2011-08-19
Japanese jazz pianist Hiromi Uehara teams up with seasoned session men Anthony Jackson (bass) and Simon Phillips (drums) for a trio that uses their instruments to "speak" emotions (hence the title of the disc). Hiromi plays with emotion, whether or not the tempo is fast or slow--and before the song is over, that's usually super-charged. The title track opener begins sedately and then picks up locomotive steam. The three musicians work well together, although I do like the one solo piece of the set, "Haze." The closer is ear-catching, too, a jazz take on Beethoven's "Pathetique." Roll over, Ludwig. 08/11 Michael J.STANTON MOORE
GROOVE ALCHEMY
Ted Nash & Odeon
La Espada de La Noche
RACHEL ZAMSTEEN
Bouquet
DEEPAK RAM
Steps
VARIOUS
Rumble In the Great Lakes (Best of the Detroit Jazz Fest 2007)
BEAT KAESTLI
Happy, Sad and Satisfied.
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