Hiromi (Hiromi Uehara): Another Mind
Another Mind
CD
CD (Compact Disc)
Herkömmliche CD, die mit allen CD-Playern und Computerlaufwerken, aber auch mit den meisten SACD- oder Multiplayern abspielbar ist.
- Label: Telarc, 2002
- Bestellnummer: 7627116
- Erscheinungstermin: 9.6.2003
+ Mitch Cohn, Anthony Jackson u.a.
* Direct Stream Digital (DSD) / Digipack
* Direct Stream Digital (DSD) / Digipack
- Gesamtverkaufsrang: 9365
- Verkaufsrang in CDs: 4376
Album digital in HD (Werbung)
„Hiromi steht ganz vorne in der Reihe von großen Persönlichkeiten, mit denen ich gespielt habe. Und ich stand mit vielen wichtigen Stars auf den Bühne oder im Studio ... “, sagt der Bassist Anthony Jackson. Und der Pianist Ahmad Jamal ergänzt: „Hiromi verändert mit jedem Auftritt die musikalische Landschaft.“ Die junge, 1979 im japanischen Shizuoka geborene Pianistin, begann im zarten Alter von sechs Jahren Klavier zu spielen und studierte an der Yamaha School Of Music. Dann setzte Hiromi ihre Studien 1999 am bekannten Berklee College Of Music fort, und lernte dabei Jazz, J. S. Bach, aber auch die Musik von Sly And The Family Stone schätzen und lieben. Mit Another Mind legt die 24-jährige Musikern jetzt ihr Debüt vor, bei dem der Zuhörer aus dem Staunen gar nicht mehr herauskommt. Mit einer enormen Virtuosität wechselt die Pianistin zwischen Jazz, Avantgarde und Rock, präsentiert sie zeitlos-klassische Piano-Trios, aber auch subtile Ausflüge in die Welt der Elektronik. Double Personality heißt passenderweise eines der neun, natürlich selbst komponierten Stücke, bei dem sie den Gitarristen Fiuczynski eingebaut hat, und ihn kräftig zwischen Blues, Fusion und Pop schwelgen lässt. Weitere Highlights sind 010101 (Binary System), welches auch Neutönern wie Steve Reich oder Paul Bley gut zu Gesicht stehen würde, und natürlich das lange Pianosolo, das sie ironischerweise The Tom And Jerry Show nennt. Das Ergebnis ist vielschichtiges, höchst abwechslungsreiches Album, bei dem auch nicht nur den Ansatz von Langeweile gibt. Keine Frage, den Namen Hiromi wird man sich ab sofort merken müssen.
“I don’t want to put a name on my music. Other people can put a name on what I do. It’s just the union of what I’ve been listening to and what I’ve been learning. It has some elements of classical music, it has some rock, it has some jazz, but I don’t want to give it a name.” —Hiromi Uehara
Japanese native Hiromi Uehara may still be a student at Berklee School of Music in Boston, but there’s already a great deal that she could teach those in the music world whose ears and minds are sufficiently open. Her debut album, Another Mind, offers a glimpse into the highly creative inner world of a gifted young pianist whose roots are in jazz but whose potential is unlimited. Mentored by keyboard giants like Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal and Chick Corea, Hiromi turns jazz tradition on its head and plunges into a universe of new ideas where others of her generation have barely scratched the surface.
Born in Shizuoka, Japan, in 1979, Hiromi took up the piano at age six. Within a year, she was a student of the Yamaha School of Music, whose progressive approach to musical training allowed the young student to tap into her emotions as well as mastering the technical aspects of writing and performing. “I could really play from my heart,” she says, “and not just from my ears.”
She came to the United States in 1999 to continue her studies at Berklee. The cross-cultural experience has opened her ears and her mind to new and varied musical tastes that encompass everyone from J. S. Bach to Franz Liszt to Sly and the Family Stone to King Crimson. An ambitious and engaging debut, Another Mind is a distillation of all of these sensibilities and more. Though rooted in jazz, the album’s nine tracks make frequent forays into pop, R&B and avant-garde. From the first measures of “XYZ,” Hiromi commands the listener’s attention with insistent, syncopated keyboard riffs that churn forward with locomotive intensity. “Double Personality” sets up a taut balance of rhythm and melody that careens through various interludes of high-speed and high-energy freeform.
Later in the sequence, the relaxed and easygoing “Joy” is a departure from the intensity that characterizes the lion’s share of the album. Also noteworthy are the quirky, techo-flavored “010101 Binary System,” the melodic and hypnotic title track and the whimsical bonus track, “The Tom & Jerry Show.” Along the way, Hiromi is supported by a fine team of musicians that includes her own backup unit of bassist Mitch Cohn and drummer Dave Di Censo, as well as three formidable guest players: bassist Anthony Jackson, alto saxophonist Jim Odgren and guitarist Dave Fiuczynski.
Jackson, a seasoned session player with a mile-long list of credits dating back to the early ‘70s, heaps high praise on the young talent: “Hiromi stands in the front rank of the greatest players that I’ve ever worked with,” he says, “and I’ve worked with quite a few of them.”
“Hiromi continues to change the musical landscape everywhere she performs,” says pianist Ahmad Jamal, who co-produced Another Mind (along with veteran bassist/ arranger / producer and Berklee professor Richard Evans) and has taken an active interest in her career. “Her music, together with her overwhelming charm and spirit, causes her to soar to unimaginable musical heights. She is nothing short of amazing.”
(concordmusicgroup. com)
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“I don’t want to put a name on my music. Other people can put a name on what I do. It’s just the union of what I’ve been listening to and what I’ve been learning. It has some elements of classical music, it has some rock, it has some jazz, but I don’t want to give it a name.” —Hiromi Uehara
Japanese native Hiromi Uehara may still be a student at Berklee School of Music in Boston, but there’s already a great deal that she could teach those in the music world whose ears and minds are sufficiently open. Her debut album, Another Mind, offers a glimpse into the highly creative inner world of a gifted young pianist whose roots are in jazz but whose potential is unlimited. Mentored by keyboard giants like Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal and Chick Corea, Hiromi turns jazz tradition on its head and plunges into a universe of new ideas where others of her generation have barely scratched the surface.
Born in Shizuoka, Japan, in 1979, Hiromi took up the piano at age six. Within a year, she was a student of the Yamaha School of Music, whose progressive approach to musical training allowed the young student to tap into her emotions as well as mastering the technical aspects of writing and performing. “I could really play from my heart,” she says, “and not just from my ears.”
She came to the United States in 1999 to continue her studies at Berklee. The cross-cultural experience has opened her ears and her mind to new and varied musical tastes that encompass everyone from J. S. Bach to Franz Liszt to Sly and the Family Stone to King Crimson. An ambitious and engaging debut, Another Mind is a distillation of all of these sensibilities and more. Though rooted in jazz, the album’s nine tracks make frequent forays into pop, R&B and avant-garde. From the first measures of “XYZ,” Hiromi commands the listener’s attention with insistent, syncopated keyboard riffs that churn forward with locomotive intensity. “Double Personality” sets up a taut balance of rhythm and melody that careens through various interludes of high-speed and high-energy freeform.
Later in the sequence, the relaxed and easygoing “Joy” is a departure from the intensity that characterizes the lion’s share of the album. Also noteworthy are the quirky, techo-flavored “010101 Binary System,” the melodic and hypnotic title track and the whimsical bonus track, “The Tom & Jerry Show.” Along the way, Hiromi is supported by a fine team of musicians that includes her own backup unit of bassist Mitch Cohn and drummer Dave Di Censo, as well as three formidable guest players: bassist Anthony Jackson, alto saxophonist Jim Odgren and guitarist Dave Fiuczynski.
Jackson, a seasoned session player with a mile-long list of credits dating back to the early ‘70s, heaps high praise on the young talent: “Hiromi stands in the front rank of the greatest players that I’ve ever worked with,” he says, “and I’ve worked with quite a few of them.”
“Hiromi continues to change the musical landscape everywhere she performs,” says pianist Ahmad Jamal, who co-produced Another Mind (along with veteran bassist/ arranger / producer and Berklee professor Richard Evans) and has taken an active interest in her career. “Her music, together with her overwhelming charm and spirit, causes her to soar to unimaginable musical heights. She is nothing short of amazing.”
(concordmusicgroup. com)
Rezensionen
R. Dombrowski in stereoplay 7/03: "Virtuos verbindet Hiromi Uehara überwiegend im Trio die eruptiven Klang- ausbrüche der Jamal-Schule mit brillantem Timing, klarem Anschlag und einer Prise Funkyness. Höchst transparent und fein balanciert aufgenommen, wirkt dieses Album fast schon unnatürlich perfekt. Ein imposanter Einstand."- Tracklisting
- Mitwirkende
Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
- 1 Xyz
- 2 Double personality
- 3 Summer rain
- 4 Joy
- 5 010101 (binary system)
- 6 Truth & lies
- 7 Dancando no paraiso
- 8 Another mind
- 9 The Tom & Jerry Show
