Yuko Fujiyama- Quiet Passion (CD)
With Quiet Passion, pianist Yuko Fujiyama finally releases anotheralbum as a leader after a long break from publishing. For this eagerlyawaited addition to her sparse discography, Yuko invites the greatinnovators Graham Haynes on cornet and Ikue Mori on electronics.The album is a mix of piano solos, duets and extraordinarily imaginativedensely woven miniatures. Quiet Passion suggests a dual intentionin both the title and the music - a cross-pollination of emotionsthat the three musicians impressively create. Regarding the instrumentation,Yuko says: "Good musicians listening to one another. Ilike totally free, because - I'm free, and anything I hear at thatmoment is allowed." Laurence Donohue-Greene writes in the linernotes: "It may have taken 17 years of woodshedding - in essenceshedding off layers and decades of influences ranging from CecilTaylor and Marilyn Crispell to Beethoven and Japanese composer-Takemitsu - but she has gotten to the core of a very personal style,as if discovering within herself a finely cut diamond." A defining characteristicof Quiet Passion is keeping the listener in suspense, witheach piece developing a magical appeal.
Tracklist:
- Prologue
- Leggiero
- Kurikaesu
- Whispering Universe
- Agitato
- Dialogue
- Piano Solo I
- Improvisational Suite
- Sadness Is
- Piano Solo II
- Quiet Passion I
- Quiet Passion II
- Quiet Passion III
> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.
With Quiet Passion, pianist Yuko Fujiyama finally releases anotheralbum as a leader after a long break from publishing. For this eagerlyawaited addition to her sparse discography, Yuko invites the greatinnovators Graham Haynes on cornet and Ikue Mori on electronics.The album is a mix of piano solos, duets and extraordinarily imaginativedensely woven miniatures. Quiet Passion suggests a dual intentionin both the title and the music - a cross-pollination of emotionsthat the three musicians impressively create. Regarding the instrumentation,Yuko says: "Good musicians listening to one another. Ilike totally free, because - I'm free, and anything I hear at thatmoment is allowed." Laurence Donohue-Greene writes in the linernotes: "It may have taken 17 years of woodshedding - in essenceshedding off layers and decades of influences ranging from CecilTaylor and Marilyn Crispell to Beethoven and Japanese composer-Takemitsu - but she has gotten to the core of a very personal style,as if discovering within herself a finely cut diamond." A defining characteristicof Quiet Passion is keeping the listener in suspense, witheach piece developing a magical appeal.
Tracklist:
- Prologue
- Leggiero
- Kurikaesu
- Whispering Universe
- Agitato
- Dialogue
- Piano Solo I
- Improvisational Suite
- Sadness Is
- Piano Solo II
- Quiet Passion I
- Quiet Passion II
- Quiet Passion III
> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.