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| 1. | Thank You 8.27
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| 2. | Conversation 6.29
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| 3. | Subway Song 4.58
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| 4. | Circular Movement 7.10
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| 5. | Violet Sky 8.13
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| 6. | Midtown Blues 4.25
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| 7. | Muse 5.49
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| 8. | You Are Welcome 4.25
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Jazz / Contemporary Jazz
Recorded by Michael Marciano at Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, NY on January 10, 2008
Eri Yamamoto: piano/composer
in duo(logue) with
William Parker: bass (tracks 3 & 7)
Federico Ughi: drums (tracks 1 & 8)
Hamid Drake: frame drum (tracks 4 & 6)
Daniel Carter: alto sax (track 2), tenor sax (track 5)
Produced by Steven Joerg and Eri Yamamoto
Eri Yamamoto moved to NYC from Japan a little over a decade ago. A classically trained piano prodigy, she initially came just to visit her sister, but after hearing Tommy Flanagan perform in trio in Central Park, Eri had a momentous revelation that her future would be with jazz. On our first hearing her play, it was evident that her passion had been ignited, that her devotion to learning was pure, and that the musical gifts which would allow her to add to the stream of jazz beauty were plentiful.
When William Parker came to record his first album of compositions for piano trio, he chose Eri to occupy that seat (Luc's Lantern in 2005). He then brought her into his Raining On The Moon ensemble, and the wisdom of that decision is in full evidence on their recent album, Corn Meal Dance. She fully impressed Matthew Shipp as well, who brought her to the Blues Series/Thirsty Ear label to record her most recent trio album Cobalt Blue in 2006.
Duologue is Eri Yamamoto’s first album as a leader outside of the piano trio format. Each piece was composed by her specifically with each duo partner in mind (Daniel Carter, William Parker, Hamid Drake, Federico Ughi) and each piece is informed and suffused by their respective musical/personal essences. Eri writes incredibly beautiful songs. Contemplative, jubilant, mesmerizing songs. Songs which we’ve found increasingly rewarding with each successive listen. Her improvisations within them, guided by the rhythm as much as the melody, are invitingly exploratory. We’re proud as ever to present this great work from an especially gifted new creative entity, in communion with already established masters of the form of music which brings forth beauty through sound.
In previous projects acoustic pianist Eri Yamamoto has played in a trio, but for Duologue she uses her instrument exclusively in duets with various artists. Her ultra-melodic style is well executed and realized on this very enjoyable CD that has universal appeal, crossing contemporary, progressive, and modern creative genres. There's simplicity and light emphasized, but depth and substance are never far behind in the intelligent constructs of Yamamoto's pretty playing, seasoned with minimalism, developed compositions, and a variety of constructs. That Yamamoto was inspired to play modern jazz upon hearing Tommy Flanagan makes sense when you listen to her melodic good common sense. The tracks "Thank You" and "You Are Welcome" bookend the session with drummer Federico Ughi -- they are, respectively, a four-chord minimalist child's song merging into more complex rhythms, and a happy, brisk, attractive melody that suggests Yamamoto has a playful fun quotient within her. There are two pieces with Daniel Carter on alto or tenor sax: the aptly titled "Conversation" and the pensive, drawn-out, and evocative "Violet Sky." Hamid Drake plays only the frame drum during the probing "Circular Movement," with its rounded but nonviolent motion, and the skittish, nearly hyperactive "Midtown Blues," with typical changes of the down-home breed. A longtime workmate of Yamamoto, bassist William Parker, is his usual reliable self on the bouncy, steady swinger "Subway Song," where the pianist evinces the angularity of Lennie Tristano, while "Muse" is the most spiritual and reverent piece of the disc. This is an often wondrous, highly listenable, and tasteful musical offering that is easily recommended for those who come across it.
---Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
Eri Yamamoto
Active Decade: '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Contemporary Jazz
Born in Osaka, Japan, Eri Yamamoto began playing classical piano at age three, and within five years was composing her own pieces. Throughout her education she continued to study piano, as well as viola, voice, and composition, but when she came to the U.S. for the first time in 1995 and by chance saw jazz pianist Tommy Flanagan play, she knew she had found the kind of music she truly wanted to pursue. Later that year she enrolled in the New School's Jazz and Contemporary Music program, although she had never studied anything but classical music before. In 2000, she began playing regularly with a trio at Arthur's Tavern in Greenwich Village. In 2006, her fourth album as a bandleader, Cobalt Blue, with longtime players Dave Ambrosia (bass) and Ikuo Takeuchi (drums) behind her, came out on Thirsty Ear.
---Marisa Brown, All Music Guide |
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