Goshu Ondo Suite
Jazz
| Dec 2019
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-12-25
Reviewed 2019-12-25
Reviewed: 2019-12-25
Genre: Jazz (X)
FCCs: none
Review: Pianist Yamamoto steps outside her usual straight- ahead jazz performance with a compelling new approach. Composed for choir and jazz trio, it’s based around a traditional Japanese musical form known as Goshu Ondo, which involves call & response.
If You Like: Geri Allen, Ralph Towner, Toki Wo Koete
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
Goshu Ondo Suite
*1/ Part 1 (6:07) – chorus starts> midtempo jam builds in volume with each chorus> fade
**2/ Part 2 (16:12) – bass starts> uptempo trio jam> chorus joins & soars> bass solo> chorus rejoins> uptempo trio jam with drum solo out front> chorus joins> melody shift>slow fade> pause> midtempo chorus& trio morphs into midtempo trio jam> piano solo> chorus joins> slow fade
*3/ Part 3 (4:18) – piano starts> midtempo trio jam> piano solo> midtempo trio jam> chorus joins> quick stop> pause> chorus to fade
**4/ Part 4 (5:46) – slpiano starts> chorus joins in slow call & response, slowly builds in volume & tempo into uptempo jam> slow fade
***5/ Part 5 (5:48) – subdued swinging piano starts> midtempo trio jam builds to uptempo> piano solo> uptempo jam> chorus joins> fade
**6/ Part 6 (6:13) – slow bluesy piano starts> solo female vocal joins> morphs into duet with male vocal> chorus joins> piano solo> bass solo> chorus joins> fade
*7/ Part 7 (6:28) – piano starts> rocking uptempo trio jam> full-throated chorus joins> slow fade
**8/ Echo Of Echo (5:58) – piano starts slow & quiet> midtempo subdued trio jam> bass solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
Genre: Jazz (X)
FCCs: none
Review: Pianist Yamamoto steps outside her usual straight- ahead jazz performance with a compelling new approach. Composed for choir and jazz trio, it’s based around a traditional Japanese musical form known as Goshu Ondo, which involves call & response.
If You Like: Geri Allen, Ralph Towner, Toki Wo Koete
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
Goshu Ondo Suite
*1/ Part 1 (6:07) – chorus starts> midtempo jam builds in volume with each chorus> fade
**2/ Part 2 (16:12) – bass starts> uptempo trio jam> chorus joins & soars> bass solo> chorus rejoins> uptempo trio jam with drum solo out front> chorus joins> melody shift>slow fade> pause> midtempo chorus& trio morphs into midtempo trio jam> piano solo> chorus joins> slow fade
*3/ Part 3 (4:18) – piano starts> midtempo trio jam> piano solo> midtempo trio jam> chorus joins> quick stop> pause> chorus to fade
**4/ Part 4 (5:46) – slpiano starts> chorus joins in slow call & response, slowly builds in volume & tempo into uptempo jam> slow fade
***5/ Part 5 (5:48) – subdued swinging piano starts> midtempo trio jam builds to uptempo> piano solo> uptempo jam> chorus joins> fade
**6/ Part 6 (6:13) – slow bluesy piano starts> solo female vocal joins> morphs into duet with male vocal> chorus joins> piano solo> bass solo> chorus joins> fade
*7/ Part 7 (6:28) – piano starts> rocking uptempo trio jam> full-throated chorus joins> slow fade
**8/ Echo Of Echo (5:58) – piano starts slow & quiet> midtempo subdued trio jam> bass solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
Recent airplay
Goshu Ondo Suite Part 2
Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Jan 8, 2022) — Jan 11, 2022
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Music Casserole — Jan 08, 2022
Goshu Ondo Suite Part 1
Training Lunch — Oct 28, 2021
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Music Casserole — Mar 07, 2020
Goshu Ondo Suite Part 5, Goshu Ondo Suite Part 2
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Feb 25, 2020
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Everything — Feb 03, 2020
Charting
2020-01-22 — 2020-05-06
Jazz, Classical/Experimental
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 8 | 1 |
| Mar 1 | 1 |
| Feb 9 | 1 |
| Feb 2 | 1 |
| Jan 26 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Goshu Ondo Suite Part 1 | ||
| 2. | Goshu Ondo Suite Part 2 | ||
| 3. | Goshu Ondo Suite Part 3 | ||
| 4. | Goshu Ondo Suite Part 4 | ||
| 5. | Goshu Ondo Suite Part 5 | ||
| 6. | Goshu Ondo Suite Part 6 | ||
| 7. | Goshu Ondo Suite Part 7 | ||
| 8. | Echo Of Echo |