Hiromi Uehara

Brain

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Genre

Jazz

Catalogue Number

UCCT1090

Number of Discs

Label

Universal Music

Release Country

Japan

Format

Other

Studio Recording

Product Description

Japanese pianist and composer Hiromi Uehara dazzled the jazz world with her 2003 debut, Another Mind. Its mash of keyboard pyrotechnics and range of compositional styles was multiplied exponentially by her irrepressible energy. On that set she used variously sized ensembles to articulate her compositions. On Brain, Hiromi strips it back to a trio and offers a more intimate look at her wide musical universe, utilizing drummer Martin Valihora, bassist Tony Grey (both fellow Berklee College of Music alums), and alternately bassist Anthony Jackson. The album opens with the wacky "Kung-Fu World Champion" with its mélange of sequenced keyboards. It's a fusion tune to be sure, but it's so kooky and funky that it transcends the label despite its reliance on staggering time signatures and stop-on-air turnarounds and changes. It's a careening tour de force where electronic keyboards and pianos are layered over a scattershot rhythm that pulls and pushes the deep pocket funk and strafes it with a post-bop sensibility.

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CD

Brain

¥2,052 US Edition Import 21 May 2004
CD

Brain

¥1,910 Japan Edition Limited Edition 16 Mar 2011

Track List

01． Kung-fu World Champion
02． If
03． Wind Song
04． Brain
05． Desert On The Moon
06． Green Tea Farm
07． Keytalk
08． Legend Of The Purple Valley
09． Another Mind (Bonus Track)

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ドラム、ベースの音がスゴくクール。そして...

投稿日：2006/03/14 (火)

ドラム、ベースの音がスゴくクール。そして、ピアノの旋律は、天へかけのぼるような爽快感と狂気が背中合わせでかなりエキサイトします。ジャズなんですが、僕にはロックンロールなんです、この作品(笑)

ray さん | 大阪府 | 不明

確かに前作と較べるとだいぶ落ち着いた印象...

投稿日：2004/06/14 (月)

確かに前作と較べるとだいぶ落ち着いた印象を受けますね・・・。でもライブは絶対観てみたい！！

大生さん | 福島県 | 不明

前作も好きですが、僕はこういう実験的なも...

投稿日：2004/05/04 (火)

前作も好きですが、僕はこういう実験的なものも大好きなので、楽しんで聞きました。音楽方向性のしっかりした楽曲構成とインプロビゼーションは、進化していくジャズの一方向を感じさせます。ラストトラックのライブバージョンも圧巻ですね。

岡やん＠音キチ館さん | 日本 | 不明

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