HIROMI — Voice (review)

HIROMI — Voice album cover Album · 2011 · Fusion Buy this album from MMA partners
5/5 ·
darkshade
This album is great. I like all of Hiromi's albums, but this one, along with her classic album "Time Control", is among the best fusion albums you'll come across this side of the 21st century. Besides the fact that she is a virtuoso pianist, she also knows how to write a tune, catchy melodies, and top that off with some of the best jazz piano playing ever. She does dabble with keyboard sounds on all her albums, this album is no exception. Thing is, don't expect too much, as this is mostly a piano-dominated record, with bass and drums backing her up. But as I said, her piano playing is great, and there are some tracks that are just so beautiful, it may make you cry ;) Cuts like "Temptation" really bring out her soul and contain some gorgeous playing from her.

But this is a fusion album, and the record starts off with the title song, in progressive rock fashion, piano riffs galore. The next track is a reprise of a tune from her other masterpiece album "Time Control", something she's been doing for most of her catalog. So she has the 'rock' mentality for sure, she just doesn't need guitars or keyboard effects to achieve what she needs to. I will admit, I do somewhat miss her quartet that is on Time Control and Beyond Standard, but since this is labeled as a "Trio Project" hopefully they'll return on a future album. Get this album, one of the best modern jazz/fusion albums, and nice to hear such a good album coming out in a year like 2011.
Share this review
more

Review Comments

Post a public comment below | Send private message to the reviewer
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!

Review Index

Member Zone

Username:
Password:
Stay signed in

Jazz Subgenres

Artists Alpha-index

JMA TOP 5 Jazz ALBUMS

Rating by members, ranked by custom algorithm
Albums with 30 ratings and more
A Love Supreme Post Bop
JOHN COLTRANE
Buy this album from our partners
Kind of Blue Cool Jazz
MILES DAVIS
Buy this album from our partners
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Progressive Big Band
CHARLES MINGUS
Buy this album from our partners
Blue Train Hard Bop
JOHN COLTRANE
Buy this album from our partners
My Favorite Things Hard Bop
JOHN COLTRANE
Buy this album from our partners

New Jazz Artists

New Jazz Releases

Rich Halley 4 : Dusk and Dawn Avant-Garde Jazz
RICH HALLEY
Buy this album from MMA partners
Color Systems 21st Century Modern
ROB MAZUREK
Buy this album from MMA partners
Schubert NOW! Jazz Related Improv/Composition
VERONIKA HARCSA
Buy this album from MMA partners
It Gets Better Hard Bop
JEFF RUPERT
Buy this album from MMA partners
First Visit 21st Century Modern
LOTUS CRASH
Buy this album from MMA partners
More new releases

New Jazz Online Videos

It Gets Better (feat. Kenny Barron, Peter Washington & Joe Farnsworth)
JEFF RUPERT
js· 3 hours ago
Crazy That way
STEVE SIECK
js· 16 hours ago
Stellar
RICHARD SPAVEN
js· 1 day ago
1. Conjunction
WOJTEK PILICHOWSKI
js· 2 days ago
Ofafrii
JOEL ROSS
snobb· 5 days ago
More videos

New JMA Jazz Forum Topics

More in the forums

New Site interactions

More...

Latest Jazz News

members-submitted

More in the forums

Social Media

Follow us
Follow us on Twitter Become a Facebook fan RSS Feed