Hiroko Kokubu - Pure Heart - 1992 (1995 XRCD)

Hiroko Kokubu - Pure Heart
Жанр: Fusion, Jazz-Pop
Страна-производитель диска: США
Год издания: 1995
Издатель (лейбл): JVC (XRCD)
Номер по каталогу: JVCXR 0009-2
Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac)
Тип рипа: tracks+.cue
Битрейт аудио: (lossy + lossless)
Продолжительность: 51:48
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Треклист:
01. Barefoot Steppin' (4:47)
02. Luck in the Rain (4:52)
03. Smooth Struttin' (4:21)
04. Vitamina (3:27)
05. Once and Forever (5:49)
06. Carry Me with the Wind (4:06)
07. Mrs. Robinson (4:08)
08. Annabella (5:13)
09. Weekend (5:07)
10. It's Cool (4:17)
11. Happiest You (For Your Wedding) (5:41)
Состав:
Hiroko Kokubu - acoustic piano
Michael Landau - electric guitar
Oscar Castro-Neves - acoustic guitar
Abe Laboriel - electric bass
Alex Acuna - drums, percussion
Gary Herbig - saxophones, flute
Chuck Findley - trumpet, flugelhorn
Larry Williams - synthesizers
Mastered by Alan Yoshida.
Recorded in Los Angeles in February 1992.

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Review by Jonathan Widran

One look and listen to the impish jazz powerhouse Hiroko Kokubu, and the Keiko Matsui comparisons will start flowing. After all, she resembles a small Asian doll, yet can hold her own with her hefty studio cohorts courtesy of a monstrous musical vision which favors instantly memorable melodies and improvisational chops galore. But there the similarities end. On the swinging Pure Heart, her strict adherence to the percussive possibilities of the acoustic piano show an upbringing full of a sassy blend of fusion and be-bop, eased into a lush pop framework. And, unlike Matsui, Kokubu shuns any real Eastern influence for exotic Concorde jettings down to seductive South America, where friends like labelmate Oscar Castro-Neves help her explore the funkier side of Brazilian breeze. While often entertaining an electric rock beat, her most glorious excursions are into pure Latin territory with the help of a frenetic horn section and the percussion swells of Alex Acuna. She's all over the map both musically and geographically (there's even a tasty electrotake on Mrs. Robinson), with only one misguided sidetrip into lame vocal territory with Yutaka. While never overshadowed, she receives marvelous support from Michael Landau's fiery strings and Gary Herbig, who alternates between saxes and flute depending on the mood.

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