Satoko Fujii / Joe Fonda Duet 2016 - Long Song Records: LSRCD140 http://www.longsongrecords.com/en/discography/duet/ http://www.longsongrecords.bandcamp.com/album/duet
* Joe Fonda : bass, flute * Satoko Fujii : piano + * Natsuki Tamura : trumpet (2)
http://www.joefonda.com/ http://www.satokofujii.com/ http://www.natsukitamura.com/
Recorded by Peter Nenortas, Satronen Sound, at Woodfords Congregational Church in Portland, Maine, USA, on November 11, 2015.
Reviews
By Bruce Lee Gallanter http://www.downtownmusicgallery.com/newsletters_current/9-16-16.php
This disc was recorded at Woodfords Church in Portland, Maine in November of 2015. The ever-ambitious pianist, Satoko Fujii, usually has some three discs a year released on the Libra label, out of Japan. In the past year, Ms. Fujii has had a couple of discs out on two Italian labels: Rudi Records and Long Song. Ms. Fujii has several working bands, recording sin ooo, duos, trios, quartet and several large ensembles. For this disc, Ms Fujii gets together with contrabassist supreme Joe Fonda for the first time. The first piece is long (37+ minutes) and it features the duo of Ms. Fujii and Mr. Fonda. The piece is called, “Paul Bley”, named after the great pianist with whom Ms. Fujii studied with in Boston and with whom she recorded a duo CD. The first thing I noticed is how well this disc is recorded: superbly, warm, spacious and thoroughly enchanting. The duo take their time and build from a subtle beginning, weaving their goods around one another, eventually moving into more turbulent waters. A long spirited and thoughtful dialogue between to strong players. For the second piece, the duo is joined by Saktoko’s longtime musical partner Natsuki Tamura on trumpet. Someone seems to be playing little bells at the beginning of the piece. Ms. Fujii starts rubbing strings inside the piano while Natsuki adds equally mysterious sounds, creating a marvelous transformative vibe, like entering an elegant dreamworld. When it finally fades away, I wish it going on and on.
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By Eyal Hareuveni http://www.freejazzblog.org/2016/12/satoko-fujii-joe-fonda-duet-long-song.html
By Karl Ackermann http://www.allaboutjazz.com/duet-satoko-fujii-joe-fonda-long-song-records-review-by-karl-ackermann.php
By Budd Kopman http://www.allaboutjazz.com/duet-satoko-fujii-long-song-records-review-by-budd-kopman.php
By Raul da Gama http://jazzdagama.com/cds/satoko-fujii-no-one-heard/
By Ken Waxman http://www.jazzword.com/one-review/?id=129262
By Josef Woodard http://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/duet
Jan Granlie (no) http://salt-peanuts.eu/record/satoko-fujii-joe-fonda/
Eddy Determeyer (nl) http://draaiomjeoren.blogspot.com/2016/11/cd-satoko-fujii-joe-fonda-duet-long.html
Da Enrico Bettinello http://www.glistatigenerali.com/musica/dieci-dischi-jazz-da-non-lasciarsi-sfuggire-questautunno/ |