | Jan 14, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Circular Movement |
5. | Sep 19, 2008: | Memory Select, early edition
Circular Movement |
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| 3. | Oct 03, 2008: | Memory Select
Conversation |
6. | Sep 05, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum
Midtown Blues |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2008-07-27
Reviewed 2008-07-27
ERI YAMAMOTO: Duologue
AUM Fidelity, 2008
MODERN JAZZ – Beautiful, entrancing duets by Japanese pianist Yamamoto and four outstanding collaborators: William Parker (bass), Daniel Carter (sax), Hamid Drake (frame drum), or Federico Ughi (drum kit). Each duo gets two tracks. Yamamoto continues to make a case for herself as one of the best-kept secrets in jazz, with a moving, personal sound and a sense of total ease in either mainstream or avant-garde settings. This disc leans toward the former, but stays on its toes.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8
1. 8:27 – revolving chord cycle, drums add urgency; second half turns blustery
2. 6:29 – spare, w/alto sax: they dance around each other, sketching outlines
3. 4:58 – happy stroll w/bass: almost cutesy at first, but gets rather knotty later
4. 7:10 – brisk: exotic melody enhanced by frame drum; a mysterious fantasy
5. 8:13 – relaxed & slightly abstract, moody tenor sax, a compelling tone poem
6. 4:25 – happy uptempo: blues-based piano spars with frame drum
7. 5:49 – gorgeous ballad, somewhat sad, simple and resolute, lovely interplay
8. 4:25 – upbeat piano & drums: both get pretty loose, digs in and twirls
[ Fo ] 27-Jul-08
AUM Fidelity, 2008
MODERN JAZZ – Beautiful, entrancing duets by Japanese pianist Yamamoto and four outstanding collaborators: William Parker (bass), Daniel Carter (sax), Hamid Drake (frame drum), or Federico Ughi (drum kit). Each duo gets two tracks. Yamamoto continues to make a case for herself as one of the best-kept secrets in jazz, with a moving, personal sound and a sense of total ease in either mainstream or avant-garde settings. This disc leans toward the former, but stays on its toes.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8
1. 8:27 – revolving chord cycle, drums add urgency; second half turns blustery
2. 6:29 – spare, w/alto sax: they dance around each other, sketching outlines
3. 4:58 – happy stroll w/bass: almost cutesy at first, but gets rather knotty later
4. 7:10 – brisk: exotic melody enhanced by frame drum; a mysterious fantasy
5. 8:13 – relaxed & slightly abstract, moody tenor sax, a compelling tone poem
6. 4:25 – happy uptempo: blues-based piano spars with frame drum
7. 5:49 – gorgeous ballad, somewhat sad, simple and resolute, lovely interplay
8. 4:25 – upbeat piano & drums: both get pretty loose, digs in and twirls
[ Fo ] 27-Jul-08
Track Listing
| 1. | Thank You | 5. | Violet Sky | |||
| 2. | Conversation | 6. | Midtown Blues | |||
| 3. | Subway Song | 7. | Muse | |||
| 4. | Circular Movement | 8. | You Are Welcome |