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| Legacy |
| Hiroshima |
| első megjelenés éve: 2009 |
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| (2009)
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| 4.521 Ft
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| 1. | Winds of Change
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| 2. | Turning Point
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| 3. | One Wish
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| 4. | Dada
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| 5. | I've Been Here Before
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| 6. | East
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| 7. | Roomful of Mirrors
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| 8. | Another Place
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| 9. | Save Yourself for Me
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| 10. | Hawaiian Electric
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| 11. | Thousand Cranes
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Jazz / Contemporary Jazz
Dan Kuramoto Cover Art Concept, Saxophone, Sax (Tenor), Synthesizer, Producer, Shakuhachi, Group Member, Sax (Soprano), Vocals, Flute
Danny Yamamoto Drums, Percussion, Group Member
Dave Love Executive Producer
Dean Cortez Group Member, Vocals, Bass
Derek Nakamoto String Programming
Freeman Wong Art Direction
Jim Gilstrap Vocals, Guest Appearance
June Kuramoto Group Member, Vocals, Producer, Koto
Kimo Cornwell Synthesizer, String Programming, Keyboards, Group Member, Producer, String Arrangements, Piano, I'Pu, Clavinet, Fender Rhodes
Leslie Chew Engineer, Guitar, Mixing
Lia Chang Photography
Paul Blackmore Mastering
Richie Gajate Garcia Conga, Guest Appearance, Percussion, Timbales
Terry Steele Guest Appearance, Vocals
Yvette Nii/John Valentine Vocals, Guest Appearance
30 Years in the Making - Hiroshima Celebrates the First Decade of Their Legacy
New recording reinterprets compositions from the early years
When Hiroshima cut their self-titled debut album in 1979, record executives at their own label placed bets that the band's unprecedented amalgam of traditional Japanese instruments, American jazz structure and Latin percussion - an intriguing but ultimately refreshing anomaly in the waning days of the disco era - wouldn't make much of an impact in terms of sales or critical acclaim.
For thirty years, Hiroshima has remained very much in the game. And they've done so by sticking to that original philosophy of blending genres to map out and promote unlikely artistic and cultural connections. After three decades, in a time when the globe grows smaller and more connected by the day, and sounds from all over that globe can be found in almost any piece of contemporary music, it appears that the world may finally be catching up with Hiroshima.
The band offers a retrospective of those early years with the release of biLegacy/b/i. The album features eleven songs from the first ten years of Hiroshima's prolific history - each re-recorded by the band's current six-member lineup with assistance from four guest artists. At the heart of biLegacy/b/i - and of the Hiroshima experience in general - is the convergence of Eastern and Western music, as forged by saxophonist Dan Kuramoto and koto player June Kuramoto, the founding members whose joint commitment to genre bending and cross-cultural innovation is as solid today as it was on that first recording.PDespite its retrospective sensibilities, biLegacy/b/i is by no means a swan song for Hiroshima. Rather, it's bookend to thirty years of innovative music, and a promise of more great things to come. "I would like to think that there's a heart and a voice within this music that doesn't go out of style," says Kuramoto. "These songs are as fresh and meaningful to us today as they were the first time they were recorded. They're not of a particular genre. They are our musical heart. They shift gears from Japanese to jazz to salsa to RB and beyond. Throughout each piece, you can hear the echoes of all the experiences that have influenced us along the way."
For over 30 years, Hiroshima have established a singularly unique musical footprint in contemporary ethnic jazz fusion. Combining funky beats with synthesizers and their native Japanese instruments the koto, and taiko drums, the group has become quite popular worldwide even though their name is a reminder of a sorry incident in history. This collection is one of several the group have planned to celebrate their three decades together, in this instance remaking music from their first ten years via a fresh perspective. As co-leaders, multi-instrumentalist Dan Kuramoto and koto player June Kuramoto continue to give the ensemble their multicultural core values while retaining the rich traditions of the Asian homeland with current-day American backbeat rhythms. At their heaviest, "Dada" sports a rock-type guitar, while "I've Been Here Before" is lighter and more soulful. "East" has an interactive quality due to its minimalism via a marimba synthesizer and the acoustic piano playing of Kimo Cornwell, "Hawaiian Electric" is the best jam and very upbeat, and the taiko drums played by Shoji Kameda during "Another Place" contrast with the funk beat, and comes together with the shakuhachi flute of Dan Kuramoto. Terry Steele sings on the blatant ooh-yeah pop tune "Save Yourself for Me," and a Philly soul element is used for the slow ballad "Roomful of Mirrors". This music tends to be a bit grandiose as "Winds of Change" demonstrates, but there's enough diversity with the soprano, tenor sax, or flute of Dan Kuramoto, and the absolutely lovely koto work of June Kuramoto, including a fair amount of improvising, to make this music relatively interesting. Fans of Hiroshima will want this collection to hear how these pieces have evolved from their initial recordings, and newcomers can be equally pleased. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
Hiroshima
Active Decades: '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: 1974 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: World Fusion, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Hiroshima, a group whose music falls between R&B, pop, world music, and jazz, has long had its own niche. The band integrates traditional Japanese instruments into their musical blend and has generally been both commercial and creative within its genre. Hiroshima's founding members are keyboardist Dan Kuramoto (who also played shakuhachi), June Okida Kuramoto on koto (a key part of the group's sound), Johnny Mori on taiko drums, and Danny Yamamoto on drums, percussion, and taiko. Other additions include keyboardist Kimo Cornwell, bassist Dean Cortez, and singer Teri Koide (who was later succeeded by Kimaya Seward). Some of the musicians were descendants of Japanese Americans held in U.S. detention camps during World War II. Beginning with the band's self-titled 1979 debut, Hiroshima has recorded a series of best-selling albums for Arista, Epic, and Qwest, and although they have evolved over time (moving further away from jazz), they have managed to not only retain but increase their popularity. Since 2000, the band has released a handful of albums including The Bridge in 2003, Spirit of the Season in 2004, Obon in 2005, and Little Tokyo in 2007.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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