We Love Hiromi

It is a singer known to well in Japan, and Akiko Yano is a piano player. Anyway, I do not know whether musicality of Yano Akiko is accepted by an overseas music fan. However, I submit reference materials for all Hiromi fans.

Of course this album is not name of Hiromi. However, the fan of Hiromi can learn this, too.

 

 

Get Together - live In Tokyo - Akiko Yano / Hiromi (2011)

 

In this duo album, most of the original music of Akiko Yano is really collected as a survey by me. The music of the video which I put is not recorded in the album. Probably they might play a performance. However, the performance of Hiromi in particular is splendid. I really hear Hiromi to let a melody of the music of Hiromi oneself come up.

Edited by Kazuhiro - 31 Oct 2011 at 12:21am

Ive enjoyed all her albums (Except Place To Be, which I do not have). She brings the "fun" aspect back into jazz

I listened to 3 of her albums yesterday, Time Control, Beyond Standard, and Voice. I have to say, she writes some beautiful music. Her chord voicings are just magical every time I hear them. One of the best musicians to come out in the last 30 years.

It's great to know she's into great music like Frank Zappa 

I love Hiromi Uehara music epecially Hiromi's trio ,, bassist Mitch Cohn and drummer Dave Dicenso ..  I like her album  Time Control and Beyond Standard .. ^^

wideopenears wrote: Mitch Cohn and Dave Dicenso?  Are these guys new with her?  I've seen her a bunch of times, and never heard nor seen these guys...?

Oh, yeah! Pulled it out, and you're right!   I've not looked at the credits on that one for quite some time...thought it was Tony and Martin!

Sean Trane wrote: OK, this thread had alerted me about Hiromi'sc existence about one year ago, but I finally got a chance to check her instrumental Voice album... First (surprising) track is quite prog and leaves little to jazz (further prog credential being drummer Siomon Phillips), but by the third track, it's evident that we're with a good modern jazz album. Thanks for the tip, guys

If you ever decide to further your Hiromi collection, I recommend 2 albums.

Time Control. Probably her best album, and this one is more in the jazz-rock vein. Lots of great keyboard sounds, and Dave Fuze on guitar, one of the most creative guitarists around. The album after this, Beyond Standard, is a great companion album to Time Control.

Another Mind. Her first album. This album treads the line between fusion and classically-influenced jazz (but not third stream). Real melodic sound, lots of piano, and a very consistent listen.

To be honest, I like all her albums, and they all have a lot to offer. Her playing is best described as "beautiful", sort of like when Chick Corea or Herbie Hancock play real beautiful lines.

Speaking of which, I haven't really thrown any of her albums on recently. I'll have to remedy that.

Coming to the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. 3 gigs, if I remember right,  1 solo, 1 trio and another with the trio at Bennnets Lane Jazz Club.  I would go for the trio myself.